Author: Mike Schumann

Junior forward Jordan Geronimo will get his first career start on Sunday when IU hosts Northwestern. Geronimo is filling in for Race Thompson, who is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Thompson was at the Northwestern game in sweatpants.  He was walking around on the court pre-game without crutches. The 6-foot-6 Geronimo is averaging a career-high 5.5 points in 13.5 minutes per contest on the 2022-23 season. Last week sophomore guard Tamar Bates made his first career start as Woodson continues to shuffle his lineup.  Senior guard Xavier Johnson continues to be out as he rehabilitates from a broken foot.…

Stanford transfer linebacker Jacob Mangum-Farrar became the latest portal addition in what has been a busy two days for the IU football program. Mangum-Farrar announced the news on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-4 and 235 pound Texas product appeared in 20 games over the last two years for the Cardinal. In 2022 he started eight of the nine games he was healthy and had 44 tackles including 1.5 for a loss, 2 passes defensed and a forced fumble.  He had 10 tackles and .5 sacks in a 16-14 upset win at Notre Dame. In 2021 he made four starts in…

It’s good news and bad news for Race Thompson. According to an IU release, his 76 game start streak will come to an end. But IU says Thompson is out indefinitely rather than for the rest of the season. It appears likely Thompson will be able to return this season. Here’s the release from IU: ————— Senior Race Thompson Out Indefinitely Indiana University senior men’s basketball player Race Thompson will be out indefinitely after after injuring his leg Thursday at Iowa. He has started 76 straight games. In 14 games, The 6-8 Thompson is averaging 8.4 points and 6.1 rebounds…

Indiana kept the portal momentum rolling on Saturday with the addition of West Virginia transfer Lanell Carr. Carr announced his transfer to IU on his social media accounts. Carr appeared in all 12 games this past season and recorded 21 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, and one sack for the Mountaineers. Carr just entered the portal a couple days ago and was immediately offered by IU. A natural pass rusher, Carr could play the defensive end or bull position in IU’s defense. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 245 pounds, Carr played in 27 games for West Virginia from…

Indiana’s wave of transfer portal commitments continued into Saturday as the Hoosiers bolstered their wide receiver room. Fordham transfer wideout Dequece Carter announced on Saturday morning via his social media accounts he will play at Indiana next season. The 6-foot and 196-pound Carter had 56 receptions for 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2022. The Louisa, Virginia product (Woodberry Forest H.S.) has 176 receptions for 3,036 yards (17.2 yards per catch) and 31 touchdowns over his 38 game, four-year career. Carter has one season of eligibility remaining. In high school Carter was the 2018 Virginia Prep School Player of the…

Class of 2024 5-star forward Liam McNeeley played in Indiana this week when his Montverde Academy team traveled to LaPorte for an NIBC event. The Daily Hoosier caught up with McNeeley on Thursday evening in LaPorte to get the latest on his recruitment after Montverde rallied to defeat fellow national power Sunrise Christian.  McNeeley made four straight late game free throws to help Montverde clinch the win. McNeeley is a 6-foot-7 forward from Plano, Texas.  Indiana offered him last April.  According to the 247Sports Composite, McNeeley is the No. 20 overall prospect in the class of 2024.  He is starting…

Indiana continued a productive day on Friday with the addition of Stanford transfer cornerback Nicolas Toomer from the portal. Toomer announced a commitment to Indiana via his social media accounts.  He took a visit to IU earlier this week. The 6-foot-2 and 185-pound Toomer played in 11 games and had seven tackles and two pass break-ups in 2022 for the Cardinal.  Overall he was in the Stanford program for four seasons and played in a total of 21 games.  He recorded 29 total tackles, 18 solo, five passes defended, and had one tackle for loss. Toomer attended high school at…

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…

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…