Author: Mike Schumann

IU football is ranked No. 4 in the first release of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings. The CFP Committee announced the rankings live on Tuesday evening on ESPN.  If the Hoosiers can finish No. 4 or better they’ll get a first round bye. In the first rankings IU would play the winner of Alabama and Boise State in the quarterfinals. The Hoosiers are currently the highest-ranked team from the Big Ten.  Also in the initial bracket from the league is No. 8 UCLA. Ohio State is No. 12, but bumped out by the requirement to have a Group of…

A pair of former college football quarterbacks weighed in this week on what they’ve seen from IU quarterback Josh Hoover lately. Over the last two weeks against Michigan and Minnesota, Hoover has completed 16 of 37 (43.2%) of his throws with one touchdown and two interceptions. FOX color commentator Joel Klatt called Indiana’s games against Nebraska, Ohio State and Michigan.  He said on the Joel Klatt Show this week that during the Ohio State game he noticed Hoover wincing after throws. “He clearly has not been right since the Ohio State game,” said Klatt, who played quarterback for Colorado from…

We are off and running in 2026-27. Indiana struggled to separate from EIU early, holding just a 21-19 lead with 10 minutes left in the first half.  But the Hoosiers finished the half on a 23-4 run and really never looked back.  The Panthers never got closer than 19 after the break, and the IU lead gradually swelled. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 91-57 with our latest edition of The Report Card. The Hoosiers (1-0) will next host Bellarmine on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET (Peacock/NBCSN). —————————————- OFFENSE (B) Indiana was solid offensively but not elite. …

Indiana freshman guard Prince-Alexander Moody suffered a knee injury and will miss “an extended period of time” coach Darian DeVries said on Monday evening following IU’s season-opening 91-57 win over Eastern Illinois. “We’ll continue to get him evaluated but don’t anticipate having him back for quite some time, so unfortunate news there,” DeVries said. The injury occurred in the days leading up to the first game of the season. The 6-foot-4 Moody was on the IU bench for the game wearing street clothes, with his leg in a brace.  He was utilizing crutches. The Maryland product was a top-100 4-star…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Eastern Illinois at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to open the 2026-27 season by a final score of 91-57. The Hoosiers led 44-23 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Markus Burton with 19 points. The three keys to the game, highlights and stats are below. For Darian DeVries and the IU players postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (1-0) returns to action on Thursday at 6 p.m. ET against Bellarmine. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Burton in midseason form.  Point guard Markus Burton hadn’t played in a regular season game since Dec. 5 of last…

We have an official kickoff time for Indiana’s return to the field on Nov. 14 against USC. As is the case each season, the Big Ten is rolling out kick times and television designations a couple weeks ahead of each game. Indiana’s week ten game at home against USC will kick at 3:30 p.m. ET and air to a national audience on CBS.  This marks the second straight game IU will be in this time slot on CBS. Indiana has never defeated USC.  The Trojans entered 2026 with high hopes but looked a bit vulnerable through the first eight games. …

Indiana improved to 8-1 with a 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota on Saturday. The full defensive snap counts from the game are below. But first, here are some position-by-position notes on the defense coming out of the contest. For a look at the offense vs. Minnesota, GO HERE. Defensive Line The rotations at edge/defensive end really stand out.  There seems to have been a realization Tobi Osunsanmi and Stephen Daley are too valuable to take out of the game.  And their performance this season makes that fairly easy to understand — even as they have very good backups. Osunsanmi had…

Indiana improved to 8-1 with a 23-16 overtime win against Minnesota on Saturday. The full offensive snap counts from the game are below. But first, here are some position-by-position notes on the offense coming out of the contest: Quarterback There’s typically not a lot to say here as the quarterback’s performance somewhat speaks for itself. But with Josh Hoover and Grant Wilson each playing a half in a tight game, we can compare the two quite a bit. Wilson played one more snap than Hoover and posted a better grade at PFF.  That outlet gave Wilson a 65.8 mark, and…

In its ninth straight game to open the 2026 season, IU football appeared to hit the tipping point on Saturday from an injury standpoint. The Hoosiers entered the Minnesota game without edge rusher Kellan Wyatt and receiver Davion Chandler, who were both declared out ahead of the contest. The trouble on Saturday started before the opening kickoff. Starting linebacker Rolijah Hardy suffered a non-contact injury during pregame warmups. “That was like a shock,” IU coach Curt Cignetti said postgame.  “Something popped in his back in pregame. They tried to take care of him, but didn’t work. That was like a…

“Huge special teams gaffes throughout the entire game” is how head coach Curt Cignetti described the performance by his specialists against Minnesota on Saturday. There was a missed 31-yard field goal by Nico Radicic.  Another field goal attempt was blocked, and a third never had a chance after the snap and hold were botched. In a tight game, that was enough to doom most teams. But that wasn’t even the half of it. Punter Billy Gowers shanked two punts –15 and 27 yarders that led to 10 Minnesota points. There was a holding penalty on a punt return, and Charlie…