Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana women’s basketball is among the finalists for class of 2025 5-star guard Aubrey Beckham. The 5-foot-11 Georgia product has scheduled official visits to five schools over the next month, including IU June 25-27, DuShawn London of 247Sports is reporting. From Dacula, Ga. (Hebron Christian Academy), Beckham is ranked the No. 30 player in the 2025 class according to the  HoopGurlz espnW100. Georgia, Florida, Auburn and Florida State are also in line to get official visits from Beckham over the next month.  She has not announced a decision timeline to this point. Beckham told London what she likes about Indiana.…

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Class of 2025 linebacker Travares Daniels announced on Monday evening he is no longer verbally committed to Indiana. Daniels also said his recruitment is closed. Here is what he posted on his X account: I trust the Lord and his plans with my life.⏳@CoachHarriott @OLIE_7 @CoachDCarroll pic.twitter.com/ity89wMBYC — Travares Daniels II🕷️ (@TdanielsII) June 11, 2024 The Hollywood, Fla. product announced a verbal commitment to IU in April after multiple visits to Bloomington.  The Hoosiers offered Daniels in mid-January, and his recruitment was led by defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Bryant Haines. The 3-star is the No. 776 player in the…

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It’s no secret the IU football program had some work to do this offseason to enhance their facilities. In an era when raising cash earmarked for players is every bit as significant if not more, finding money for facilities is a bigger challenge than ever. But in advance of a major recruiting weekend in late May, Indiana got at least two offseason facilities projects completed. A couple weeks ago we shared with you photos of Indiana’s renovations at their indoor practice facility.  Completed in 1996, the Mellencamp Pavilion is a bit of dinosaur in Power Four college football.  But IU…

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With the NBA Draft early entry window and most transfer activity behind us, below is a summary of the roster changes for all 18 teams in the Big Ten leading up to the 2024-25 season. Shown in alphabetical order, next to each team’s name is their preseason ranking according to Bart Torvik. This page will be updated if any new roster developments occur.  Check back periodically on the IU basketball drop-down menu. (Recruiting rankings are according to the On3 Industry Average) Illinois (53) Gone due to pro route, eligibility or transfer: Terrence Shannon Jr. (23.0 PPG), Marcus Domask (15.9 PPG),…

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As we saw last week with UConn head coach Dan Hurley entertaining a move to the NBA, and top Purdue signee Kanon Catchings released from his national letter of intent, things are always fluid in college basketball. But with the NBA Draft early entry deadline now behind us, and most of the top talent in the transfer portal now signed, we can look at the way-too-early rankings for the 2024-25 season with a straight face. Below we’ve summarized nine different national outlets who updated their 2024-25 rankings over the last week or so. With their overhauled roster, Indiana is a…

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It’s starting to feel like an IU men’s soccer run in late November. In a scoreless next goal wins scenario, Austin Panchot found the back of the net to send Hoosier Army to the semifinals of the $1 million winner-takes-all The Soccer Tournament (TST). Hoo you gonna call? 📞@Austin_Panchot’s target score time winner! pic.twitter.com/INqfr3LiXT — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) June 9, 2024 Watch the Game Highlights from The CONCAFA SC vs. Hoosier Army, 06/09/2024 pic.twitter.com/xkQ1WjzNjW — TST (@TST7v7) June 9, 2024 The 1-0 Hoosier Army win came against Concafa SC, a team that included former Indianapolis Colts punter and current…

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Hoosier Army is four wins away from $1 million. The TST squad made up of former IU soccer players defeated Villarreal CF English 4-0 Friday afternoon to advance in the $1 million winner-takes-all event in Cary, N.C. A rematch with Freedom United is set for 9:30 a.m. ET Saturday.  The Hoosiers won the first meeting with the Air Force Academy connected Freedom United squad 4-1 during group play earlier in the week. Fans can watch the Saturday morning match at 9:30 a.m. ET on http://thetournament.com. Leading through Ahlinvi! 🎥 @TST7v7 | @JAhlinvi pic.twitter.com/hR0XyaMpYJ — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) June 7,…

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The folks who write the algorithms for ESPN’s College Football Power Index (FPI) have apparently not yet followed Curt Cignetti’s instructions. If they Googled him, they’d know he wins much more than what their model is predicting for the 2024 season. After six months of roster overhaul and coaching changes, FPI has been updated for 2024.  And the outlook for Indiana isn’t flattering. FPI says IU is the worst team in the 18-team Big Ten, and the 77th best team in the country. The model does predict improvement, however, when it comes to wins and losses. FPI is predicting 5.3…

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Three of IU’s main class of 2025 recruiting targets are expected to take their official visits together in Bloomington the weekend of Sept. 20. The Daily Hoosier can confirm via multiple sources in-state 4-stars Trent Sisley and Braylon Mullins are both confirmed for official visits that weekend, and the expectation is they’ll be joined by 4-star center Malachi Moreno. The group visit has been in the works for a long time.  Mullins first mentioned the concept in an interview with The Daily Hoosier in April. IU football has a home game that weekend, as the Hoosiers will face Charlotte in…

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Indiana has remained in close contact with class of 2026 forward Gabe Weis since his two visits to Bloomington over the last year. Weis visited Indiana when the Hoosiers hosted Ohio State in January, and he was also an attendee at Hoosier Hysteria in October. IU offered the 4-star and national top-75 prospect in January. And the Washington County, Kentucky product’s trajectory has continued to rise since.  Weis announced his transfer from Washington County to Montverde Academy (Fla.) in April.  That’s a school IU has had success recruiting, with both Malik Reneau and Jalen Hood-Schifino arriving from the national prep…

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