Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana has secured a commitment from one of the top running backs and linebackers in the high school class of 2026. Columbus, Ohio product Henry Ohlinger announced his verbal pledge to Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers. The 6-foot-1 and 210-pound Ohlinger chose IU over offers from Miami (Fla.), Iowa, Boston College, Rutgers, Virginia, Purdue, Cincinnati, and several others.  Indiana made a strong impression during the 2024 season when Ohlinger visited Bloomington with ESPN’s College GameDay on campus.  There have been multiple visits by Ohlinger to IU since, as well as visits by the IU staff to Columbus. The Grandview Heights…

Drexel transfer guard Jason Drake is visiting Indiana on Monday according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-2 and 195-pound product of Oak Park, Mich. played in 33 games for Drexel in 2024-25.  He averaged 11.1 points, 3.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game.  He shot 42.8% overall, including 39.6% from three on 101 attempts, and 86.5% from the stripe. In 2023-24, Drake played in 31 games for Butler Community College and started 27 times.  He averaged 9.6 points, 3.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game and shot 47 percent from the floor and better than 42 percent from behind the arc.…

Indiana’s emerging roster needs a rim-protecting big man, and Darian DeVries has his eyes on Texas Tech transfer Federiko Federiko. According to On3’s Joe Tipton, Indiana is involved with the transfer big man, along with Auburn, Ole Miss, Virginia, NC State, Texas A&M, USC, Utah and Wisconsin. Federiko led Tech by shooting 74.3 percent from the field during the season and finished the year averaging 5.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-11 and 215-pound big man was 12th in the Big 12 with 2.31 offensive rebounds per game, including a season-high seven offensive rebounds in the Sweet 16…

Money is not holding Indiana back as new coach Darian DeVries rebuilds the roster. CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander is reporting “based on a variety of sources” IU basketball is one of ten programs across the D-I landscape with a player NIL budget of $10 million or more.  That figure includes upcoming revenue sharing from the athletic department, along with cash from collectives like Indiana’s Hoosiers Connect. This would be a substantial increase for Indiana from a year ago, when the program’s budget was widely thought to be in the $4-6 million range.  And that amount was thought to be a…

Indiana is slated to get a visit this week from transfer linebacker Darius Thomas, Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported. Thomas spent his first three seasons at Western Kentucky, and in December entered the transfer portal and committed to Louisville.  He has been there this semester and went through spring football with the Cardinals before entering the transfer portal again last week. The 6-foot-2 and 212 pound Thomas is also visiting Oklahoma State and West Virginia. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Thomas started all 13 games for the Hilltoppers.  The linebacker finished sixth on the team in total tackles with…

Indiana landed its first spring commit out of the transfer portal on Sunday morning. 6-foot-1 and 260-pound Kent State defensive lineman Stephen Daley announced his commitment to the Hoosiers. In 2025 Daley started all 12 games for the Flashes.  He recorded 51 tackles, tallied 9 tackles for loss for 27 yards, and 4 sacks for 16 yards. Daley has played in 34 games over three seasons.  He has 103 career tackles including 15.5 for loss, six career sacks, four passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and an interception.  99 of his 103 career tackles came in the last…

IU junior outfielder Devin Taylor broke the program’s all-time home record with his 48th career long ball on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. Taylor came into the afternoon in a four-way tie for first place at 47 with Alex Dickerson, Mike Smith and Mike Sabo. The 6-foot-1 and 215-pound Taylor hit a fast ball to centerfield to move into sole possession of the school record. Lots of home runs, even better memories! 5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/Ff1zQvxLmJ — Indiana Baseball (@IndianaBase) April 19, 2025 On the season, Taylor is batting .365 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs.  The Cincinnati, Ohio product is also…

If job one was to get through spring practice relatively injury free, mission accomplished there for IU football. Coach Curt Cignetti announced after the spring game, the one time IU went fully live and tackled over the last six weeks, that no one was injured on Thursday evening. The Hoosiers did have one major setback a few weeks ago, when Michigan transfer slot receiver Tyler Morris was lost for the season due to what Cignetti has called a “non-contact” knee injury. But Morris appears to have been the only player who suffered a serious long-term injury during the spring. At…

Bryson Tucker is now officially leaving Indiana, but he’s staying in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-7 forward is headed to Seattle to play for Washington for his 2025-26 sophomore season according to reports. Indiana traveled to Washington in 2024-25, meaning Tucker and the Huskies are likely to be coming to Bloomington next season. Playing for second-year coach Danny Sprinkle will provide Tucker a fresh opportunity to tap into his undeniable potential. Tucker arrived in Bloomington as the lone member of Indiana’s 2024 high school class after he committed to Mike Woodson last spring. The McDonald’s All-American played 23 games in…

7-foot center Fridrik Leo Curtis visited Indiana in December before ultimately committing to Arizona State. But prior to that IU visit, the product of Iceland took a visit to West Virginia and their then head coach Darian DeVries. Indiana, West Virginia and Arizona State were the only three visits he took. On Friday Curtis announced he has decommitted from Arizona State.  He committed there in January and was expected to sign this month. Perhaps with DeVries now at Indiana, the Hoosiers will get another look? DeVries’ developing roster needs multiple big men, and Curtis’ 7-foot frame could fill a need,…