Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana has regularly been mentioned as one of the schools that has suffered the most losses via the transfer portal since the end of the 2021 season. According to Mike Farrell, IU has lost 25 players, second only to Maryland nationally. We actually count 27 since the end of the season and 29 since the start of 2021 fall camp. Irrespective of the correct number, it is clear Indiana has had heavy losses based on sheer volume in recent months, some of which were necessary to get back to the 85 scholarships permitted by NCAA rules.  Programs were temporarily allowed…

The days of Indiana facing Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State every year may be numbered. Earlier this week, the NCAA Football Oversight Committee recommended conferences no longer be required to have divisions to hold a conference championship game. The Division I Council is set to vote on it as soon as next week, and several reports indicate it is expected to pass. The provision would allow conferences to select their top two teams from the regular season and have them face each other in the league championship game. The East Division of the Big Ten has routinely been superior…

With the majority of 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 Logan Duncomb, who is training for his sophomore 2022-23 season. THE 2021-22 NUMBERS A strong case can be made that Duncomb should have been redshirted in 2021-22.  Playing the entire season as an 18-year-old, Duncomb saw just 19 minutes of action across nine games as part of the late game clean-up crew. Fellow big man Michael Durr spent the offseason recovering from a knee injury, so it…

All four Indiana class of 2022 signees were ranked in the top-110 nationally according to 247Sports’ final rankings for the incoming freshman class published on Wednesday. Montverde Academy products Jalen Hood-Schifino (23) and Malik Reneau (35) were both top-35 prospects, while Kaleb Banks comes in at No. 77. 247Sports was the first of the national outlets to include Lawrence North shooting guard C.J. Gunn in their final rankings.  He comes in at No. 107. All four IU signees are 4-stars according to 247Sports. Previously, the three other main national outlets that prepare rankings published their final class of 2022 standings. …

As he eyes a decision in August, Coen Carr wants to get another look at Indiana. The 6-foot-7 wing came to Bloomington on an official visit in March when Indiana played Rutgers on Senior Night, and he told The Daily Hoosier on Tuesday he plans to come again, possibly in June. Carr said he wants to see campus and the program in a more normal setting rather than on gameday this time.  That atmosphere, and specifically the IU fans made a major impression a couple months ago. “The fans really were the most important part about that visit, how they…

With the majority of 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. First up is guard Tamar Bates, who is training for his sophomore 2022-23 season. THE 2021-22 NUMBERS Bates played in 32 of Indiana’s 35 games in 2021-22, with all of his appearances coming off the bench. The 6-foot-5 true freshman averaged 3.9 points while shooting 33.8 percent from the field overall and 29.8 percent from three.  Bates added 1.3 rebounds and .6 assists in 14.5 minutes per contest. WHAT WENT…

Indiana’s roster was loaded coming into the season, but not in a way that foreshadows immediate success. The Hoosiers lost their entire starting weekend pitching rotation to the MLB Draft, and almost all of the starters in the field were new as well. And all of that change was coming on the heels of a disappointing end to the 2021 campaign that saw the Hoosiers lose 7-of-9 to close the season and miss the postseason. Fourth-year head coach Jeff Mercer’s roster was loaded alright — with new faces.  For a program that had built a reputation as the Big Ten’s…

Former Indiana wide receiver and NFL Network broadcaster Rhett Lewis has been named the Hoosiers new football radio analyst, IU Athletics and IU Sports Properties announced on Monday afternoon. Lewis will replace Buck Suhr, who announced his retirement following the 2021 season. Lewis played for Indiana from 2001-05. He graduated with a B.S. in sports broadcasting in 2005 and a M.S. in sports administration in 2006. “You don’t stop being a Hoosier when you take the helmet off for the last time,” Lewis said in a release from IU Athletics. “The passion ‘For the Glory of old IU’ always remains.…

Indiana University men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has announced that Steven Surface, who has worked with the program the past six years, has been promoted to Director of Basketball Operations. He will be involved with the daily operations and organization of the program, scheduling, team travel, compliance, on-campus recruiting, summer camps and team meals. Surface replaces Benny Sander, who left last month to join former IU head coach Archie Miller at Rhode Island. “Steven has shown that he is an invaluable member of our staff and his transition in taking on new responsibilities should be seamless,” noted Woodson in a…

An fan favorite is calling an end to his overseas basketball career and coming back to the IU basketball program. Indiana University men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has announced that Bloomington native and 2013 Big Ten champion Jordan Hulls will become the Hoosiers Team and Recruiting Coordinator, the school said on Monday. Hulls will begin his tenure following the conclusion of his season, his ninth as a professional, in the German BBL League where he has played for MHP Riesen in Ludwigsburg, Germany since 2020. Hulls is taking the role vacated by Brian Walsh, who was recently promoted to assistant…