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…
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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…
After another rough start, Indiana found second half answers against a determined Kennesaw State squad on Friday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. KSU ran out to a 22-15 late first half lead before IU tied it up at 27 at the break. The teams traded early second half runs, and the Owls led 40-36 with just over 12 minutes remaining. But IU closed the game on a 33-15 run and ended the game with their biggest lead of the night. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers earned the 69-55 win with another edition of…
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Kennesaw State by a final score of 69-55 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday evening. The game was tied 27-all at halftime. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Tamar Bates with 19 points, and Jalen Hood-Schifino added 18. Race Thompson tied his career high with a team high 14 rebounds. Indiana (10-3, 1-1) will now have a long layoff before facing Iowa on Jan. 5. See also: Mike Woodson and Tamar Bates post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Indiana has the adjustments. Indiana struggled offensively early in the game as Kennesaw State…
Indiana’s leading scorer and rebounder will miss his second straight game. Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis will not play against Kennesaw State on Friday evening for “precautionary reasons.” Jackson-Davis also missed Indiana’s Tuesday game against Elon. He has been dealing with a lower back issue since a November game against Miami (Ohio). In total this is Jackson-Davis’ third missed game of the season due to the back issue. The 6-foot-9 Greenwood, Ind. product is averaging 16.4 points per game, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.7 blocked shots. Junior forward Jordan Geronimo, who also missed the Elon game with a dislocated finger, is expected…