Author: Mike Schumann

Beginning on Tuesday, the Big Ten Network will air 13 hours of live programming from Big Ten Football Media Days taking place on Tuesday, July 26, and Wednesday, July 27, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Coverage will include press conferences for all 14 Big Ten football coaches, as well as remarks from Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. Commissioner Warren will kick off Tuesday’s press conferences at 10:15 a.m. ET, followed by: Scott Frost (Nebraska) at 11 a.m. ET Michael Locksley (Maryland) at 11:15 a.m. ET P.J. Fleck (Minnesota) at 11:30 a.m. ET Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) at 11:45 a.m. ET…

David Ellis’ college career was filled with promise after a fast start. But it was also filled with injuries over the last two seasons. Eventually the injuries won out. The senior running back’s college career has come to an end as Ellis is taking a medical hardship disqualification according to multiple reports.  The medical disqualification means Ellis will keep his scholarship at IU, but he does not count against the NCAA’s limit of 85 scholarships. Ellis appeared in the first three games of the 2021 season before he had a season-ending ankle injury.  He rushed three times for 12 yards…

Class of 2023 in-state forward Xavier Booker narrowed his recruiting field on Monday evening. The Cathedral H.S. (Indianapolis, Ind.) product said his top-10 schools are Oregon, Purdue, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Auburn, Michigan, Michigan State and Indiana. https://twitter.com/RealXman23/status/1551688866318499840?s=20&t=fpb9V1W3TNsffxpGS-q37g Following a recent visit to Bloomington, Booker told The Daily Hoosier about his relationship with the IU coaching staff. “They (the IU staff) talked about the family atmosphere down there. It’s a really good fit with the coaching staff. I have a good relationship with all of them really,” Booker said a few weeks ago. In a national report by…

A year ago it appeared Indiana would have four members of the McCullough family in its program by the 2023 season. Now at most there will be one. Deland McCullough II announced on his Twitter page Monday he has decided to walk away from the game after suffering an injury. “After talking with my trainers and the doctors about a recent injury, I won’t be able to handle the physical demands of the game,” McCullough wrote. “As a result, I’ve decided to hang up my cleats for good.” McCullough II was the second member of the family to sign up…

Class of 2023 wing Jamie Kaiser is taking an official visit to IU, beginning on Tuesday. After landing two guards early in the 2023 class, Kaiser represents part of the next phase of priorities the IU staff has in the rising senior class — length and perimeter shooting ability. Kaiser had some prior Division One offers, but by-and-large he rose from nowhere this spring after giving up Division One football offers and focusing on basketball.  Now he is a highly-coveted national prospect. Below are the key things to know about Kaiser as he arrives for his two-day visit. ESSENTIALS Status…

What a difference a year makes. Last year’s darlings of the Big Ten East are this year’s dead last team.  That was the pattern on the field from 2020 to 2021, and many of those who cover the Big Ten for a living believe IU will stay on the bottom in 2022. Of course those same voters had it all wrong last summer when it came to Indiana. A year ago the annual poll had IU finishing third in the Big Ten East before they went 0-9 in league play.  This year the same preseason vote resulted in the Hoosiers…

It’s hard to say much definitive about the recruitment of players with three years of high school left. But when it comes to class of 2025 in-state prospects Trent Sisley and Jalen Haralson, Indiana’s actions this week made it clear both players are high priorities to the program despite their young ages. It’s also safe to say the interest runs both ways. August 1 is the first day class of 2025 players can take on campus visits, and on that day Haralson will take an unofficial to Bloomington, followed by Sisley the next day. During recruiting live periods, which only…

The final live recruiting period of July always brings a flurry of recruiting updates from around the country. Class of 2023 recruitments are beginning to wind down, and schools are showing their hand with respect to their priority targets in 2024 and beyond. The Daily Hoosier was at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam in South Carolina and Georgia, and we’ll have plenty of updates in the coming days beyond our first stories on 2023 forward T.J. Power and 2024 forward Liam McNeeley. Below are a few noteworthy updates from other national reports. Mustaf Eyeing IU Visit After he finished with…

Class of 2024 forward Liam McNeeley is playing up a year on the Nike EYBL circuit, but you’d never know it by just watching him. A top-15 five-star prospect who will attend Montverde Academy for the upcoming year, McNeeley will end up as one of the more coveted national prospects in his class due to his combination of shooting ability and ball-handling to go with his strong 6-foot-7 frame, basketball savvy, and tough-minded approach to the game. Indiana has been pushing on McNeeley since the early spring, and they are one of the schools pursuing him the hardest right now…

The Daily Hoosier is back for another day of action at the Peach Jam in North Augusta S.C. and Augusta, Ga. Stay tuned to this thread for updates throughout the day. For yesterday’s live blog, GO HERE. ————– Today I am starting out at the Westside H.S. in Augusta to check out the 2024 Indy Heat. That team includes 2025 in-state stars Jalen Haralson (Fishers H.S.) and Trent Sisley (Heritage Hills H.S.). Indiana has offered both prospects, and is also taking a close look at 2024 in-state wing Kanon Catchings (Brownsburg H.S.), who visited recently. IU assistants Brian Walsh and…