Author: Mike Schumann

August is always a time for new names to emerge and veterans to rise to the occasion as opportunities are presented. Indiana’s 2022 fall camp is no different. On Friday we asked head coach Tom Allen for a couple players on each side of the ball who were exceeding his expectations, and he gave us an interesting group. From a former 4-star in-state recruit who is flashing after a few years behind the scenes, to a Bloomington product with a recognizable name who might be a able to fill a position of need, Allen named four who have caught his…

He’s the highest ranked recruit in program history, and Dasan McCullough might be ready to make a splash in year one. At the very least, McCullough made an impression on the Big Ten Network crew that was in Bloomington on Friday for the team’s first scrimmage. The son of former running backs coach Deland McCullough, it wasn’t clear where on the field Indiana would try to plug in the Bloomington High School South product. He was originally thought of as a safety, but after he grew to 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, McCullough could be either a linebacker or a stand-up…

The state of Indiana’s top prospects in the class of 2025 both plan to make two more visits to Bloomington in the coming months. 2025 forward Trent Sisley will visit Indiana for Hoosier Hysteria on Oct. 7 his father told The Daily Hoosier, and he’ll make a return visit on Nov. 30 when Indiana hosts North Carolina as part of the Big Ten / ACC Challenge. Joining Sisley on both days will be his AAU (Indy Heat, Nike EYBL) teammate and fellow in-state product Jalen Haralson, The Daily Hoosier can confirm. Sisley and Haralson both come to Bloomington in June…

Former IU basketball guard Devonte Green has signed with Atomeromu SE Paks and will play in Hungary’s A Division this coming season. It will be his third year as a professional. Green played last season at Larissa BC in Greek GBL league. In 20 games he averaged 8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1assists. He helped them to a league semifinal appearance. Green has previously played professionally in the NBA Summer League (Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz White). He was part of a squad which won the NBA Summer League in Salt Lake City championship title in 2021. Green graduated from…

If Tom Allen has his way, no one outside of his program will know who IU football’s starting quarterback will be until just before the season-opening kickoff against Illinois on Sept. 2. Allen said on Friday he plans to tell his team internally who will be the starter sooner, but he has no plans to make a public announcement until the Friday night contest in Bloomington three weeks from today. “As a program we would like to know, probably after the second scrimmage,” Allen said on Friday following the team’s first scrimmage. “I’m not going to announce it until kickoff…

If you ask head coach Tom Allen, Shaun Shivers’ size might be his best asset.  Not just for what it does for him on the field, but who it forced him to become off it. Toughness and physicality are non-negotiables when it comes to playing for Allen, and his new running back from Auburn has those traits in abundance. Shivers’ listed height of 5-foot-7 seems generous.  He is the shortest player on the team, even a couple inches shy of kicker Charles Campbell. Whatever the right measurements may be, Shivers can bring a shoulder fast and low, and he isn’t…

Indiana cornerback Tiawan Mullen has been named first-team All-Big Ten by PFF, and honorable mention All-American according to that outlet. PFF wrote this about Mullen in their 2022 college football preview guide. “When healthy, he’s undoubtedly among the best at the position. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder has inside-outside versatility and is a ferocious blitzer. Mullen is also the proud owner of the highest run-defense grade among cornerbacks since his true freshman campaign in 2019. In coverage, he consistently wins at the catch point, with a 20.6% forced incompletion rate since 2019 — the second-best among active Power Five cornerbacks.” Two other…

There was a time when you couldn’t get Colorado-based Coors beer in Indiana. It will be ubiquitous at IU sporting events this fall. IU Athletics announced a new partnership with Molson Coors Beverage Company today that will make Coors Light the exclusive domestic beer sponsor of IU Athletics beginning with the 2022-23 season. As part of the agreement, Molson Coors Beverage Company will be able to utilize IU’s script mark in its promotion, and it will be a visible part of the gameday experience at various IU athletics venues, including Memorial Stadium. The Rooftop at the Rock presented by Indiana…

“Things will be more competitive this season.” That’s how IU coach Mike Woodson answered a question about the allocation of playing time at an alumni event in late May. More competitive because Indiana has returned nearly 80 percent of its minutes played from a year ago while bringing in four freshmen who, to varying degrees, appear to be ready to play a role in November. Woodson hopes the talented roster he has assembled, which is picked by many to win the Big Ten, will function like a rising tide that lifts everyone involved. “Competition is good,” Woodson said.  “If you’re…

A stint in the resuscitated USFL helped revive Stevie Scott’s football career. The New York native and three-year IU football starter signed with the Denver Broncos on Wednesday according to multiple reports. This is Scott’s second stint with the Broncos.  He was signed by them during training camp last year but was waived after just a week with the team. He did make a preseason appearance with Denver a year ago, totaling seven rushes for 23 yards. In the USFL Scott rushed for 310 yards and three touchdowns on 99 attempts for the Michigan Panthers as part of a season…