Author: Mike Schumann

A massive December Saturday in downtown Indianapolis is set. Serving as the opening act for the Big Ten football championship game Saturday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium, IU basketball and Louisville will tip at 2 p.m. ET inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday, Dec. 6. That IU vs. Louisville game will air nationally on CBS.  It is being dubbed “the CareSource Invitational Indianapolis – Supporting Mental Health.” Tickets are available by request here. In a Louisville release, coach Pat Kelsey commented in the matchup. “We’ve focused on building a strong, competitive non-conference schedule and the addition of a formidable opponent like Indiana…

When class of 2026 edge rusher Kevontay Hugan took an official visit at IU this weekend he was a Louisville commit. But on Wednesday afternoon Hugan announced he was backing off that verbal pledge he made in March. And hours later, Hugan announced he has committed to Indiana. The 6-foot-3 and 235-pound Hugan attends Booker H.S. in Sarasota, Fla.  As a junior for Booker, Hugan produced118 tackles, 36 of which were for a loss, as well as 18 sacks. Hugan is a 4-star according to the average of the national recruiting sites.  He’s the No. 41 edge and No. 379…

If Indiana is going to compete with Ohio State in the Big Ten, it would be helpful to beat the Buckeyes for some recruits from time-to-time. Enter class of 2026 quarterback Luke Fahey.  A Big Ten battle is shaping up for the coveted signal-caller. The 6-foot-1 and 193-pound Fahey attends Mission Viejo H.S. in Mission Viejo, Calif.  According to the average of the national recruiting sites, he is a 4-star prospect in the 2026 class.  He’s the No. 23 QB in the class, and the No. 377 overall player. Like IU coach Curt Cignetti, Fahey wins.  In 2024, Fahey completed…

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved changes they say will help enhance the flow of the game in men’s basketball for the 2025-26 season. Changes include a coach’s challenge at any point in a game to review out-of-bounds calls, basket interference/goaltending and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted-area arc. The panel also approved modifications to the rule on continuous motion on field goal attempts. Other enhancements to help with the flow of the game focus on the points of emphasis for officials for 2025-26. These will include directives to address delay-of-game tactics, limit time spent…

Indiana received a verbal commitment Tuesday from Ohio linebacker Ja’Dyn Williams. Williams attends Washington H.S. in Massillon, Ohio. The 6-foot-2 and 205-pound Williams announced the offer on his social media pages. I’M HOME 🏡🔱 Thank you for everyone who has helped me in this process I am truly blessed to be in this position and all the hard work has paid off, #GoHoosiers !@CCignettiIU @CoachNMoore @Coach_BHaines @CoachMeehanF pic.twitter.com/zf3685KoTP — Ja’Dyn Williams 3⭐️ (@jadynwilliams22) June 10, 2025 Williams took an official visit to IU over the weekend.  He cancelled a Virginia visit to move up his trip to Bloomington. As a…

Indiana is getting a visit from 7-foot-3 Italian center Luigi Suigo next week, June 17. That’s according to a report by Joe Tipton of On3. Suigo is visiting Purdue the day before.  He visited Illinois in February.  Tipton is also reporting BYU, Kentucky, Louisville, and Texas A&M are among the other schools involved. Suigo is in the class of 2026 and not currently ranked.  He’s a 4-star prospect according to Tipton. There is potential Suigo can reclass and join a U.S. college program for the 2025-26 season.  Indiana has a strong need for length, and head coach Darian DeVries has…

If emotions were the only criteria, the 2007 IU football season would surely vault to the top of this list.  To properly tell the story, you have to go back a few years. Terry Hoeppner was named IU’s 26th head football coach on December 17, 2004.  His infectious energy soon took hold, and after a 4-1 start to the 2005 season, it appeared that the program might be on its way to finally turning things around. Indiana would struggle the rest of the way in 2005 and finished the season 4-7, but the optimism surrounding the program was still high.…

Indiana was forced to rely heavily on the transfer portal to build its 2025-26 roster, and ESPN is giving first-year head coach Darian DeVries high marks for the group he has assembled. With the smoke mostly cleared on roster overhauls, that outlet says the Hoosiers have the seventh-best transfer portal class in the nation and third-best in the Big Ten. Here’s what ESPN’s Jeff Borzello said about IU’s portal additions: For a second consecutive season, Darian DeVries is overseeing a complete overhaul at a new job. Except for a couple of returnees hoping for waivers to play another season and…

Leave it to Curt Cignetti to lay bare the new reality in college sports:  Now more than ever, programs within athletic departments are competing for money. Entering his second year as head football coach at IU, Cignetti was asked recently what he thought of the spring additions to his roster. Enter tongue into cheek. “I’d like to have signed a few more, but when we hired Darian (DeVries) and he lost his whole roster, money got a little tight because he had to put a team together, and I felt the pinch,” Cignetti said. Cignetti managed to crack a smile…

New Albany H.S. (New Albany, Ind.) rising sophomore Noah Washington has an early claim to being one of the top in-state players in his class. And he’s a clear 2028 name to know for the Hoosiers. The 6-foot-5 Washington helped the Bulldogs go 19-5 as a freshman in 2024-25.  They reached the sectional finals while he averaged 14.5 points per game in his first year of high school.  They lost to eventual 4A state champion Jeffersonville. There’s not much in the way of rankings to this point for the 2028 class, but look for Washington to be in the conversation…