Indiana secured a commitment from class of 2023 quarterback Broc Lowry on Thursday. Lowry hails from Canfield, Ohio and led Canfield H.S. to an 11-2 record in 2021. As a junior, Lowry completed 65 percent of his passes for 1,921 yards and 17 touchdowns. A dual-threat, he also ran for 871 yards and 13 scores. “I am blessed to announce my commitment to Indiana University!” Lowry wrote on a Twitter post. “I couldn’t have done it without the help from my parents, teammates and coaches. I would personally like to thank Coach Pav, Coach Cochran, and Jim Ballard for helping…
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Indiana made another addition to its 2022 roster on Thursday with the addition of junior college product Louis Moore. The 6-foot-1 and 180-pound Moore played wide receiver and defensive back at Navarro C.C. He’ll play on the defensive side of the ball for IU. The Mesquite, Texas product had 48 receptions for 713 yards and five touchdowns over two seasons at Navarro. He added 12 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup on defense. According to his 247Sports profile page, IU was Moore’s lone Power Five offer. He was also offered by Central Michigan, and South…
UConn, Indiana, Texas, and Louisville will headline the 2023 Empire Classic, according to a report by Jon Rothstein. The Daily Hoosier can confirm that Indiana is planning to play in the 2023-24 season nonconference event. According to Rothstein’s report, there is no timetable for an official announcement, and official matchups and dates for the event have not determined. Under its current format, Indiana should expect to play two games in two days. Formerly known as the 2K Classic, the event is typically held in November, with games played in New York. The 2022 Empire Classic is Nov. 21-22 in Brooklyn.…
From a sophomore high school 2020-21 season that saw Xavier Booker barely get off the bench, to the No. 4 player in the class of 2023. That has been the meteoric rise of the 6-foot-11 Indianapolis Cathedral product over the last year. After very impressive play this spring, Booker soared 87 spots in the latest class of 2023 rankings update by 247Sports, moving to 5-star status along the way. Booker took an official visit to Indiana last fall. A source tells The Daily Hoosier there is still strong interest flowing both ways in this recruitment when it comes to IU…
Things are never going to come easy in the Big Ten for Indiana, but there is now a high likelihood the Hoosiers will face a bit more balanced schedule in the not too distant future. Speaking to the media before an alumni event at Huber Farms in Borden, Ind., IU football head coach Tom Allen confirmed that discussions are underway to revamp the league’s scheduling approach, with the elimination of divisions the likely outcome. In an expected move last week, the NCAA Division One Council voted to allow conferences to determine the method for identifying the participants in their conference…
Mike Woodson’s relationships with the head coaches at Louisville and Kentucky give the revival of the cross-border rivalries hope, one more than the other. The now second-year IU head coach is good friends with both new Louisville coach Kenny Payne along with Kentucky’s John Calipari. And while neither the Cardinals or Wildcats are expected to appear on the upcoming season’s schedule, there’s a chance for 2023-24 — at least for one of them. Woodson has known Payne for a long time, and they were both assistant coaches with the New York Knicks during the 2020-21 season. Payne was just hired…
Two IU basketball assistant coaches received raises following the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2016. According to a report by Kevin Brockway of CNHI, returning assistants Kenya Hunter and Yasir Rosemond will both make $375,000 per year under the terms of their restructured contracts. Both were promoted to new roles as associate head coaches, IU said in a March release. Under their prior deals, Hunter was making $350,000 and Rosemond $300,000. Hunter has played a vital role in Indiana’s roster overhaul since being retained by Mike Woodson. He played a central part in the recruitments of current…
Many IU fans cannot recall what a football or basketball game radio broadcast sounds like without the iconic voice of Joe Smith. But that day is coming soon. The longtime radio sportscaster and Bloomington staple announced on Wednesday that the 2022 football campaign will be the 40th and final season of his distinguished career with Indiana. Smith has handled pre-game, halftime, and post-game duties for IU football and men’s basketball since 1983 alongside the legendary Don Fischer, who will celebrate his 50th year on the Indiana airwaves in 2022. “I would not miss Don’s 50th season for anything in the…
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 Trey Galloway, who is training for his third year with IU basketball. THE 2021-22 NUMBERS Galloway missed 15 games due to two different injuries — a fractured wrist suffered against St. John’s in November, and a groin issue that arose in February. Overall he played in 20 of 35 contests and started three times. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 20.8 minutes per game and shot 46.4 percent from the field and…
ESPN staff writer Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings model is a data driven system using logical inputs — and thus unbiased. That’s why we like it and check in each year to see what his projections say about the state of IU football. This is generally a good time of year to take a look at SP+, because for the most part, the roster madness generated by the transfer portal has subsided. A year ago you could argue SP+ accurately suggested Indiana was being overrated by the human rankings when it placed the Hoosiers No. 28 nationally before the season. That…