Author: Mike Schumann

The college football spring transfer portal window is open, and Indiana has lost a couple key depth pieces along the defensive line. Defensive lineman Marcus Burris might be IU’s most significant loss since the end of the 2024 season.  He has been a regular in the IU defensive line rotation the last two seasons. A former 4-star high school recruit who started his career at Texas A&M, the 6-foot-5 and 285-pound Burris transferred to Indiana to play for Tom Allen ahead of the 2023 season.  He played in all 12 games with eight starts that season. In 2024 for Curt…

Mackenzie Mgbako is headed to the Lonestar State and the Southeastern Conference. After two years at Indiana, Mgbako will play for Texas A&M and their new head coach Bucky McMillan next season, he announced on Thursday. Mgbako is the fifth member of the 2024-25 IU team to find a new home, following Malik Reneau (Miami, Fla.), Myles Rice (Maryland), Jakai Newton (Georgia State), and Gabe Cupps (Ohio State). The 6-foot-9 forward from Gladstone, New Jersey originally committed to Duke before flipping to Indiana in 2023.  He arrived in Bloomington as a McDonald’s All-American.  Coincidentally, Mgbako was arrested at another fast…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana’s 2025 spring football game is Thursday evening at 8 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Follow along by refreshing the page for updates from the scrimmage below. Further below is our postgame recap from Memorial Stadium. PREGAME PLAYER NOTES Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt is in sweatpants and will not play. Cornerback Amariyun Knighten has a crutch and will not play. Defensive linemen Andrew Turvy and Andrew Depaepe are also inactive. Offensive linemen Kahlil Benson and Drew Evans missed the entire spring including tonight’s game. IN GAME PLAYER NOTES Rolijah Hardy lines up at a starting linebacker spot. D’Angelo…

ESPN announced on Thursday legendary College GameDay personality Lee Corso will retire. The outlet says Corso will make his final headgear pick on College GameDay on Saturday, Aug. 30 – Week 1 of the 2025 college football season – at a destination to be announced later this spring. ESPN will also present special programming celebrating Corso in the days leading up to Aug. 30. “My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College GameDay for nearly 40 years,” said Corso in an ESPN press release. “I have a treasure of many…

Indiana has landed a commitment from Troy transfer guard Tayton Conerway. He chose Indiana over Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and others. The 6-foot-3 and 185-pound Texas native was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year in 2024-25.  Conerway led Troy in points (14.2), assists (4.8), steals (2.9) and minutes (30.4). He shot 47.1 percent from the field overall including 27 percent from three. He converted at a 66.4 percent clip at the free throw line. Conerway stood out nationally in 2024-25 in several ways.  He had the third-highest steal rate (5.6%) in the country across Division I, and the No.…

Indiana has landed a commitment from North Florida transfer wing Jasai Miles, he reported on his Instagram page. The news comes Wednesday evening as Miles is currently on a visit in Bloomington. Miles is coming off a breakout sophomore season for the Ospreys.  He captured Third Team All-ASUN honors for the initial All-Conference nod of his career in 2024-25. The 6-foot-6 Miles started all 32 games and averaged 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists on 42.5 percent shooting from the field including 33.5 percent from three in 31.4 minutes in 2024-25. His 15.4 points and 31.4 minutes led the…

Indiana is trending to land North Florida transfer wing Jasai Miles out of the transfer portal. National 247Sports recruiting analyst Travis Branham placed a prediction for IU to land Miles on Wednesday.  Additional predictions have followed. A product of Miami, Fla., Miles arrived at IU for a visit on Tuesday evening. The 6-foot-6 Miles started all 32 games for North Florida this past season.  He averaged 15.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists on 42.5 percent shooting from the field, including 33.5 percent from three in 31.4 minutes per game. Miles shot 55.6% on 2-pointers, and 62.7% at the free…

The names to know keep rolling in. Here are three new transfer portal prospects Indiana has been connected to via various reports this week. Alex Chaikin (Lafayette) As a true freshman the 6-foot-5 Chaikin (pictured above) was the third-best 3-point shooter in all of college basketball, making 47.9% from long range on more than five attempts per game.  He was No. 27 nationally in effective field goal percentage (63%).  The Virginia product started 19 times in 32 games at Lafayette this season and played 26.5 minutes per game on his way to being named to the All-Patriot League team. He…

Indiana’s new roster is coming together with several key additions via the transfer portal over the last two weeks. But the Hoosiers still need some length and rim protection. 7-foot developmental prospect Emeka Opurum of Butler Community College in Kansas won’t be part of the mix. Opurum announced on Wednesday he has committed to Auburn after a visit there this week.  IU’s early involvement with Opurum emerged over the weekend. Indiana currently has 6-foot-10 forward Reed Bailey on the roster for next season.  He could play a small-ball stretch-five role to give IU a modern look at center. But Bailey…

Greensburg, Ind. product Sam West showed promise during his time at IU.  But he’ll play out the latter part of his college career elsewhere. He announced Tuesday on X he’s entering the transfer portal. “I want to thank everyone at Indiana for an incredible past two years,” West wrote in the post. “I’ll always hold my time here in high regard and value the experiences and relationships I’ve built.” West appeared in all 13 games in 2024, seeing action mostly on special teams.  He made his first career reception against Charlotte — a 37-yard pass to set up the third…