Author: Mike Schumann

Major League Baseball’s opening day is Thursday, and three former Hoosiers are on big league rosters. Kyle Schwarber is back for his 11th season in the majors.  He’s coming off a three-year stretch with 38 or more home runs each season. The Phillies’ slugger should pass 1,000 career hits and 300 home runs this season if he stays healthy.  He already has the most MLB home runs by a former IU player, and the third most hits.  After playing catcher at IU, Schwarber dabbled with first base during spring training in addition to his more typical left field and DH…

Indiana is one of five finalists for class of 2026 quarterback Brodie McWhorter, he announced this week. The Kingston, Ga. product is down to Auburn, Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi State and Wisconsin. According to the On3 Industry Average, McWhorter is a 3-star quarterback, and the No. 34 overall QB in the 2026 class.  Rivals has McWhorter pegged as a 4-star, and the No. 14 quarterback. As a junior for Cass H.S., McWhorter suffered a major midseason injury and only played in 4.5 games in 2024.  In that span he threw for 984 yards, rushed for 156, completed 72% of his passes,…

Guard Kanaan Carlyle is in the transfer portal based on multiple Wednesday afternoon reports. The Georgia native began the season as a starter but soon lost that role. For the season Carlyle made six starts in 25 games played and averaged 4.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.  He struggled to make shots throughout the season and produced 28.9/24.3/42.9 shooting splits. Carlyle transferred to IU from Stanford a year ago.  There he was named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team and averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Carlyle is the sixth scholarship player from the…

Indiana fans will be seeing more of Gabe Cupps in the years to come. He’s staying in the Big Ten. After choosing IU over Ohio State a few years ago, Cupps is returning to his home state to play for the Buckeyes, he announced on Wednesday afternoon. A product of Dayton, Ohio, and former Ohio Mr. Basketball, Cupps entered the transfer portal last week after two seasons at Indiana.  It didn’t take him long to find a new home. The 6-foot-2 Cupps was not expected to play a major role as a freshman for IU in 2023-24, but he was…

Guard Myles Rice is entering the transfer portal, according to Wednesday morning reports. After transferring in from Washington State, Rice played one season in Bloomington. Rice appeared in all 32 games and made 25 starts for IU in 2024-25.  He was one of four Hoosiers to appear in all 32 games. After arriving in Bloomington with great promise, Rice had an up-and-down season.   He averaged 10.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.0 steal per game.  Rice shot 41.2% (112-of-272) from the floor, 32.5% (27-of-83) from the 3-point line, and 81.8% (72-of-88) from the free throw line.  He opened the…

The Indiana men’s swimming and diving program won six straight team national titles from 1968 to 1973. But while the program has remained one of the nation’s best since, they’ve been on a more than 50-year championship drought. Could that end at this week’s NCAA Championships in suburban Seattle? The Hoosiers are one of the top contenders to bring home the team crown. Buoyed by a four-time Big Ten Champion senior class and seasoned transfers, No. 2-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving is set to challenge for the top spot at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. The…

According to multiple reports, DePaul transfer guard Conor Enright will visit Indiana. On3’s Joe Tipton appears to have been the first to report the news. Sam Kayser of League Ready says the visit will be April 1-2. Both outlets indicate Enright is also considering a visit to Iowa. Before transferring to DePaul, Enright previously played for new IU basketball coach Darian DeVries at Drake. As a junior at DePaul, the 6-foot-2 Enright averaged 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game this season. For more background on Enright including highlights, GO HERE: https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-transfer-portal-names-to-know-depaul-guard-conor-enright/ For complete coverage of IU basketball…

Junior guard Lexus Bargesser is in the transfer portal, according to a report by On3. Bargesser played in 29 games and averaged 3.4 points per game in 17.4 minutes for Indiana this season. Over three years at IU, she scored 294 points, pulled down 178 rebounds, and dished out 169 assists for the Hoosiers.  She played in 90 games and shot 35.9% from the field overall, including 31.6% from three. The 5-foot-9 Grass Lake, Mich. product has one year of eligibility remaining. Earlier in the day, sophomore wing Jules LaMendola entered the portal. IU will also lose seniors Chloe Moore-McNeil,…

Indiana’s hire of former West Virginia and Drake head coach Darian DeVries had generated substantial buzz across the national college basketball landscape over the last week. What are people saying? The common themes are while this isn’t a glamorous hire, DeVries is a hard worker who has a real chance to succeed at IU. Here’s a sampling of what some of the more notable national reporters had to say: CBS SPORTS’ JON ROTHSTEIN Rothstein wrote on the hire on his College Hoops Today website: “When big jobs are open, people tend to think about big names. Sometimes though, they don’t…

Redshirt freshman guard Jakai Newton has entered the transfer portal, he announced Monday evening. Newton was Mike Woodson’s first high school commit, but he was never able to make a meaningful impact during two seasons in Bloomington. The Georgia native played in four games and averaged 1.5 points per appearance in 2024-25. Newton dealt with multiple injuries during the season and had midseason surgery.  He also missed the entire 2023-24 season due to an injury. Newton is the fourth IU player to enter the portal since the end of the season, following Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau and Gabe Cupps. For…