Author: Mike Schumann

After a one-and-done tenure as an assistant coach at Indiana under Mike Woodson, Dane Fife is still evaluating his career options. One possibility is television, and on Friday night the former IU basketball star will make his debut as a college basketball color commentator. Fife’s first foray into television will take place at a location he called home for ten years.  He will join BTN play-by-play man Kevin Kugler on Friday evening at 6 p.m. Eastern at the Breslin Center in East Lansing for Michigan State’s game against Buffalo. Woodson hired Fife in April, 2021 and fired him following the…

At least two IU basketball players are on the radar of NBA scouts and executives for the league’s draft in June. But in the eyes of ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony, neither would be selected if the event were held today. Givony released his latest two-round projection earlier this week, and Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino were both on the outside looking in. Of course there is a long way to go in the 2022-23 season, and both IU starters have dealt with nagging back injuries to start the season.  To highlight that point, Hood-Schifino was projected to be…

With a long break until IU basketball returns to the floor next week, it seems like a good time to check in on each player on the roster and examine how they are performing. First up, we’ll take a look at junior forward Jordan Geronimo.  Stay tuned in the coming days for more. Traditional numbers through 13 games: MPG:  13.1 PPG:  5.2 RPG:  2.2 APG:  0.1 BPG:  0.9 SPG:  0.9 TPG:  0.5 FG%:  53.5 3FG%:  15.4 The preseason chatter:  Is he a three or four?  Or said different, could Jordan Geronimo transition his game out to the perimeter, where at 6-foot-6,…

Indiana’s pursuit of one of the top players in the class of 2024 continued on Wednesday evening. According to multiple reports, IU assistant coach Kenya Hunter traveled down to the John Wall Holiday Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. to watch 5-star guard Dylan Harper and other prospects. According to Adam Zagoria, the 6-foot-5 Don Boscoe Prep (N.J.) combo guard had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in a 74-52 win with Hunter watching. Harper took an official visit to IU in November.  That followed a visit to his high school by the IU staff.  Also a primary Rutgers target, Harper…

Seven former IU football players made 53-man NFL rosters to open the 2022 season, and now 13 have been on an active roster at some point during the season. Take a look at how they all did with our week 16 recap of the Hoosiers in the NFL. Dan Feeney (OL) – New York Jets Feeney was in his customary special teams only role in week 16.  He saw one special teams snaps in a loss to Jacksonville. On the season, Feeney has one start with 54 offensive snaps (six percent) and 61 special teams snaps (15 percent). For his six-year…

The IU football class of 2022 was the program’s best ever during the rankings era, and the majority of that class will return in 2023 with four years of eligibility remaining. Under a rule established in 2018, college athletes competing in Division I football can participate in up to four games in a season without using a year of eligibility. Division I student-athletes have five years to compete in up to four seasons of competition. The exception allows football players to preserve a season of competition if, for example, injuries or other factors result in them competing in a small…

With two wins and some carnage above, the IU men moved up two spots in the final AP top-25 of calendar year 2022.  Indiana (10-3) is No. 16 in the first poll with the non-conference schedule fully in the rear view mirror. The Hoosiers have been ranked all season, ranging from No. 10 to No. 18. The two top teams IU beat earlier this season — Xavier and North Carolina — are ranked No. 22 and 25, respectively.  The two best teams they lost to — Kansas and Arizona — are No. 4 and 5. Rival Purdue remains in the…

18 days to be ready for the final 18 games. Is that enough time for Indiana’s star forward to get fully healthy and lead his team through the Big Ten gauntlet beginning Jan. 5 at Iowa? The eventual answer might end up being the difference between another lackluster season in Bloomington, and the promising 2022-23 campaign IU fans were anticipating.  Sitting here in late December, it seems the season could turn in either direction, and which way it goes just might depend on how healthy and productive senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis can be down the stretch. Jackson-Davis last played at…

Watch below as IU basketball junior guard Anthony Leal surprised his sister on Christmas by paying off her student loans. Leal’s older sister Lauren was a college basketball player at DePauw.  He has often described her as instrumental in his development and motivation as a player. On Sunday Anthony was ready to pay it forward. “Some folks have negative opinions about NIL. But without it, things like this wouldn’t be possible,” Leal said in a Twitter post. In a video of the moment on Christmas at their Bloomington home, Leal’s sister read a card from Anthony that informed her of…

A veteran quarterback is high on the Christmas wish for the IU football coaching staff. After the departures of Connor Bazelak and Jack Tuttle, the Hoosiers lack experience at the critical position headed into the 2023 season. A quick survey of IU’s current quarterback room makes it easy to see why coach Tom Allen and his staff are looking for a veteran signal caller. Dexter Williams – Williams showed promise in his first action as an IU quarterback in late 2022.  But a major knee injury against Purdue has him in rehab for the second time.  His timeline to return…