Author: Mike Schumann

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana beat Minnesota by a final score of 23-16 in overtime on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Below are three quick reasons why the Hoosiers won, along with highlights and final stats. Indiana (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) will have a bye next week. For Curt Cignetti postgame, GO HERE.  For the IU players, GO HERE. ———————————— THREE QUICK REASONS INDIANA WON 1. Grant Wilson leads a rally.  McAteer makes a stunner.  Backup quarterback Grant Wilson filled in for Josh Hoover in the second half and completed 9 of 17 throws for 156 yards and a touchdown.  He led a…

The Hoosiers are hoping for all treats on Halloween at Memorial Stadium. After playing three of its last four on the road, the script flips for IU with three of four at home to end the regular season — starting with a homecoming contest against Minnesota. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s week 9 matchup against the Golden Gophers in Bloomington. MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (5-2) at No. 4 INDIANA HOOSIERS (7-1) Kickoff:  3:30 p.m. ET, Saturday Location:  Bloomington, Ind.; Memorial Stadium (56,626; field turf) Television:  CBS — Brad Nessler (pbp), Charles Davis (color) & Jenny Dell (sideline) Stream: …

FOX’s Gus Johnson saw an 8 on the uniform and assumed Josh Hoover’s overtime pass at Michigan went to his favorite target, Charlie Becker. That was an understandable mistake. Becker leads Indiana with 65 targets and 42 receptions this season. The tight end group? They’ve got eight targets and six receptions all season — combined. Going back to the spring, IU coach Curt Cignetti warned his young tight end room was the biggest unknown on his third Hoosier football team.  And that sentiment made sense.  After all, all five of the tight ends on the roster had freshman in their…

The NCAA’s effort to expedite the appeals process in the eligibility case involving IU athletes Stephen Daley, Kellan Wyatt, Sam Alexis and others has been denied by the Indiana Court of Appeals. As a result, all athletes involved — including IU football’s Daley and Wyatt, and basketball’s Alexis — are eligible for the foreseeable future. In September the athletes received a preliminary injunction against the NCAA from a Monroe County court that made them eligible for a fifth season of college athletes. The NCAA is appealing that decision and had asked for expedited appellate consideration and briefing “because this case…

Indiana had a clean availability report a week ago, but the Hoosiers weren’t so fortunate this week. Edge rusher Kellan Wyatt and wide receiver Davion Chandler are both out for IU’s home game against Minnesota (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). Wyatt was injured during the Michigan game, while Chandler did not play in that contest. Safety Quan Sanks is questionable this week.  He saw limited action at Michigan. Quarterback Josh Hoover, who played through an undisclosed injury at Michigan, is listed as probable.  Hoover was not on the report at any point last week. For Minnesota, starting tight end Pierce Walsh…

What’s the outlook for the 2026-27 IU basketball season in the eyes of the national media, polls and computer models? How about somewhere between the 24th-best team…and the 47th?  A fairly clear NCAA Tournament team…but not an Elite Eight-caliber squad. That’s the range from 11 different projections by a selection of individuals, polls and computers. The rankings we found are, well….ranked, from the most to least optimistic. ————————— FIELD OF 68 — No. 24 The Field of 68, led by Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster, has the most optimistic views of Indiana right now.  They like Indiana’s transfer portal haul.…

In a cornerback room looking to replace All-American D’Angelo Ponds, things got off to an inauspicious start in 2026. To say the least. Both starting cornerbacks — Jamari Sharpe and A.J. Harris — were injured in the first quarter of the first game against North Texas. Both would miss the remainder of that game.  Sharpe would also miss week two, and Harris missed four straight contests. Meanwhile, after Northwestern marched up and down the field against IU, concerns were raised about the IU secondary as a whole. In addition to Ponds, the Hoosiers also lost safety Louis Moore and rover…

ESPN’s College GameDay will make its third-ever trip to Bloomington and first from an on-campus location when the Indiana football program hosts Minnesota on Saturday. The show will air for three hours from 9 a.m. to noon ET from Showalter Fountain in the heart of the IU campus. Rece Davis, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Kirk Herbstreit will host the show for ESPN. Showalter Fountain is a central landmark on campus and it has historic connections to IU Athletics. The fountain sits at the center of the Fine Arts Plaza. Created in 1952 by sculptor Robert Laurent, its…

Indiana improved to 7-1 with a 13-6 overtime win at Michigan on Saturday. The full defensive snap counts from the game are below. But first, here are some position-by-position notes on the defense coming out of the contest. For a look at the offense vs. Michigan, GO HERE. Defensive Line Overall IU’s pass rush was highly impactful.  The Hoosiers had 21 QB pressures on 42 drop backs. Tobi Osunsanmi had the best pass rush grade on the team according to PFF.  He had two sacks and now has nine on the season in eight games.  He also has 13.5 tackles…

Indiana had quarterback questions in the week leading up to the Michigan game. They continued throughout the tight contest in Ann Arbor. The staff saw ominous signs at practice ahead of the road trip. With starting signal caller Josh Hoover nursing an injury he suffered against Ohio State, there were clear signs IU might struggle through the air. “In practice last week the pass game wasn’t very good,” IU coach Curt Cignetti said Monday.  “I expect it to be better this week.” Cignetti said he expects Hoover to “be fine and better this week” when the Hoosiers host Minnesota (3:30…