Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana has a good chance to get back on track when they host FCS opponent Indiana State on Friday evening. The Hoosiers will also look to solve their quarterback riddle, and open up an offense that failed to find the end zone in week one. It’s a special Friday night edition of IU football in Bloomington. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s week two matchup against the Sycamores. INDIANA STATE (0-1) at INDIANA (0-1) Kickoff:  7 p.m. Eastern, Friday Location:  Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf) Television: BTN — Pat Boylan (pbp), Brock Vereen (analyst), Meghan McKeown…

When he arrived two and a half years ago, then new IU coach Mike Woodson knew he had to elevate the expectations when it came to what was possible on the recruiting trail. “When I took the job, I made it clear to my coaches that we deserve to sit at the table with the best players,” Woodson said. Since then, Indiana landed the No. 17 high school class in 2022 and No. 16 in 2023.  He’s also brought in significant talent via the transfer portal. Indiana doesn’t have a commit yet in the high school senior class, but they’re…

After leading Indiana to six bowl games in eight years and becoming the program’s all-time winningest coach, it would have been easy for Bill Mallory to be bitter when he was fired in 1996. Instead, Mallory locked his jaw, and doubled down on IU. Mallory lived in Bloomington until his death in 2018.  And two of his sons went on to become assistant coaches at IU under different staffs. One of those sons, Curt Mallory, is leading his Indiana State program to Bloomington on Friday night as the head coach of the Sycamores.  It’s a game that never would have…

Indiana offensive lineman Matt Bedford knew it right away when he tore his ACL in the first half against Illinois during the season opener a year ago. Quick testing on the knee erased all doubt.  Bedford’s 2022 season was over in the blink of an eye. After a full offseason of preparation, it was a situation where most players would take off their pads, and sulk away from their teammates and the bright lights. So why did Bedford emerge from the halftime locker room still in his full uniform, pads, helmet and all? “In the game I knew (it was…

For better or worse, IU football’s 2023 season opener involved a lot of eyeballs on the Hoosiers. CBS announced today that Saturday’s game between IU and Ohio State was the network’s most watched week one game in 25 years across their platforms. The game averaged 4.646 million viewers, up 39 percent vs. the same matchup last year.  The broadcast peaked with 5.711 million viewers. The network’s streaming arm Paramount+ recorded its most streamed week one game ever across households, streaming minutes, and average minute audience. TELEVISION/TIP DETAILS CONFIRMED FOR EMPIRE CLASSIC On the basketball front, IU’s marquee matchup against UConn…

Former IU football star Micah McFadden has risen to the top of the depth chart at the start of his second season in the NFL. On Tuesday the New York Giants listed McFadden as their starting Will linebacker to open the 2023 campaign. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 232 pounds by the Giants, McFadden started seven of 17 games as a rookie in 2022 and finished the season with 59 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble. The Giants face the Cowboys on Sept. 10 in a nationally televised game. The Tampa, Fla. product was selected in the fifth round by…

Through the ups and downs, Ellie Mallory never lost her affection for the IU football program. But she enters this week a bit conflicted. The wife of the late Bill Mallory, the winningest coach in Indiana program history, Ellie playfully said she wasn’t sure what color to wear to Friday night’s game between IU and Indiana State at Memorial Stadium. Even after Bill was fired by Indiana in 1996, the couple continued to live in Bloomington.  Ellie remained there until 2022.  A year ago she led the IU football team in the singing of the fight song at fall camp,…

Kyle Schwarber is on a tear. After hitting 10 home runs in August, the former IU slugger has already produced three more in September. His bomb into the seats on Sunday evening in San Diego was his 40th of the season for the lefty. https://twitter.com/Phillies/status/1698853138474893614?s=20 Schwarber is putting up unique numbers in 2023. He’s currently third in the National League in home runs this season. In addition to the 40 home runs, he’s first in the National League in strikeouts, second in walks, eighth in runs batted in with 89, and he’s batting just .193.  More than 40 percent of…

What did IU learn about its quarterbacks on Saturday afternoon against Ohio State? This much seems clear — Indiana had both of its young signal callers in game management mode for the first three quarters against the very talented Buckeye defense. So what was learned?  Truth be told — probably not much. The raw data gives the edge to Brendan Sorsby, at least as a passer.  He had the better overall PFF grade and QB rating by a healthy margin.  But IU really didn’t open up the offense much until midway through the fourth quarter.  Perhaps the fact IU had…

The Sept. 23 weekend when IU football hosts Akron has become another popular one for basketball recruiting visits. The visitor list in Bloomington that weekend will include Lawrence North H.S. (Indianapolis, Ind.) guard Azavier Robinson, according to Ethan Bock of the Portal Report.  He took a visit to Notre Dame over this weekend, and also has trips to Illinois and Ohio State set. The 6-foot-1 Robinson is expected to be one of the top players in the state of Indiana as a junior this season.  He averaged 20.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals in 2022-23. St. Johns,…