A former high-profile Michigan State recruit will reportedly be transferring to Indiana to join his brother. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports is reporting former four-star defensive end Andrew Depaepe will transfer to the Hoosiers. Depaepe is a former top-125 prospect in the 2023 class and was one of the top recruits former MSU head coach Mel Tucker signed during three-plus years. The 6-foot-5 and 255-pound DePaepe played 11 snaps on defense vs. Washington in Week 3 in his collegiate debut and lone action of the season for the Spartans. He enrolled for the spring semester and competed in spring practice for…
Author: Mike Schumann
Big changes are coming to college sports. With the arrival of the transfer portal along with endorsement deals (and other player payments) in recent years, that’s something most fans have grown accustomed to with varying degrees of reluctance. But what’s coming next is even more revolutionary. The more than 100-year-old attempt by the NCAA to operate college sports under an amateurism model is dead. The NCAA, along with the Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, Big 12 and ACC conferences announced a landmark antitrust class-action settlement poised to radically change the economic model of college sports and provide billions of dollars in…
This would be a good year for Indiana to have its offensive line firing on all cylinders. Because behind that group up front, IU appears to have a lot of promise at the skill positions. And specifically, IU’s passing game has a chance to be special. Especially when considering the track record of the new coaching staff. Out of his five years with James Madison, Curt Cignetti coached four starting quarterbacks, all of which ended up winning conference player of the year on offense. Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke has already achieved that distinction in the MAC. And according to…
Until Thursday evening, Indiana didn’t have a deep list of options at the four and five spots in the class of 2025. They’ve expanded their prospects with an offer to Chris Cenac, Jr.. He announced the offer on his X account. The 6-foot-10 Cenac averaged 13.9 points 10.2 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and 1.3 blocks this season at Isadore Newman H.S. in New Orleans, La. For spring and summer basketball, Cenac plays for the YGC program on the Puma Pro16 Circuit. According to the On3 Industry Average, Cenac is the No. 30 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No.…
Isiah Thomas sees a connection involving the IU basketball dynasty of the 1970s and 80s, and the Golden State Warriors NBA dynasty of the last decade. The former star point guard for the Hoosiers revealed it to one of the Warriors on his podcast. “The offense that you run, I played for the guy who invented it,” Thomas said on The Draymond Green Show. “His name was Bob Knight. I won championships at Indiana University as a student under Bob Knight.” Before Steve Kerr arrived at Golden State in 2014, the Warriors ran a lot of isolation and pick-and-roll actions. But…
When Byron Baldwin committed to IU just over a month ago, he didn’t appear in any of the national rankings. But when 247Sports’ 2025 college football recruiting rankings updated Wednesday, he became one of a number of “players on the rise.” How far? From unranked, to a 4-star and one of the overall top-250 players in the class according to that outlet. The massive bump makes Baldwin the highest rated player in Indiana’s 2025 class. The still developing eight-player class is currently ranked 34th nationally at 247Sports. Here’s what 247Sports wrote about Baldwin when announcing his bump in the rankings.…
The Daily Hoosier caught up with New Jersey-based class of 2025 guard Darius Adams at the Westfield, Ind. Nike EYBL stop over the weekend. IU offered the consensus top-25 prospect last summer. He transferred to La Lumiere in LaPorte, Ind. for his junior season. The Indiana staff had eyes on Adams for multiple games over the weekend. Playing for the PSA Cardinals, Adams is averaging 15.1 points per game this spring while shooting 36.2% from three. Over the weekend, Adams shot 40.7 percent from three on 6.8 attempts per game. TDH – How did the transition to La Lumiere and…
IU baseball can eliminate all doubt this week in Omaha. Firmly on the bubble, the Hoosiers can win the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field and earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Short of that, it appears IU will be sweating it out on Selection Monday next week. They’re off to a good start after an 8-6 win over Purdue to open the Big Ten Tournament on Tuesday. Here’s what Baseball America says about where the Hoosiers stand as it relates to the NCAA Tournament as of Wednesday, after that win over the Boilermakers: Indiana (31-22-1,…
Former IU sharpshooter Sara Scalia announced on Wednesday morning she’ll extend her playing career overseas. The Minnesota product will play in Italy for Magnolia Campobasso for the 2024-25 season. Scalia broke the news on her X account. Officially signed a contract to play professional basketball with Magnolia Campobasso in Italy! I am grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing my dreams. I look forward to this next step in my journey and where it will take me! https://t.co/3bqMBZBcYX pic.twitter.com/qo3KO6Zagb — Sara Scalia (@sara_scalia14) May 22, 2024 The 5-foot-10 Scalia earned first team All-Big Ten honors in March. The fifth-year averaged…
It was worth the wait. After being delayed several hours by weather in the Omaha area, Indiana jumped out to an 8-1 lead against rival Purdue and held on for an opening round win at the 2024 Big Ten Baseball Tournament. The Hoosiers fell behind 1-0 when Purdue pushed across a run in the top of the 4th. But Indiana erupted for eight runs — three in the bottom of the 5th inning, and five more in the bottom of the 6th — to give them an insurmountable advantage. Jason Oliver hit a three-run home run over the right field…