NFL training camps are now underway around the country, and according to official rosters, 18 former IU football players are competing for spots in the league. The Hoosiers are represented on 13 different teams. Five teams (Dallas, Denver, New York Giants, New York Jets and San Francisco) have two former IU players. Positionally, IU is best represented by the offensive line with five. Here are the 18 players currently with NFL teams: Rodger Saffold, OL – Buffalo Ian Thomas, TE – Carolina Tegray Scales, LB – Cincinnati Ty Fryfogle, WR – Dallas Peyton Hendershot, TE – Dallas Jamar Johnson, S…
Author: Mike Schumann
Maintaining success has never been more difficult in college basketball. The combination of the transfer portal and the NBA Draft makes each offseason both eventful and potentially transformative for most programs. Now that the smoke has mostly cleared following the 2021-22 season, we’ll go team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess which programs are set up for success, and who might take a step back. ———— Next up is Purdue. Can a 29-8 season go down as a disappointment? Most Purdue fans would say yes after an 8-0 start and national No. 1 ranking had them dreaming of the Final…
Indiana’s primary name, image and likeness collective announced another major deal with IU student athletes on Wednesday. Hoosiers for Good has arranged deals with the 11 basketball players. The deals total $425,000, the Daily Hoosier has learned. The organization, operated in part by well known individuals such as Fred Glass and Calbert Cheaney, raises money to partner charitable organizations with student athletes who can use their influence and leadership to help Indiana communities thrive, according to its website. Tyler Harris, director of HFG previously told The Daily Hoosier the allocations are not made equally, but instead based on factors such…
Indiana wrapped up a hectic spring and summer, full of live viewings and official visits. Now it is closing time with the class of 2023, as head coach Mike Woodson looks to deliver on the first recruiting class that he’s been involved with for a full year as the leader of IU basketball. Where do things stand with IU’s 2023 recruiting class? Here’s a complete recap. The current class Indiana’s 2023 class got off to a fast start with commitments last fall from a pair of guards — Newton, Ga. combo Jakai Newton, and Centerville, Ohio point Gabe Cupps. Newton…
A year after pulling together the best recruiting class in program history during the rankings era, the raw numbers don’t paint a pretty picture for 2023. Not so far, anyway. Or at least not at first blush. After picking up a commitment from offensive lineman Tyler “Bubba” Jeffries on Tuesday, Indiana has eight commits in its 2023 class. According to 247Sports, that’s five less 2023 commits than anyone else in the Big Ten. Taken at face value, those are numbers that could send a seemingly always skeptical fan base into a panic. Did a 2-10 season squash IU’s recruiting momentum? …
Indiana picked up its third offensive line commit in the 2023 class on Tuesday afternoon. 6-foot-4, 298-pound Tyler “Bubba” Jeffries announced his pledge to the Hoosiers at a ceremony at his high school. https://twitter.com/KarthikV_/status/1554498251428085762?s=20&t=eXcE_1Xzc8ZrENIfZ-L6UQ Hailing from Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa H.S.), Jeffries is a 3-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite. He is the No. 736 overall player in the 2023 class and the No. 64 offensive tackle. He could end up playing guard for Indiana. Jeffries also had offers from Cincinnati, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Mississippi State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina,…
Watch as IU football coach Tom Allen spoke with Nick Kosko of 247Sports on Monday to preview the 2022 season. Allen speaks about how Indiana can bounce back this year, the quarterback competition, and much more. Indiana opens the 2022 season on Sept. 2 in Bloomington against Illinois. https://youtu.be/E6kI6oyk9eM The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.
It’s not a Penix vs. Ramsey situation, or Sudfeld vs. Roberson if you prefer. Those were two of IU football’s better quarterback competitions over the last decade, and there were other good ones along the way. But the Hoosiers are technically entering fall camp this week with a quarterback competition ongoing. Who will start behind center when IU opens the 2022 season under the lights on Sept. 2 in Bloomington? Ask anyone and they’ll tell you it’ll be Missouri transfer Connor Bazelak, and that does indeed seem to be an educated guess after he arrived at IU with 20 starts…
His profile has risen nearly as fast as he gets off the floor. And that’s saying something. “He’s got a 7-foot-4 wingspan, he’s 6-foot-10 and a half, and he jumps extremely quick. He doesn’t need to get himself adjusted and then go back up. He just springs up,” Indiana Elite Director Mark Adams told The Daily Hoosier. Less than a year ago, Flory Bidunga arrived in the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of the Congo as an unknown in college basketball recruiting circles. Now he is rated as a 5-star prospect in the class 2024, and every high-major college basketball…
Indiana continued to expand its list of targets in the 2024 class this summer when it offered Caleb Williams last week. The 6-foot-7 Williams announced the offer on his Twitter page. “Extremely blessed and honored to receive an offer from Indiana University!” he wrote. Williams is from the Washington D.C. area where he attends Sidwell Friends H.S. Playing for Team Takeover’s 16U team this spring and summer, Williams was a key part of that squad as it claimed a Peach Jam championship last weekend. For Sidwell, Williams made the game-winning shot in the DC State Athletic Association (DCSAA) boys’ basketball…