Author: Mike Schumann

With Indiana’s offseason roster changes behind us, we bring back our annual tradition of taking a closer look at the players expected to return to the program. Next up is Jordan Geronimo, who is training for his third year with IU basketball. THE 2021-22 NUMBERS Geronimo played in 34 games off the bench, missing just the Big Ten Tournament semifinal contest against Iowa after suffering an injury the day before.  The New Jersey product averaged 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing 12.6 minutes per contest.  He tied for second on the team with 24 blocked shots. Perhaps most noteworthy,…

Indiana has offered New York based class of 2024 5-star point guard Boogie Fland, according to a report by Eric Bossi, a national analyst with 247Sports. Fland’s given first name is Johnuel but he is commonly known as Boogie, a nickname he earned because of his dance moves as a young boy. According to the 247Sports Composite, Fland is a 5-star, the No. 13 overall player in the 2024 class, and the No. 2 point guard.  He is the first point guard IU has offered in the 2024 class. Fland attends Stepinac H.S. in White Plains, N.Y.  That is the…

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced on Monday the names for the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. The list includes a pair of Indiana All-Americans, running back Vaughn Dunbar (1990-91) and quarterback Antwaan Randle El (1998-01). Dunbar and Randle El are part of 80 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 96 players and 33 coaches from the divisional ranks to make the ballot. “It’s an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.54 million people have…

Coming off a weekend visit to Virginia, class of 2023 wing Jamie Kaiser announced a top-9 on Sunday. Indiana made the cut and they are joined by Virginia, Miami, Boston College, Iowa, Wake Forest, West Virginia, Maryland, and Wisconsin. While lists involving this many schools typically aren’t very significant, the real news that came out on Sunday relates to the timeline of Kaiser’s recruitment. Kaiser told 336 Edits he plans to commit the last week of June. When we spoke to Kaiser a couple weeks ago he said he had two of his five available official visits left for his…

Indiana will once again host three nonconference games in 2022 as part of a multi-team event, Jeff Goodman of Stadium is reporting. The Daily Hoosier has confirmed Goodman’s report that Miami (Ohio), Little Rock and Jackson State will all travel to Indiana for games in the Hoosier State. Here are each of those team’s 2021-22 records (and final KenPom rankings). Miami (Ohio) 14-18 (266) Little Rock 9-19 (328) Jackson State 11-19 (277) The Hoosiers will host Miami Ohio tentatively on Nov. 20, Little Rock on Nov. 23 and Jackson State on Nov. 25, according to Goodman’s daughter Talia. IU has…

After starting the 2021 season ranked in the top-20 and finishing 2-10, IU football coach Tom Allen knew offseason change was necessary. Some of the adjustments included the coaches, as Allen fired offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan and welcomed five new position coaches/coordinators during the offseason, an amount representing half of the staff. Indiana has also been very active in the transfer portal. The Hoosiers have brought in 15 new players since the end of the season, and lost 27 via the portal. Despite the discrepancy in those two figures, that change may prove to be a net positive. But those…

Follow along as we report live from Indiana’s “2022 Mike Woodson Team Shootout” at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and Cook Hall on Saturday. The participating teams are (from Indiana unless otherwise noted) — Bloomington North, Brownsburg, Fishers, Heritage Hills, Centerville (Ohio), Lyon County (Ky.), Walnut Hills (Ohio), Carmel, Brownstown Central, Anderson, Taft (Ohio), Franklin, Gary West Side, Crispus Attucks, Franklin Central, North Central, Ben Davis, Bloomington South, and Marion. Some of the more high profile IU recruiting prospects in action are Gabe Cupps, Jonathan Powell, Tyler McKinley, Trent Sisley, Jalen Haralson, Kanon Catchings, Travis Perry, JQ Roberts, Jack Benter, Sam…

Indiana offered Montverde Academy 5-star forward Malik Reneau back in 2021, but it was a pursuit that didn’t last long. Head coach Mike Woodson knew it was going to be an uphill battle, and it was. “I knew I had no shot at him early on and he committed to go to Florida,” Woodson recalled at an alumni event in May. Florida head coach Mike White left for Georgia after former IU coach Tom Crean was fired, and Woodson grinned as someone in the crowd reminded him of that turn of events and laughter ensued. White’s departure led to Reneau…

Campus Ink and Indiana University have announced an agreement that will provide Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) merchandising opportunities for all IU student-athletes, the school announced on Friday. In the fall, the NIL Store powered by Campus Ink will launch a complete merchandising store for Indiana student-athletes, featuring officially licensed ‘shirseys’ and apparel. Every athlete will possess a personalized digital locker room which will house their merchandise. Founded in 1947, Campus Ink announced an investment from famous IU billionaire alumnus Mark Cuban in March. “I’m really excited that the leading NIL company, Campus Ink, and the best university on the…

The four members of Indiana’s recruiting class of 2022 officially arrived on campus on Thursday.  Below is a video and some pictures of their arrival. The celebrated class is ranked No. 8 nationally according to the 247Sports Composite. Hailing from Pittsburgh, 6-foot-5 point guard Jalen Hood-Schifino is a 5-star and ranked No. 22 according to the 247Sports Composite. From Miami, 6-foot-8 power forward Malik Reneau is a 5-star and ranked No. 27. From Fayetteville, Ga., 6-foot-8 hybrid forward Kaleb Banks is a 4-star and ranked No. 84. From Indianapolis, 6-foot-5 shooting guard C.J. Gunn is a 3-star and ranked No.…