Author: Mike Schumann

According to multiple reports, including first by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Indiana is set to hire former UMass head coach Walt Bell as its next offensive coordinator. The 37-year-old Bell will be Tom Allen’s fourth offensive coordinator in six seasons, following Mike DeBord, Kalen DeBoer and Nick Sheridan.  Allen and Bell both served as coordinators at different times under former Florida State and South Florida head coach Willie Taggart. Bell served three years as the UMass head coach, and prior to that was an offensive coordinator for five seasons at three stops at the Division One level. Let’s go year-by-year and…

IU football head coach Tom Allen appears to be going with a veteran play caller as his next offensive coordinator. According to a report by Adam Rittenberg of ESPN, Indiana will hire former UMass head coach and long time offensive coordinator Walt Bell to replace Nick Sheridan. “Sources:  Indiana is set to hire Walt Bell as offensive coordinator,” Rittenberg wrote on Twitter.  “Former OC at Maryland, Florida State and Arkansas State had been UMass head coach the past three seasons. An announcement is expected Tuesday. Bell will replace Nick Sheridan.” UMass recently fired the 37-year-old Bell as its head coach…

Four year Indiana quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. is in the transfer portal after a roller coaster career in Bloomington. Penix confirmed the news in a Monday Instagram post. “I’ve officially decided to enter the transfer portal,” he wrote.  “I feel blessed to have been able to represent Indiana University.  I appreciate the opportunity that was afforded to me by Coach Allen and I’m grateful for his belief in me. “Working with Coach Sheridan day in and day out has been a blessing and I’m thankful for the entire coaching staff.” Penix has had each of his four seasons at IU…

Indiana picked up its fourth transfer of the day when former North Carolina wide receiver Emery Simmons announced he is headed to Bloomington. The 6-foot-1 and 190 pound Simmons had 243 yards and a touchdown in five games this year, including 110 yards against Georgia Tech in late September.  He put his name in the transfer portal in early November. For his three season career in Chapel Hill, Simmons had 30 catches for 516 yards and three touchdowns. Simmons verbally committed to IU out of high school before decommitting.  He also decommitted from North Carolina and Penn State in a…

Indiana picked up its third transfer commit on Sunday when former Miami, Fla. linebacker Bradley Jennings, Jr. announced he was playing in Bloomington next year. “I’m a Hoosier,” Jennings, Jr. simply posted on his Twitter page. Jennings started all 11 games for Miami in 2020 and finished with 39 tackles, but he fell to a reserve role in 2021.  Jennings was credited with 14 tackles and two hurries in eight games this season. The 6-foot-1 and 230 pound Jennings is the son of former Florida State linebacker Bradley Jennings. He was a three-star recruit from Jacksonville in the class of…

Indiana bolstered its defensive line on Sunday with a pair of transfer tackles from Ole Miss. Former Rebels Patrick Lucas and LeDarrius Cox visited Bloomington over the weekend and both announced their commitment to Indiana this afternoon. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 320 pounds, Lucas was a unanimous 3-star prospect in the class of 2019 according to the major recruiting outlets.  He was the No. 15 prospect in Alabama, and the No. 25 defensive tackle in the nation (247Sports).  He played in four games and was redshirted in 2019. A Prattville Ala. native, Lucas appeared in seven games as a reserve…

It is too soon to talk about must wins, but a home loss to Nebraska to open Big Ten play would have caused a minor panic within Hoosier Nation. Ten minutes in on Saturday, some had at least a corner of an eye on the panic button as the Hoosiers fell behind 16-6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.  But a strong first half bench effort got IU rolling towards a 68-55 win in Bloomington. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers secured their first Big Ten win of the year with another edition of The Report Card. IU…

In 2022 IU football will have the anchor at cornerback it lost for much of the 2021 season. All-American Tiawan Mullen announced on Saturday he is returning for his fourth season with the Hoosiers. “I would like to begin with thanking the man above for everything because without him I wouldn’t be who I am today,” Mullen wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday.  “Also blessing me with the opportunity to earn my degree and play this great game called football at Indiana University. “I have been presented with the opportunity to declare for the NFL Draft, however after long…

Watch as Indiana head coach Mike Woodson talks with the media after a 68-55 win over Nebraska on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. Joining him in the post-game press conference were IU players Tamar Bates and Race Thompson. The Hoosiers (7-1, 1-0) will travel to Wisconsin on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. tip. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/l38QILfa8so https://youtu.be/ZRF_jHZ8ByA 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.

Indiana defeated Nebraska by a final score of 68-55 on Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers led 26-22 halftime and were led in the game by Trayce Jackson-Davis with 14 points and 4 blocks.  Race Thompson had 11 points and 11 rebounds. IU (7-1, 1-0) will next travel to Wisconsin for a 7 p.m. Eastern Wednesday tip in Madison. See also:  Woodson, Bates and Thompson post-game. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME  1. A spark from the bench.  Indiana was a mess in the first half, down 16-6 with 10:21 remaining.  But the bench scored…