Author: Mike Schumann

They’ve got it, and now all they have left to play for is keeping it. Indiana’s season has turned into a “Bucket or Bust” campaign, and now we know when the Hoosiers will defend their possession of the Old Oaken Bucket, and how you can watch. IU and Purdue will meet at 3:30 p.m. Eastern at Ross Ade Stadium in West Lafayette on Nov. 27 the program announced today.  The game will be televised by FS1. For the first time since 1900 the teams will meet for a second consecutive time at Purdue as a result of the 2020 game…

You want an exhaustive list of what went wrong with this once promising IU football season? How much time do you have?  We are going to break our analysis of that question into multiple articles because, well, there is a lot of meat on the bone. Time is an operative word, because in so many ways it seems the program has suddenly and inexplicably warped back to Gerry DiNardo era, with all hope lost.  From an inauspicious beginning when freshman running back David Holloman ran on the field at Iowa with “Indinia” sewn to his chest plate, to a 38-3…

There would be no fourth quarter collapse this time. No. 7/8 Indiana pulled away in the second half and claimed a convincing 88-67 win over No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Forward Mackenzie Holmes poured in a career-high 29 points to the lead the way for IU.  The Hoosiers moved to 2-0 on the season. The 6-foot-3 Holmes scored in every way, making 11-of-15 shots overall including a 3-pointer to go with a 6-of-6 night from the free throw line.  But the junior forward was particularly impactful running the floor, when she routinely…

Not sure what to do on a snowy and cold Sunday afternoon in Indiana? How about not one but two marquee matchups for two of IU Athletics’ premiere programs — both on national television. First up Indiana men’s soccer (14-4-1, 5-3-0 B1G) will try for its 16th Big Ten Tournament title as it visits Penn State (12-6-1, 6-2-0 B1G) in the championship match Sunday at noon Eastern on Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania.  The match will be aired live on Big Ten Network with Dean Linke and Patrick Doody on the call. Indiana is appearing in its fifth straight…

Watch as Indiana’s Micah McFadden and Donaven McCulley met with the media after a 38-3 loss to Rutgers on Saturday. The Hoosiers (2-8, 0-7) will host Minnesota next Saturday. See also:  Stats and highlights | Tom Allen post-game https://youtu.be/UQZBNdRra8A https://youtu.be/ZNyYonbXZzg Video credit – IU Athletics 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.

Watch as Indiana head coach Tom Allen discusses a 38-3 loss to Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. See also:  Stats and highlights https://youtu.be/egGOyanOsnk 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.

In almost every imaginable way, Indiana’s season has been an unmitigated disaster. If there was any lingering doubt about that remaining, it dissipated into the frigid, cloudy, November Bloomington air as 7-point favorite Indiana was trounced by Rutgers at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “Very disappointing, frustrating bad performance by our team,” coach Tom Allen said after the game.  “Very upset about it.” The Hoosiers fumbled on their first play from scrimmage, an omen for what was to come.  The onslaught began as Rutgers scored a touchdown four plays later.  Shuffling between quarterbacks Donavan McCulley and Jack Tuttle, Indiana produced…

Indiana passed its final tune-up against a mid-major with flying colors on Friday night. With their full complement of 13 scholarship players available, the Hoosiers built a double-digit lead at the 10:23 mark of the first half and never relinquished it.  The margin swelled to as much as 41 points as the second unit and beyond kept their foot on the gas to deliver a comfortable win. Next Mike Woodson’s squad will test their progress against their first high-major foe of the season. Indiana (2-0) will host St. John’s on Wednesday at 9 p.m. in connection with the Gavitt Games.…

Indiana enters the final quarter of the 2021 season with perhaps its best chance remaining to pick up another win on the opposing sideline Saturday. The Hoosiers could get a lift and bolster those chances if either of quarterbacks Michael Penix, Jr. or Jack Tuttle return from injury to face Rutgers. Indiana has faced six ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 39-7.  Nothing will come easy with IU’s struggling offense, but the Hoosiers are favored and will look to pick up their first home win of the season against…

The timing for recruiting visits for college games was good on Friday as most high school seasons haven’t started and Indiana’s meeting with Northern Illinois fell on the weekend. Those variables helped IU basketball secure visits from several recruiting targets for the Friday night contest vs. NIU. Here is who The Daily Hoosier saw at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, all sitting directly behind the IU bench. Gabe Cupps was on his fifth visit to Indiana in just the last few months based on our unofficial count.  The Ohio based class of 2023 point guard recently narrowed his list of suitors…