Author: Mike Schumann

Via the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two-Time National Coach of the Year To Lead Field to Green Flag Curt Cignetti, in celebration of Indiana University Football’s undefeated National Championship season, has been named honorary Pace Car driver for the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. Cignetti will drive the all-new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X – the most advanced Corvette ever, designed and built right here in the United States – to lead the field of 33 drivers to the start of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Exact Pace Car details, including the one-of-a-kind Indianapolis 500 livery, will be unveiled at a later…

Are you ready to be hurt by IU basketball again? There are two signs to watch for this spring before you succumb to the inevitable hope that eventually captures the fan base ahead of each new season. First, Indiana needs to operate as though it needs an entirely new starting five — because to compete at the top of the sport — it most certainly does. Seven players can return to Bloomington for the 2026-27 season, but it is not reasonable to expect all seven will be back.  And even if they did all come back, IU needs to operate…

Can the Hoosiers repeat in 2026? Oddsmakers believe Indiana is right back in the conversation as a national championship contender. Here’s a closer look at what they’re saying about Indiana’s national title, projected win total, and Heisman Trophy chances in 2026. CAN IU FOOTBALL WIN THE NATIONAL TITLE IN 2026? Across five different sports books, IU is a consensus of +750 to win the 2026 College Football Playoff title, which means for every $100 wagered, a profit of $750 will be made.  Those odds place Indiana fourth nationally, behind Ohio State (+600), Texas (+700) and Notre Dame (+700).  Oregon, Georgia,…

With Indiana’s 2025-26 season now officially over, we can confirm IU basketball forward Sam Alexis owns the program’s all-time single-season field goal percentage record. The 6-foot-9 and 240-pound forward made 68.7% (114 of 166) of his shots this season.  The IU record book requires a minimum of 100 field goals made.  He broke Thomas Bryant’s 2015-16 record of 68.3%.  Those two stand nearly six percentage points ahead of Matt Nover’s 62.8% in 1992-93. Alexis posted nine perfect games from the field, including an 8 of 8 effort against Oregon.  That performance is tied with five other former Hoosiers for the…

UMBC Athletics had a historic run in the spring of 2018. You probably remember the school became the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 that year, with a 74-54 win over Virginia. Even after the college basketball season ended, UMBC wasn’t done making headlines. The Retrievers upset No. 1 Albany in lacrosse weeks later that April. UMBC doesn’t have football team.  But feeling on top of the world at the time, the school playfully reached out to then defending national champion Alabama football on X, you know, just to say hi.  Here’s that post to Alabama in…

One thing is certain as IU basketball begins to turn its full attention to the offseason — the Hoosiers will need more players. Just how many is to be determined, but at least three will be needed to supplement the three incoming freshmen, along with the seven scholarship players who are eligible to return next season. Now, if you’ve been paying any attention at all over the last few years, you’ve get a pretty good sense all seven of those players won’t be returning to Bloomington.  But we won’t speculate on who may leave right now. You may already be…

Indiana’s run as college basketball’s last undefeated team will officially go beyond the 50-year mark. This 2025-26 IU team wore a jersey patch commemorating the accomplishment — that will now live on for at least a 51st season.  That comes after previously 31-0 Miami (Ohio) was knocked off in its MAC Tournament game against UMass Thursday afternoon. While fans enjoy the distinction of IU being the last undefeated team, the players from the 1976 squad don’t throw a party when the last unbeaten squad goes down. “We don’t celebrate,” former IU guard Quinn Buckner said.  “I have not been to…

What was accomplished in year one of the Darian DeVries era at Indiana? That’s a really good question. A lot of time and effort went into it, there’s no denying that. But was a foundation laid? Consider this:  IU is losing at least 84.1% of its scoring from this season, 94% of its starts, and 78% of its minutes played. And that’s all at least, because of course the seven scholarship players eligible to return next season are all free to leave via the transfer portal. So even if 2025-26 was a bit of a “put the roster together to…

CHICAGO — Indiana lost to Northwestern Wednesday evening in their Big Ten Tournament opener at United Center by a final score of 74-61. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana led 37-36 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 17 points. The game likely concludes Indiana’s season with an 18-14 record, but we’ll know for sure on Sunday. For Darian DeVries, Tucker DeVries and Lamar Wilkerson postgame, GO HERE. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Another collapse.  In the first meeting in Bloomington, IU led Northwestern by 13…

Reed Bailey is back in the starting five for IU. IU basketball head coach Darian DeVries said on pregame radio he’s inserting Bailey into the starting lineup in place of Nick Dorn for the team’s opening game of the Big Ten Tournament. So Indiana’s starting five will be Bailey, Sam Alexis, Tucker DeVries, Lamar Wilkerson and Conor Enright. DeVries tinkered with playing Bailey and Alexis together in the second half of the Ohio State game on Saturday, and the team played well on the offensive end. Bailey should also allow IU to keep a taller player on Northwestern and Big…