Author: Mike Schumann

All of the sudden, Sam Alexis can’t miss. Over his last five games, which includes four Indiana wins, the 6-foot-9 forward has made a staggering 24 of 25 shots from the field What changed? Darian DeVries was probably covering for his big man a little bit when asked that question Monday night following Indiana’s 92-74 win over Oregon. “He’s given us these last two games some low presence that maybe we haven’t utilized enough to be honest with you,” DeVries said.  “Sometimes as coaches you got admit your mistakes.” Indiana has struggled at times this season when teams have switched…

Tayton Conerway started the first 19 games of Indiana’s 2025-26 season. But after suffering an ankle injury during IU’s Jan. 17 game against Iowa, and then an illness last Saturday ahead of the Wisconsin game, the Indiana guard, who is now healthy, will come off the bench. It isn’t typical for a starter to lose his role when dealing with relatively minor setbacks like what Conerway has had to contend with over the last month. But his replacement in the starting five has had an atypical run of success that really left IU coach Darian DeVries with no choice. Junior…

Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines has earned the top honor for a college football assistant coach. Haines was announced as the recipient of the 2025 Broyles Award at a ceremony in Arkansas Thursday evening. He is the first assistant coach from Indiana to win the award.  Haines was also a finalist in 2024. For the second year in a row, Haines orchestrated one of the best defensive units in the sport. Despite playing the No. 10 most difficult strength of schedule, nationally Indiana was No. 2 in scoring defense (11.7 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (77.19 ypg), No. 24…

There are enough former Indiana basketball players still in college basketball to form a starting five — with six more players coming off the bench. Below we take a look at how the 11 former Hoosiers still in the college game are doing in their latest locations. KALEB BANKS – DEPAUL After a breakout season with Tulane in 2024-25, Banks’ production has fallen off at DePaul. For his senior season Banks has played in 25 games with 10 starts.  He’s averaging 6.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per game over 17 minutes a contest.  He averaged 14.7 points per game a…

One of college football’s all-time great coaches says he’s never seen anything like it. From 2012 to 2018 leading Ohio State, Urban Meyer was 7-0 against Indiana, and that was no great accomplishment.  It was expected.  The Buckeyes racked up 30 straight wins over IU from 1988 to 2024. Meyer knows as well as anyone, Indiana is supposed to be the game on the Big Ten schedule that gives you a chance to catch your breath.  It was the homecoming game, and an opportunity for the backups to play in the second half.  It’s just the way it has been…

Indiana football made it official on Wednesday evening with the return of Tino Sunseri as the program’s quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator. Sunseri held that title at Indiana in 2024 before leaving to become the offensive coordinator at UCLA.  The upcoming 2026 season will be Sunseri’s fifth with head coach Curt Cignetti. He replaces Chandler Whitmer, who left after one season to coach the quarterbacks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here’s the full release from IU on the return of Sunseri: ———————————————————– Tino Sunseri starts his second stint as the program’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks and has been a part of Indiana…

Indiana flipped its online roster to 2026 this week. The change eliminates the players who have exhausted their eligibility or left the team, and adds all of the new players — both transfers and freshmen. Here are few notes from the update: TYLER CHERRY IS BACK:  4-star quarterback Tyler Cherry, who suffered a knee injury in Dec. 2024 at the very end of his true freshman season, is back on the roster.  He is listed as a redshirt freshman.  A product of Greenwood, Ind., Cherry served in an administrative student assistant role and was not part of the team in…

The NFL released the list of players invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. A total of 319 prospects have been invited to attend this year’s event, including nine players from the 2025 IU football team. The Combine will take place in Indianapolis from February 23 through March 2. Here are the invitees from Indiana: Fernando Mendoza, QB Roman Hemby, RB Omar Cooper, Jr., WR Elijah Sarratt, WR Riley Nowakowski, TE Pat Coogan, C Aiden Fisher, LB Louis Moore, S D’Angelo Ponds, CB A committee of professional NFL talent evaluators coordinates the process for selecting which prospects will…

The legends of IU basketball’s undefeated 1976 national championship team don’t move like they once did. Now in their 70s, the greats from college basketball’s last unbeaten squad get around like you’d expect men of their age might. But the spirit of what they accomplished 50 years ago keeps them young. “I tell people, you know, I’m 71 years old,” All-American center Kent Benson said this week in Bloomington.  “I’ve got the heart and mind of a 30 year old, but the body of 120 year old. And, if I had to do all over again, I’d do it the…

Go ahead and relish IU football’s 2025 national championship as long as you wish. If you’re a long suffering fan, you’ve earned it. But the program has officially turned the page to the 2026 season and the incredible opportunity it presents — the chance to repeat as national champions. On Monday evening IU posted a social media video of the 2026 team working out at Mellencamp Pavilion and in the weight room under the direction of new strength and conditioning leader Tyson Brown. New season starts now. pic.twitter.com/4sFpTZvVp3 — Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) February 11, 2026 In the video you can…