Indiana offered one of the top players in the class of 2023 on Tuesday, and they have someone on-site at his school providing a recruiting assist. Coach Mike Woodson has offered 6-foot-9 forward Kwame Evans, Jr. he announced on his Instagram page. Evans recently transferred to Montverde Academy in Florida where he will team up with class of 2022 IU commit Jalen Hood-Schifino. A 5-star prospect with a plus wingspan, Evans is the No. 2 ranked player in the class of 2023 according to the 247Sports Composite. For AAU basketball Evans plays for Team Durant on the Nike EYBL circuit.…
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Indiana’s program record run of being ranked in the top-25 for 11 straight weeks came to an end on Tuesday. After entering the weekend ranked No. 17 in both the AP and coaches polls, the Hoosiers dropped completely out of both following their 34-6 humbling in Iowa City. The Hoosiers are effectively No. 33 in the new AP poll based on votes, and No. 32 in the coaches poll. IU won’t have much of a chance to work their way back into the rankings this weekend against FCS opponent Idaho. But the remainder of the schedule presents several challenges that…
Like every team, Indiana has a base defense — the 4-2-5 Tom Allen brought with him when he became defensive coordinator in 2016. And as we’ve learned through the years with Allen, the base is just that, and the real magic happens with the multiple looks Indiana will plug into the gameplan depending on the opponent. Versatile players are at the foundation of the various tactics Allen wants to tinker with each week. By now you have likely grown accustomed to some new position names in his defensive philosophy, hybrid positions that best illustrate the versatility. The hybrid safety/linebacker husky…
Watch as Indiana defensive coordinator Charlton Warren and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan met with the media to take a final look at the loss to Iowa and preview Saturday’s home opener against Idaho. Indiana and Idaho will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. See also: Sheridan takes the blame for offensive struggles https://youtu.be/QcG2_O7Xlso https://youtu.be/XdgoUnP7ChU Credit – Indiana University 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.
Indiana fumbled the ball on a zone read exchange on the second play of the game on Saturday at Iowa. “Not ideal, not good,” IU offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan said of the play on Monday after having a chance to review the film of the 34-6 debacle at Iowa City. The Hoosiers dodged a bullet on that play as quarterback Michael Penix was able to recover the ball and throw it away. But it signaled things to come — and didn’t take long for not ideal to become total chaos. Coming off his third season ending injury in three years,…
Watch as Indiana head coach Tom Allen met with the media at his regular Monday morning press conference. The fifth year Indiana coach gave final thoughts on the 34-6 season opening loss to Iowa, and looked forward to the home opener against Idaho. The full transcript of the media session follows the video. Indiana and Idaho kick-off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Video credit – IU Athletics TOM ALLEN: well, good morning. let me check something first here. yeah. make sure Indiana is spelled right on my hat before we get started.…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen expressed concerns about the well-being of starting safety Devon Matthews on Saturday after he left the game with an injury that appeared to impact his mobility, at least momentarily. Matthews was injured on a tackle where his helmet made leading impact with a receiver, and he struggled to move briefly on the field before walking off after a minute or two. The Jacksonville, Fla. native stayed behind in Iowa City for further evaluation at a local hospital, and IU sent his mother to be with him. On Monday Allen indicated that the senior defensive back…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen had some fun with a bizarre situation that played out on Saturday in Iowa City. As you have likely seen by now, freshman running back David Holloman ran out onto the Kinnick Stadium field with a jersey that had “Indinia” emblazoned across the chest plate rather than Indiana. A photo of Holloman’s jersey, which was first published by the Indiana Athletics Twitter page before it was deleted, went viral during IU’s disappointing 34-6 loss to the Hawkeyes after several people noticed the misspelling and grabbed a screen shot. Allen had some fun with the situation…
Never has there been such heavy turnover on college basketball rosters. Heavily influenced by the transfer portal and the elimination of the requirement for transfers to sit-out for a season, many teams including Indiana will have a new look in 2021 when they take the floor in just over two months. Here is a rundown of each team in the Big Ten, shown with key departures, returners, freshmen and transfers-in. Not quite our first power rankings, we show the teams in two tiers, and in alphabetical order by those tiers. TIER ONE Illinois The Illini have major shoes to fill…
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