Author: Mike Schumann

IU basketball’s first offer in the 2026 class goes to 6-foot-11 top-10 prospect Sam Funches. The Mississippi product reported the offer on his social media pages. According to the On3 Industry Average, Funches is the No. 10 overall player in the 2026 class and the top-ranked center. Funches attends Germantown H.S. in Madison, Mississippi.  As a high school freshman he averaged 17 pts 10 rebounds and five blocks per game. The left-handed big man can play on the block, but also has touch on his jump shot, with range that extends out to the arc. Funches’ father played at Connecticut…

CHAMPAIGN — Game 10 of the IU football season is here as the Hoosiers face Illinois.  The Daily Hoosier is live at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Follow along below for live updates, and join us in the comments below. Indiana and Illinois kick at Noon ET on BTN. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE.   FINAL BOX SCORE OVERTIME TOUCHDOWN ILLINOIS:  Paddock to Williams for 21 yards.  Illinois wins 48-45. FIELD GOAL INDIANA.  Freeman good from 41 yards.  45-42 Hoosiers.  Illinois ball. Indiana gets the ball first. FOURTH QUARTER Overtime. TOUCHDOWN INDIANA:  Sorsby to Carter for 26 yards.  Two point…

Indiana and Illinois released injury reports on Saturday morning in advance of their Noon kickoff. Indiana (3-6) and Illinois (4-5) kick at Noon ET in Champaign (BTN). See also:  Gameday primer and prediction For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. The headliner is Illinois starting QB Luke Altmyer.  Neither team has any players listed as questionable. INDIANA – OUT 0 Noah Pierre 3 Omar Cooper Jr. 6 Cam Camper 9 Jamier Johnson ILLINOIS – OUT 9 Luke Altmyer 21 Aidan Laughery (season) The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us…

Indiana is back on the road, clinging to bowl eligibility with three weeks remaining. There’s a path to a postseason, but waiting for the Hoosiers is a team with the same aspirations. Here’s everything you need to know about IU’s Saturday matchup with the Fighting Illini. ——————————————————————— INDIANA (3-6, 1-5) at ILLINOIS (4-5, 2-4) Kickoff:  Noon Eastern, Saturday Location:  Champaign, Ill., Memorial Stadium (60,670; field turf) Television: BTN — Connor Onion (pbp), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline) Stream:  Fox Sports Radio:  IU Football radio network Odds:  Illinois is a 6.5-point favorite Weather at kickoff:  46 degrees, mostly sunny, wind…

Brendan Sorsby has looked like he might be on to something over the last few weeks. If it’s taking a minute for the redshirt freshman to get into a rhythm, that’s understandable on multiple levels. Going back to the spring, the Texas native’s reps have been limited as he competed with Tayven Jackson for the starting job. But over the last three weeks, Sorsby has completed 47-of-81 passes (58 percent) with five touchdowns and one interception.  He’s added two rushing scores. And of course last weekend, the 6-foot-3 Sorsby led the Hoosiers to an upset win over Wisconsin. What’s starting…

Class of 2024 top-20 big man Derik Queen has had a lot of people guessing. Just days after all three of the main national recruiting outlets suggested Queen was likely to announce a commitment during the Nov. 8-15 early signing period, it now appears the Baltimore, Md. product needs more time to make a decision on what college he’ll attend next year. 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham is reporting Friday morning via sources close to Queen no decision is expected to be forthcoming over the next few days. The source told Branham Queen intends to watch his top teams play…

Everybody saw the floor in Indiana’s 96-43 season opening win over Eastern Illinois. The Hoosiers scored the last eight points of the first quarter to take a 29-14 lead and never looked back in front of 8,380 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday evening. Led by 9-of-10 effort from the field by Mackenzie Holmes, and 7-of-7 by Lexus Bargesser off the bench, IU shot 79.5 percent from 2-point range.  Four Indiana players scored in double figures, with Holmes pouring in 19.  Bargesser and Yarden Garzon added 15, and Sara Scalia had 13. On the other end IU forced 22…

In accordance with Big Ten rules, Indiana will be posting an availability report before every game this year. Expect to see freshman guard Jakai Newton’s name on it for a while. The 6-foot-3 and 203-pound Georgia native had a knee procedure in August, was at IU’s media day in September on crutches, and was walking with a limp at Hoosier Hysteria a few weeks ago. According to coach Mike Woodson, Newton is slowly but surely making progress and rejoining some team activities, but he’s got a long way to go, and notably, may not play at all this season. “Early…

After winning the Big Ten regular season crown a year ago, Indiana hopes there’s no fall from Grace in 2023-24. The Hoosiers return most of the key contributors from last year’s team, but they do face the reality of playing without Grace Berger for the first time in five years.  Berger recently completed a successful rookie season with the Indiana Fever. Berger concluded her five-year career with 1,841 points, 573 assists and 752 rebounds. She ranks seventh all-time in scoring and second in all-time assists, while playing in 148 career games, making 118 career starts and becoming the all-time winningest…

Today is the first day of the early November signing period, and Indiana has announced 2024 5-star forward Liam McNeeley has signed his national letter of intent. IU head coach Mike Woodson released a statement on the Montverde Academy product. “Liam is a very smart basketball player who will bring leadership, skill, and high-level shooting to our ball club,” Woodson said.  “He is a selfless player that will do everything he can to help us win games. His versatility and shooting ability really stood out to our staff throughout the recruiting process. He plays the game the right way, he…