A couple weeks into January, Indiana still only has one commit in its 2024 class. Could that be changing soon? 2024 forward/center Derik Queen should be announcing in less than three weeks. ESPN’s Paul Biancardi is reporting Queen is targeting an announcement around Feb. 1. We continue to believe Indiana is in as good of a position as anyone, with Maryland, Houston and Kansas still involved to varying degrees. Queen and his Montverde Academy teammate, IU signee Liam McNeeley, will play on ESPN2 this weekend. Montverde plays Prolific Prep at 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday. Indiana is also still looking for…
Author: Mike Schumann
Following a loss at Rutgers Tuesday evening, Indiana coach Mike Woodson did not like being pressed on the substitution patterns he utilizes. Why does he elect to have four or five of the starters sitting on the bench at the same time? “I’m not going to sit here and answer that question when it comes to the fans or you,” Woodson said. “I elected to go to my bench, which I’ve done this season, and I’ve gotten some good results here and there.” While Woodson certainly is under no obligation to explain or justify his lineups to the fans or…
What the hell was that? In an unfortunate display of basketball by both teams, Rutgers was less bad. Indiana had a seven point lead midway through the first half. But Rutgers outscored the Hoosiers 17-7 the rest of the way as IU went on a six minutes scoring drought as they cycled through their substitutions. Things remained close early in the second half, but a 12-0 run by the Scarlet Knights made it 51-38 with 6:32 remaining — and that was too much for Indiana. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU lost 66-57 with another edition of The…
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers defeated Indiana at Jersey Mike’s Arena Tuesday evening by a final score of 66-57. The Scarlet Knights led 30-27 at the half. The Hoosiers were led in the game by three players with 13 points — Kel’el Ware, Mackenzie Mgbako and Malik Reneau. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. Indiana (11-5, 3-2) will host Minnesota on Friday evening. For Mike Woodson and Malik Reneau postgame, GO HERE. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Indiana started turning the ball over early, and the miscues just kept coming. By…
Second semester class are underway, and new IU football coach Curt Cignetti continues to maneuver as he prepares his team and staff for winter workouts and spring practice. Here’s the latest news surrounding the program. ROSTER UPDATES With so many additions to the roster in recent weeks, Indiana has accumulated more than the 85 allowed scholarship players. So something had to give, and this week we got some insights into the attrition. The IU football program has published an updated roster for the spring of 2024. Notably absent are a few older players who haven’t entered the transfer portal but…
Indiana ran Rutgers off its home court in February of 2018 to earn their sixth straight win over the Scarlet Knights. But the RAC has been a nightmare since for the Hoosiers. Jersey Mike’s Arena, as it’s formally known, has the smallest capacity in the Big Ten, but has been a massive headache for Indiana. No one on Indiana’s current roster has won in the building. Trayce Jackson-Davis never won there either. Rutgers has rattled off four straight home wins over IU, and none of those games have been particularly close. The recent story for Hoosiers in Piscataway, N.J. has…
When Tennessee’s new coaching staff pulled Michael Penix, Jr.’s offer in late 2017, he had a decision to make. Ironically, a key figure central to Penix choosing Indiana at that time played quarterback at Michigan and is now an assistant coach at Washington — the two teams competing in Monday night’s national championship game. When he was on the staff in Knoxville, Nick Sheridan helped influence Penix’s commitment to the Vols. But Sheridan followed Mike DeBord to Indiana in 2017, and stayed in touch with Penix. When Penix landed back on the market, Sheridan’s long-term belief in the big-armed lefty…
For three years Michael Penix, Jr. and Jack Tuttle competed for the starting quarterback job at Indiana. On Monday evening, they’ll be on opposing sidelines for the college football national championship game. “It’s crazy. That’s just how things work sometimes. It’s a small world,” Penix told the media this week. “But I’m super blessed. I know those guys over there. They’re super excited for the opportunity, as well. Tuttle, he was always a great person, great player to me, and we’ve had mutual respect throughout the years. We still were keeping in contact, wishing each other luck all the time.…
Coming off a disappointing loss at Nebraska, Indiana needed to find answers. Down nine in the second half against Ohio State, they still needed to find answers. They found them. The Hoosiers appeared to be in some trouble twice — down 30-23 in the first half, and 46-37 early in the second. But from there IU outscored the the Buckeyes 34-19 to pull out an important home win in conference play. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 71-65 with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana (11-4, 3-1) will next travel to Rutgers for a 7 p.m.…
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Ohio State on Saturday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 71-65. Ohio State led at halftime 38-37. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 23 points and a team high seven rebounds. Xavier Johnson added 18 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. See also: Woodson, Johnson and Gunn postgame Q&A Indiana (11-4, 3-1) will next travel to Rutgers for a 7 p.m. ET Tuesday tip in Piscataway, N.J. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Second half defense/Second half Reneau. Indiana’s defense…