Author: Mike Schumann

Two former IU football players are in the headlines as the 2025 NFL season gets set to kickoff Thursday evening. Marcelino McCrary-Ball, who played the husky position for Tom Allen at IU and is a linebacker in the NFL, has been named a special teams captain of the New York Jets. McCrary-Ball entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.  He initially signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2022, was signed to the Jets’ practice squad in August 2023, and spent time on the active roster in 2023 and ’24. McCrary-Ball played in 12 games last season, taking 200…

Indiana is no longer in the mix for class of 2026 5-star guard Deron Rippey, Jr. according to multiple Thursday national reports. Rippey had set an October official visit to IU and included the Hoosiers in his list of final schools.  He also eliminated Kansas from the list of schools he’s considering. With Rippey off the board, IU will focus its efforts in the 2026 guards Junior County, Tay Kinney, and Jordan Smith, Jr. County is scheduled to visit IU this weekend.  Stay tuned for a preview of that visit with more background on the Utah-based guard. Kinney completed an…

While consistently good for decades, recent vintage IU men’s soccer has taken a minute to get rolling the last few seasons. Not in 2025. On Wednesday No. 3-ranked Indiana (4-0-1) earned its second-straight clean sheet, fourth consecutive victory and remains unbeaten in five matches this season thanks to a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 15-ranked, previously undefeated Saint Louis (2-1-1) on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. A seventh-minute Collins Oduro goal and another strong defensive effort made the difference in IU’s second ranked, shutout victory in two games. Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week Holden Brown made four…

The Daily Hoosier spent a week in Puerto Rico in connection with IU basketball’s summer tour, and had several opportunities to see the team in action.  Since nothing was televised or streamed, we are going to go player-by-player to share our thoughts on what we saw, and what to expect from Indiana’s 2025-26 roster. Next up is senior forward Trent Sisley, who arrived in Bloomington this summer as a true freshman via Montverde Academy and Santa Claus, Ind. SISLEY BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 22.0 PPG – 11.3 FG% – 58.3% 3FG% – 60.0% (10 attempts) FT% – (no attempts)…

Led by Curt Cignetti, last season Indiana became the 12th FBS college football program since 2000 to increase its year-over-year win total by eight or more games. So how did the next season go for the 11 teams that accomplished the feat ahead of IU?  Let’s take a look.  (Note:  This doesn’t include win increases from the 2020 condensed schedule to 2021.) But before we do that, consider this:  Indiana has had two coaches before Cignetti orchestrate at least a five-win turnaround twice in its own history: Bo McMillin 1942 (+5 vs. 1941) John Pont 1967 (+8 vs. 1966) For…

Indiana fell two spots to No. 21 in the updated Coaches Poll following their 27-14 win over Old Dominion in week one. Florida State and Iowa State were the two team that passed the Hoosiers in the rankings. Despite the drop, this marks the first time since 1969 IU has been ranked for the first two weeks of the season. The Big Ten now has three teams in the top-five:  No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Penn State and No. 5 Oregon.  Also ranked from the league are No. 12 Illinois and No. 13 Michigan.  IU will face each of…

The Daily Hoosier spent a week in Puerto Rico in connection with IU basketball’s summer tour, and had several opportunities to see the team in action.  Since nothing was televised or streamed, we are going to go player-by-player to share our thoughts on what we saw, and what to expect from Indiana’s 2025-26 roster. Next up is senior forward Sam Alexis, who transferred to Indiana from Florida during the offseason. ALEXIS BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 21.7 PPG – 12.7 FG% – 53.6% 3FG% – 0.0% (4 attempts) FT% – 72.7% (12 attempts) RPG – 7.7 APG – 1.0 TOPG…

The son of one new IU basketball coach Darian DeVries’ former colleagues at Creighton has joined the IU basketball program. Indiana lists 6-foot guard Tryce Grensing on the roster.  He’ll wear No. 18. Grensing is from Murfreesboro, Tenn. A four-year varsity starter at Providence Christian Academy, Grensing scored 17 points to help lead the Lions to the 2025 TSSAA state championship.  He averaged 8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game during his senior season and shot 47% from 3-point range. Grensing is the son of long-time college basketball assistant coach Greg Grensing. Greg spent time on the sidelines…

Indiana safety Bryson Bonds will miss the remainder of the 2025 season after suffering a knee injury on Saturday in the week one win over Old Dominion. Bonds was injured on kickoff coverage against the Monarchs. The longest-tenured safety on the roster, Bonds has been at Indiana since 2020. This was his final year of eligibility, but he should be eligible for a medical hardship waiver if he wants to return in 2026. Bonds has played in 48 career games and has 43 career tackles. Most of his action has been on special teams, and he is a key contributor…

The 2025 IU football season is here, and we are moving right along into week two. Coming off a season opening win over Old Dominion, Indiana hosts Kennesaw State this Saturday at Noon ET (FS1). The Owls are led by quarterback Dexter Williams, who spent four seasons in Bloomington.  KSU lost on the road to Wake Forest 10-9 in week one.  Williams was 12 of 33 passing for 149 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.  He also rushed 14 times for 44 yards and was sacked twice. So what’s the outlook for this Saturday in Bloomington? The gambling forecast in…