Indiana’s best recruiting class in program history has a glaring omission. And Tom Allen is hell bent on doubling up to fill the void. Over the past two weeks IU has seen starting quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. depart via the transfer portal, and class of 2022 quarterback commit Josh Hoover flip to Texas Christian. Those move left the Hoosiers thin at the position both for the short and long term. While Indiana signed 25 players as part of its No. 20 ranked class on Wednesday in connection with the first day of college football’s early signing period, none of them,…
Author: Mike Schumann
Indiana landed a new class of 2022 4-star on signing day. The IU football program announced the signing of Florida based defensive lineman Nick James on its Twitter page. James is a 4-star recruit, the No. 284 overall player in the 2022 class, and the No. 36 defensive lineman. Originally from Prattville, Alabama, he attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. This is how 247Sports Southeast analyst Andrew Ivins evaluated James on his profile page: “A big man that’s rather light on his feet. Carries 275 pounds better than most. The type of interior lineman that can not only plug gaps,…
Indiana hopes it found its dynamic playmaker of the future in Houma, Louisiana class of 2022 athlete/running back Jaylin Lucas. Lucas has decommitted from Tulane and signed on Wednesday with Indiana. https://twitter.com/Julie_Boudwin/status/1471146779664171012?s=20 After his family was displaced by Hurricane Ida, Lucas moved to New Orleans and played his senior season at Edna Karr High School where he returned four kicks for touchdowns as part of a state runner-up squad. Lucas committed to Tulane over the summer but Indiana made a hard push after the season and landed the 5-foot-9 prospect who will likely serve as a scat back at the…
Indiana signed California transfer defensive end JH Tevis on Wednesday. The IU football program announced on its Twitter page Wednesday morning Tevis has signed. He visited the IU campus over the weekend after entering the transfer portal following the 2021 campaign. The 6-foot-4 and 285 pound Tevis started all 12 games at defensive end for the Bears as a 2021 junior and contributed 37 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss (-14 yards), 1.0 sack (-2 yards), three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. He earned All-Pac-12 honorable mention. In total Tevis, a Piedmont, Cal. product, has played in 20 games from…
Follow along as Indiana’s potentially record-setting class of 2022 signs their national letters of intent on Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period. The Hoosiers entered the day with the No. 20 high school class in the country and No. 5 in the Big Ten. Their transfer class is also one of the nation’s best. We’ll track high school, JUCO and transfer signings, including any new names that surface over the course of the day. Also, if anyone backs off their verbal commitment, we’ll let you know about that too. Check back all day for updates. SIGNED…
Indiana picked up a commitment from the JUCO ranks on Tuesday evening. Lancaster, Texas based receiver Cameron Camper announced his pledge to IU via his Twitter page. Hailing from Trinity Valley Community College, Camper had 28 receptions for 505 yards and three touchdowns in 2021. According to the 247Sports Composite JUCO rankings, Camper is the No. 2 wide receiver nationally and the No. 25 overall player in the 2022 class. The 6-foot-2 Camper originally committed to New Mexico but backed out as he began to draw more high profile attention. Camper graduated from Trinity Valley and he will be enrolling…
Indiana picked up a commitment from a second former Tennessee commit in the last three days. Class of 2022 tight end Brody Foley has committed to Indiana according to a report by Scott Springer of Cincinnati.com. “He believes Indiana is a great fit with new offensive staff,” his head coach told Springer. Foley later confirmed the news on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/brfoley17/status/1470833932304322572?s=20 Foley discussed his commitment to Indiana with Vols Wire. “Tom Allen is one of the best coaches in America because he is one of the best people,” Foley said. “I’ve felt that I’m a part of family already…
IU basketball fans looking for more exciting non-conference games were rewarded on Tuesday afternoon. According to a release from IU Athletics, Indiana and Kansas have agreed to a home-and-home series which will begin Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. The Jayhawks will make the return trip to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, December 16, 2023. This will be the third time that the two teams, who have won eight combined NCAA Championships (five for IU, three for Kansas), have scheduled a home-and-home series. Both games will take place after finals week at IU and fill…
It is a riddle Indiana offensive coordinators haven’t been able to solve since the days of Jordan Howard and Tevin Coleman. How can you keep defenses honest and effectively run the football against the top-tier competition in the Big Ten? Tom Allen and his new offensive coordinator Walt Bell seem to be on the same page in several ways, including the program culture. And when it comes to the underpinnings of a successful offense, Bell is singing from the same song sheet as Allen. “No.1, no matter what level of football you’re at, you have to effectively run,” Bell said…
Indiana should have sophomore guard Trey Galloway back in approximately three weeks according to head coach Mike Woodson. Galloway suffered a broken left wrist on Nov. 17 when he fell to the floor hard on a play in which he was flagrantly fouled. He had surgery a couple days later. “He’s making great progress,” Woodson said on Monday evening on his radio show. “He’s running with the team, and just using his off (non-injured right) hand when we’re doing offensive things. He’s not in any contact, but when we’re doing drills and things of that nature he’s able to do…