Author: Mike Schumann

The Big Ten revealed the complete 2025 conference schedule with opponents by date on Wednesday afternoon. The league opponents were announced a while ago, and the nonconference opponents and dates have been known for a long time. But now we have the complete picture for Indiana’s 2025 season, which should be one of the more anticipated campaigns in Hoosier history. Here’s what year two of the Curt Cignetti era looks like: NON CONFERENCE Aug. 30 – Old Dominion Sept. 6 – Kennesaw State Sept. 13 – Indiana State CONFERENCE Sept. 20 – vs. Illinois Sept. 27 – at Iowa Oct.…

With Kurtis Rourke set to exhaust his college eligibility whenever IU’s CFP run ends, it’s no secret the Hoosiers have their eyes on the veteran quarterback market in the transfer portal. IU coach Curt Cignetti said as much in a recent press conference. Could Indiana make it a family affair in the quarterback room next year? California signal-caller Fernando Mendoza, older brother of IU freshman Alberto, is putting his name in the transfer portal according to multiple reports. Fernando will immediately become one of the most coveted quarterbacks in the transfer portal. While leading Cal to a 6-6 season, the…

Veteran running back Elijah Green is looking for a new home for his final season of college eligibility. The move comes as Indiana prepares for their first round College Football Playoff game.  He’s the first IU player to declare for the portal in the December entry window.  Several players announced they would enter during the season. The timeline for entering the transfer portal (Dec. 9 – 28) overlaps with the College Football Playoff, leaving players little choice but to submit their names as their teams prepare for the tournament. Green, who transferred in from North Carolina, was productive when given…

Indiana will get an opportunity to land one of the top defensive tackles in the transfer portal. Western Kentucky transfer Hosea Wheeler is visiting IU on Wednesday according to Pete Nakos of On3. A product of Elk Grove, Calif., Wheeler was named First Team All-Conference USA at defensive tackle following the 2024 regular season. The 6-foot-3 and 300-pound Wheeler fits Curt Cignetti’s motto of production over potential. He ranks second on WKU in total tackles with 74, while adding five tackles for loss, two sacks, two quarterback hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, as well as two blocked…

Indiana has had a class of 2025 visitor on campus as they look to add to their incoming high school senior class. 7-foot center Fridrik Leo Curtis was on an official visit to Bloomington the last few days.  He was at Indiana’s game against Minnesota on Monday evening. IU offered Curtis a scholarship in late October, joining other high major programs like Creighton, Stanford, Xavier, Alabama, Arizona State, UCF, and West Virginia. Curtis hails from Iceland and attends Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science (CATS) Academy in Braintree, Mass.  That school is part of the highly competitive NEPSAC league.  He just…

The Hoosiers have won four straight and are 1-0 in the Big Ten, but they continue to be an enigmatic bunch. Minnesota and IU played to an early stalemate before a 16-1 Hoosiers run created a 13-point margin with 4:41 left in the first half.  The Gophers would never get closer than nine from there.  Indiana led by as much as 21 in the second half, but inconsistent play meant they were never able to fully impose their will, pull away, and stay away. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 82-67 with our latest edition of The…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Minnesota on Monday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 82-67. The Hoosiers led at halftime 44-31.  They were led in the game by Oumar Ballo with 18 points.  Bryson Tucker and Malik Reneau chipped in 16 apiece. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Kanaan Carlyle and Bryson Tucker postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (8-2, 1-0) will next travel to Minnesota for a Friday evening contest in Lincoln. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Indiana too strong, too balanced inside.  The Hoosiers didn’t…

Indiana’s backcourt will get a boost on Monday as the Hoosiers open Big Ten play against Minnesota. Guard Kanaan Carlyle is not listed on the Big Ten’s availability report ahead of the contest in Bloomington. Carlyle was a starter in IU’s first six games before he suffered an undisclosed injury in The Bahamas.  Trey Galloway has been the starter for the Hoosiers in Carlyle’s absence. Carlyle, a sophomore transfer from Stanford, has struggled on the offensive end thus far.  The 6-foot-3 combo guard is averaging 4.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting just 27% from the…

Talk about your poorly timed news releases. On Sunday, Indiana-based college football programs IU and Notre Dame were reveling in their invitation to the College Football Playoff, and a highly anticipated head-to-head matchup on Dec. 20. Meanwhile Purdue announced the hiring of new head coach Barry Odom following a 1-11 season that included losses to IU and Notre Dame by a combined score of 132-7. Did you notice? Odom, 48, becomes the 38th head coach in the history of Purdue Football, coming to West Lafayette following one of the best seasons in UNLV’s school history. The Rebels reached double-digit wins…

IU has made several moves in the last year that demonstrated a commitment to building a respectable football program. After hiring Curt Cignetti, they worked to secure financial commitments to build a quality roster.  And when success on the field followed, they renewed Cignetti’s contract to pay him and his assistant coaches on a scale commensurate with the top programs in college football. The results have exceeded the expectations of many, as Indiana reached its first College Football Playoff after what has easily been one of the three best seasons in program history. But on Monday the University made an…