Author: Mike Schumann

This page will be regularly updated as information becomes available about future Indiana University men’s basketball games. Latest updates:  Indiana to face Arkansas in New York in November. 2026-27 EXHIBITIONS: July 21-27:  Summer international tour — Lima, Peru. Oct. 18, 2026:  vs. North Carolina, in Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 25, 2026: vs. Western Kentucky, in Evansville, Ind. NON-CONFERENCE: (32 total regular season games, 5 remaining unknown opponents) Nov. 2, 2026:  vs. Eastern Illinois, at Bloomington Nov. 5, 2026:  vs. Bellarmine, at Bloomington Nov. 9, 2026:  vs. Syracuse, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Nov. 17, 2026:  vs. Arkansas, at Madison Square Garden, New…

IU basketball will take on John Calipari and Arkansas on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York, the program announced on Monday. This is Indiana’s fourth high major non-conference opponent on the 2026-27 slate.  The Hoosiers will also face Kentucky and Syracuse in Indianapolis, and Missouri in Bloomington. IU is 2-3 all-time against Arkansas, with the last meeting coming in December, 2019 in Bloomington.  The teams met three times in a year in 2018 and 2019, including the 2018 postseason NIT Tournament. Arkansas is IU’s 27th known opponent for the upcoming season. The Razorbacks are No. 11…

Even following a national title and the addition of 5-star Monshun Sales to the 2027 class, Indiana’s rising senior haul probably won’t be the highest-ranked in program history.  We’ve outlined some of the main reasons why. That distinction appears likely to remain with the 2022 class, a group that was in place ahead of the 2021 season, when Tom Allen was riding the momentum of a 14-7 record the two years prior. But the 2022 and 2027 classes are comparable from a rankings standpoint, with 2022 coming in at No. 25 in the 247Sports Composite, and the 2027 group now…

Flip on the latest edition of EA Sports College Football 27, and you’re likely to be greeted by IU football coach Curt Cignetti. “EA Sports. It’s in the game,” he says in the game intro, followed by a wink, with the IU fight song playing in the background. Cignetti was also featured in a two-minute trailer ahead of the video game’s release this summer, and he’s on the cover of the Deluxe Edition of the game. He has said he’s turned down plenty of endorsements and appearances since winning the national title.  So what’s in the game for Cignetti and…

Curt Cignetti dropped the latest bomb in a war of words with ESPN that dates back to the 2024 season. His undefeated 2025 national championship team was nominated for the “Best Team” honor at this week’s ESPY Awards, a program operated by the sports network.  The Hoosiers were certainly a worthy nominee after completing major college football’s first 16-0 season since 1894.  The rags to riches turnaround story is one of the most improbable in the history of all sports. At least nine members of the 2025 IU football team were at the ESPY Awards. But instead the NBA’s New…

How much of a certainty is it IU verbal pledge Monshun Sales will go on to have a great college career? Sales is the No. 1 or No. 2 overall receiver in the 2027 class depending on the outlet, so below we looked at the top two receivers in each of the last 10 high school classes to see how they turned out.  We began with 2025 since the 2026 class hasn’t played in college yet. Although there’s a wide range, almost all of the 20 receivers had or are having productive college careers. 10 of the 16 draft eligible…

Indiana has landed a commitment from in-state class of 2027 5-star wide receiver Monshun Sales. He announced the decision live Friday afternoon on the Pat McAfee Show. “Indiana was my second offer and since then they’ve just been pouring into me,” Sales said.  “I go up there a lot and talk with coach Shanny (offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan), coach Eddie (offensive assistant Eddie Burk), and coach Cig (Curt Cignetti).  They’re my guys.  With IU I had the best relationship with the coaches.  It just feels like home since day one, and I’m just ready to work.” Sales talked about his…

Although he’s a seemingly never ending source of viral quotes and led his team to a national title, IU football’s Curt Cignetti is still not the most hated coach in college football. Cignetti finished eighth in a RotoWire poll ranking the top 20 most hated coaches in the sport. The poll was tabulated in part based on social fan-sentiment analysis across Reddit, X and Facebook, and 50% via a 500-person fan survey. Speaking with Kay Adams on the Up & Adams show this week, Cignetti gave a sarcastic explanation for why at least some college football fans don’t like him.…

ESPN has posted its matchup predictor to each of the Gamecast pages for Indiana’s 2026 football season. The matchup predictor is based on the outlet’s Football Power Index (FPI), a computer model that has the Hoosiers ranked No. 6 headed into the 2026 campaign. Here is the percentage chance FPI currently gives Indiana to win each of their games this season: GAME 1 Indiana 98.2%  North Texas 1.8% GAME 2 Indiana 99%  Howard 1% GAME 3 Indiana 97.6%  Western Kentucky 2.4% GAME 4 Indiana 95%  Northwestern 5% GAME 5 Indiana 92.9%  Rutgers 7.1% GAME 6 Indiana 81%  Nebraska 19% GAME…

Former IU athletes took center stage Wednesday evening at the ESPY Awards in New York. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza was named the Best Men’s College Athlete, while OG Anunoby won for the Best Play. As he led IU to the national championship, Mendoza led the FBS in passing touchdowns (41), passing efficiency (182.9) and points respon­sible for (288), behind an FBS-best 48 touchdowns accounted for. He was the only FBS quarterback with six games of four-plus touchdown passes and zero interceptions and accounted for at least one touchdown in all 16 games, including 14 with a touchdown pass. The Best Men’s…