Indiana landed a second offensive weapon from the ACC on Friday when Wake Forest transfer running back Christian Turner announced he will attend Indiana. Turner broke the news on his social media accounts. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, Turner started his career at Michigan where he played the 2018 and 2019 seasons before transferring to Wake Forest. The Buford, Ga. product carried the ball 254 times for 1,022 yards (4.0 yards per carry) and 12 touchdowns over the last two seasons for the Demon Deacons. He added nine catches for 68 yards and a score over that span while…
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Indiana added a significant talent to its wide receiver room on Friday afternoon. Clemson transfer wideout E.J. Williams announced on his social media accounts he is transferring to Indiana. Over three seasons, Williams recorded 40 catches for 442 yards and two touchdowns in 888 offensive snaps over 33 games (six starts) with Clemson from 2020-22. Williams is listed at 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds. As a junior, Williams appeared in 13 games for Clemson in 2022, and had seven catches for 70 yards. He had 33 receptions over his first two seasons including 24 as a true freshman. Williams’ best game…
From major runs, to serious injuries, and hostility between the benches — this one had it all. Indiana opened the game with a 28-7 lead, and still led 35-15 with 9:59 left in the first half. The Hawkeyes cut the lead to 10 at halftime and took the lead with 11:35 left in the second half. The runs continued as IU went on a 12-2 push in the final seven minutes to retake the lead 84-78 with under four minutes remaining before collapsing late. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers lost 91-89 with another edition of The…
Indiana head coach Mike Woodson didn’t hold back regarding a second half incident in Iowa City on Thursday evening. Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery went all the way over to the Indiana bench as IU assistant coach Yasir Rosemond was having a discussion with an official. Moments later that same official appeared to call a technical foul on McCaffery but it wasn’t enforced. The reason for not enforcing the technical foul appeared to be explained to Woodson, but it was not explained by the crew to the television broadcasters. McCaffery’s son Connor, a player for Iowa, also went towards the…
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Indiana lost to Iowa on Thursday evening at Carver Hawkeye Arena by a final score of 91-89. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 30 points and 9 rebounds. Jalen Hood-Schifino had 21 points and 9 assists. Indiana (10-4, 1-2) hosts Northwestern at Noon Eastern on Sunday in Bloomington. See also: Mike Woodson and Trayce Jackson-Davis discuss the game. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Massive first half lead blown. Indiana opened the game with a 28-7 lead, and they led 35-15 with 9:59 left in the first half. IU forward Race…
An already shorthanded IU basketball team suffered another serious looking injury on Thursday evening. Sixth-year starting forward Race Thompson left the game at Iowa with 4:27 left in the first half with an apparent serious knee injury. Thompson’s right foot appeared to be planted on the ground when an Iowa player dove into his leg. Thompson collapsed to the floor. He put minimal weight on the leg and was helped to the locker room. https://twitter.com/TylerDevitte/status/1611194302868164609?s=20&t=_AiK85xUjSIcY_2GVVrOjA The injury happened right in front of the Indiana bench. Thompson was surrounded by the training staff and his coaches and teammates for a couple…
As we near the midway point of the 2022-23 season, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing against preseason expectations. Today we look at sixth-year forward Race Thompson. See also: Jordan Geronimo | Tamar Bates | Trey Galloway | Miller Kopp Race Thompson’s traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG: 23.8 PPG: 8.4 RPG: 6.4 APG: 1.2 BPG: 1.4 SPG: 0.8 TPG: 0.8 FG%: 47.3 3FG%: 27.6 The preseason chatter: Coming into the season, the main questions surrounding Thompson were whether he could augment his game to resemble that…
Indiana senior forwards Trayce Jackson-Davis and Mackenzie Holmes were among a group of 25 student-athletes selected to their respective John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch Lists today. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the 2022-23 season thus far, the list comprises of 25 student-athletes who are front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor. Jackson-Davis paces the Hoosiers with 16.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game this season. He is shooting 63.4% (64-of-101) from the floor. He is one of two players nationally to average at least 16.0 points,…
Just a day removed from Iowa’s Patrick McCaffery announcing he was taking time away from the game to attend to his struggle with anxiety, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis seemingly saw an opportunity to expose bad fan behavior. On Wednesday afternoon, Jackson-Davis posted on his Twitter page a copy of a handwritten letter sent to him from someone named Tim Weaver. Jackson-Davis introduced the letter with a reference to the mental health issues players contend with, and he tagged the Twitter account of the author of the letter. “You wonder why players experience mental health issues and problems,” Jackson-Davis wrote. “We are…
With a long break until IU basketball returns to the floor, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing against preseason expectations. Today we look at fifth year forward Miller Kopp. See also: Jordan Geronimo | Tamar Bates | Trey Galloway Miller Kopp’s traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG: 26.3 PPG: 9.6 RPG: 2.2 APG: 1.1 BPG: 0.2 SPG: 0.5 TPG: 0.6 FG%: 49.4 3FG%: 44.6 The preseason chatter: Everyone knew Kopp was on the floor to make threes, so the questions were, could Indiana get him a high…