Author: Mike Schumann

The next name to know from a transfer portal perspective is a name you might already know. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover announced Thursday he intends to enter the portal, and immediately there were reports Indiana is a school to watch. It would be a full circle moment if Hoover were to commit to IU out of the portal.  He was originally committed to Tom Allen and the Hoosiers out of high school before flipping his decision late in the cycle following the 2021 season. For his career the Heath, Texas product projects to have the most passing yards (9,629) and…

Hoosier hearts sank when Indiana center Sam Alexis hyperextended his knee on the team’s first possession in Lexington Saturday evening.  He had to be helped off the court while putting no weight on his left leg. Alexis was inserted into the starting lineup last week as head coach Darian DeVries said he was looking for a spark and more physicality at the five spot.  Instead, it appeared the Florida transfer could be lost for the game, if not much longer. Fortunately for the Hoosiers, Alexis was able to come back just moments later, and he played 30 minutes in IU’s…

Indiana is set to keep the band together in 2026. Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan has agreed to a new three-year deal to remain in Bloomington, a source confirmed on Thursday to The Daily Hoosier. Mike Niziolek of the Herald-Times first reported the news on X. Shanahan has been with head coach Curt Cignetti since 2016 when he joined the Indiana University of Pennsylvania staff as a wide receivers coach.  He first became an offensive coordinator with Cignetti at James Madison in 2021. “One of Mike’s strengths, is he draws on everybody,” Cignetti said last week.  … “Mike’s demeanor is such, he’s…

The golden age of Indiana football many believed was taking shape in 2020 wasn’t to be. At the confluence of the transfer portal, NIL and an inability to protect the quarterback stood head coach Tom Allen, and those forces crushed IU’s momentum and led to a coaching change following the 2023 season. You already know what happened next in Bloomington.  Three seasons of 9-27 football from 2021 to 2023 turned into 24-2 the last two years. Now the defensive coordinator at Clemson, Allen was asked Tuesday as he prepares for the Pinstripe Bowl if he has been keeping tabs on…

With a 13-0 start to the 2025 season and a Big Ten title under its belt, Indiana should have a very good chance to assemble its best high school recruiting class ever over the next year. Yesterday we shared the Hoosiers were trending as the favorite to land Louisville, Ky. 4-star class of 2027 receiver Ja’Hyde Brown. Indiana also appears to be in the lead for 4-star class of 2027 defensive back Monsanna Torbert.  That’s according to national recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong of Rivals on his podcast. Based on the national average, Torbert is a 4-star prospect, the No. 327…

One of the great defensive backs in IU football history, who made one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history, officially went into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame this weekend. Tracy Porter, a Saints cornerback from 2008-11 was an NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl XLIV hero during the 2009 season. “Words can’t describe what that means and how excited I am that my hometown team, that I helped bring our first championship to, is recognizing me in this way and giving me these accolades,” he said during his induction speech. During his four seasons in New…

IU football is trending for class of 2027 wide receiver Ja’Hyde Brown out of Christian Academy in Louisville, Ky. Rivals national analyst Steve Wiltfong has logged a prediction for the Hoosiers to land Brown when he announces his college decision next month. As a junior Brown caught a state-high 98 passes for 1,556 yards and 24 TDs, leading Christian Academy to a perfect 15-0 record and the program’s fourth-straight championship. The 5-foot-11 Brown is a dynamic playmaker who can be utilized in a number of ways.  He’ll likely work primarily from the slot and possibly as a returner in college.…

With Indiana football on a more than three week break, the staff will have plenty of time to address 2026 roster needs via the transfer portal. As is this case every year at this time, we’ll bring you the key names to know as they emerge. IU has brought in two high profile quarterbacks over the last two years, and after Kurtis Rourke was drafted this spring and Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman this weekend, the Hoosiers should have no trouble attracting a third straight. One name to know at quarterback is Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt.  He’s expected to…

During their long layoff ahead of the Rose Bowl, the IU football coaching staff has time to begin the process of thinking about the 2026 roster. But there is one major unknown hanging over not just Indiana football but all of college sports at the moment. You may have heard in recent months about the so-called push for a five-year rule. A group of college athletes is suing the NCAA (Patterson v. NCAA) in an effort to force the association to allow college athletes to compete for five seasons rather than four. The class action lawsuit claims that the NCAA’s…

The rivalry is back, and so are the questions about Indiana’s ability to compete at the top of college basketball. The Hoosiers led 39-32 in a rock fight first half that featured 40 free throws.  But IU imploded in the second, outscored by Kentucky 40-21.  Indiana still led 49-42 with 14:18 left in the game, but a 17-2 Kentucky run from there completely flipped the script, and IU never recovered. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana lost 72-60 with our latest edition of The Report Card. The Hoosiers (8-3) will return to action Saturday when they host Chicago…