Author: Mike Schumann

Single-game tickets for Indiana Football’s Sept. 20 game against Illinois are sold out, the program announced on Thursday. Kickoff and television details have not yet been released for the game, which is widely expected to be one of the top games in the nation that week.  Both Illinois and Indiana are thought to be in the conversation for the College Football Playoff, and both teams are likely to be ranked headed into the matchup. Additional Memorial Stadium sellouts are possible in the coming weeks for the program, which is coming off its first-ever College Football Playoff appearance in 2024. Currently,…

Former IU greats Cody Zeller and Kyle Schwarber headline the 2025 IU Athletics Hall of Fame class announced on Thursday. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics on the 2025 class: ————————————- BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced today that IU Athletics will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame. The six individuals comprise the 40th class, bringing the roster of inductees to 261. Meradith Dickensheets (Rowing, 2012-15), Angel Escobedo (Wrestling, 2007-10), Mel Groomes (Football, 1944-47), Peggy Martin (Field Hockey/Women’s Basketball/Softball, 1969-72), Glenn Terry (Men’s Track and Field, 1990-93) and Cody Zeller (Men’s Basketball, 2012-13) will be officially inducted…

Multiple members of The Daily Hoosier staff attended an IU basketball open practice at Cook Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Here is our notebook on who and what stood out: — If only one word could be used to describe the practice, it would ENERGY.  This team is not going to be caught off guard by game speed or game intensity.  The noise and effort in the gym felt like a game atmosphere. There was very little standing around, and it was clear a standard has been set that the effort level will be crisp, and the players, managers, assistants, –…

Put Indiana guard Jason Drake in the questionable category for the team’s upcoming trip to Puerto Rico. Nick Dorn’s status seems more certain — he’s unlikely to play. “Timeline on both of them is a little up in the air so we’ll see where that leads,” IU coach Darian DeVries said on Wednesday.  “We’re obviously hopeful that they’ll both be back in a relatively good timeline.  But I anticipate with Nick especially that (his timeline for a return) will be something more in the fall.” A transfer from Drexel, the 6-foot Drake started all 33 games a year ago and…

Former IU defensive tackle C.J. West has been generating substantial buzz during the early days of San Francisco 49ers training camp. The 4th round draft choice has been a standout this week as he competes for a starting role. Here’s what NBC Sports Bay Area reported on Monday: West was the rookie who stood out the most in 1-on-1s Not only did he win all of his reps, but he seemed to lift 6-foot-5, 313-pound Dominick Puni off the ground at the point of contact. At 6-foot-1 and 316 pounds, West is solid and already knows how to use leverage…

With travel basketball now concluded for the class of 2026, developments are happening in their recruitments on a near daily basis. Late July to late October has become list cut, visit and commitment season for rising seniors, and things are well underway. Here are some of the updates from the last week. Indiana could be in a smaller group than the seven finalists named last week by 2026 5-star Anthony Thompson. National analyst Eric Bossi of 247Sports says IU is one of four teams generating buzz for Thompson, along with Michigan, Ohio State and Kentucky.  Thompson is from Lebanon, Ohio,…

IU football has three returning All-Americans on the defensive side of the ball. And all three are on the radar for national defensive player of the year honors. Defensive lineman Mikail Kamara, linebacker Aiden Fisher and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds are all on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. The Football Writers Association of America released the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, selecting 60 defensive standouts as contenders for the national defensive player of the year. The list contains players from 41 different schools in eight Division I FBS conferences plus Independents. Just over half of…

Indiana is in the final five for class of 2026 4-star guard Junior County, he announced on Monday evening. In addition to IU, County is still also considering UConn, Maryland, Arizona, and Purdue. The IU staff has made up ground quick in this recruitment, only offering him three weeks ago. County hasn’t announced any visit plans to this point, but his inclusion of IU in a relatively narrow group means it’s likely a visit to Bloomington will happen over the next few months. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard is a consensus 4-star across the national sites. Based on the national average,…

Indiana is getting a visit this week from one of the top international big men. 6-foot-11 Sayon Keita, a product of Mali who currently plays in Spain, has scheduled several visits this week. According to 247Sports national recruiting analyst Travis Branham, Seita has scheduled visits to Kansas (7/28), Indiana (7/29), Kentucky (7/30), Duke (7/31), UNC (8/1) and UConn (8/2). According to Branham, Keita has not been rated in the 247Sports Top150 but “is a five-star caliber recruit and has a case to be made as the top big man in the 2027 class.” Keita is being mentioned as a potential…

Indiana has listed 6-foot-11 Bosnian center Andrej Acimovic on its 2025-26 roster on the program’s website. Here’s what IU says about the international addition: Averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the U19 ABA League, the top league in the Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia region… during competition in the second Bosnian division, a senior level league, he posted 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game… shot 65.3% from the floor and 39.0% from the 3-point line… member of the U16 and U18 Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team….born on…