Indiana’s Michael Ziemba earned a spot on one of college football’s most prestigious preseason lists. The fifth-year player was named to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list, an award that honors college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world. The 6-foot-3 and 260 pound Ziemba moved to Indiana’s hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end “bull” position during the offseason. He has played in 43 games and amassed 54 tackles over the last four seasons. The full release from IU Athletics on Ziemba and the Wuerffel Trophy, including the Florida product’s extensive community…
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One of the top players in the state of Indiana in the class of 2023 resides just 40 miles from Bloomington, and he is someone folks based in Indiana and perhaps beyond will be hearing plenty more about over the next year. 6-foot-5 Linton-Stockton shooting guard Joey Hart is rapidly emerging as a prospect with high major interest, and that includes nearby Indiana. Assistant coach Dane Fife has been in contact with Hart since mid-June, and as first reported by Rick Semmler of WTHI News 10, Hart is taking a visit to IU next week. The Daily Hoosier was able…
IU men’s soccer has lost its second all-time great in the last 13 months. Three-time All-American (1979-81) Armando Betancourt died on Wednesday in in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. He was 63 years old. “We lost an IU legend today,” head men’s soccer coach Todd Yeagley said in a release from IU Athletics. “Armando was a wonderful player with attacking gifts very few players possess. “He helped IU soccer become a national power and then went on to represent Honduras in the 1982 World Cup. He is one of the all-time greats to wear the IU jersey and a legendary player…
The IU basketball program has announced the tip-times for their two foreign tour games in the Bahamas next month. The Hoosiers will battle BC Mega, a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia, in two contests in the Bahamas on Friday, August 13 and Sunday, August 15. The contests will tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the Imperial Ballroom at Atlantis Paradise Island. Neither game will be televised. Indiana will be seriously tested against a high-end European professional team that includes NBA-bound talent. BC Mega plays in the ABA League First Division which…
Ever reliable IU kicker Charles Campbell was honored with preseason recognition on Wednesday. After a highly effective 2020 campaign, Campbell was named to the Lou Groza Award watch list for the 2021 season. Campbell connected on 10-of-11 field goals (90.9 percent) and all 25 extra-point attempts during Indiana’s eight-game 2020 season. He made two field goals of 50 yards or more at the Outback Bowl in January. The Tennessee native earned second team All-Big Ten honors in 2020. Campbell has made 12-of-13 field goals for his IU career and all 26 of his extra-point attempts. Here is a complete summary…
For the second time in Tokyo, IU claimed two medals in one event. Two-time defending 3M NCAA Champion Andrew Capobianco and 2016 Rio silver medalist Mike Hixon steadily improved on each of their six dives to secure a silver medal in the men’s 3M Synchro Springboard event with 444.36 points on Wednesday. The Hoosier duo scored 99 total points through the first two rounds before ripping off four-straight 80-point dives to close out the competition. The highlight of the morning came in the final round when the pair hit 88.92 points on a Forward 4½ Somersaults Tuck (109C) to lock…
Synchronization requires extensive training time for a diving duo, but that is something Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto didn’t have. Somehow they still managed to claim silver medals in Tokyo while setting new standards for American women. The diving pair took silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform, becoming the first U.S. women to medal in the event since its Olympic debut in 2000. Schnell and Parratto only joined up 10 days before trials after Schnell’s original partner pulled out with an injury. Performing like long-time teammates, Schnell and Parratto stayed near the top of the leaderboard with strong early…
The IU football program was represented by three of its star players at the Big Ten’s football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Big Ten’s reigning receiver of the year Ty Fryfogle, All-Big Ten quarterback Michael Penix, Jr., and All-American linebacker Micah McFadden were all on hand. Below are portions of each player’s breakout media session at the event. https://youtu.be/ycck6zDV4q0 https://youtu.be/Q5Qlrdnd0Fw https://youtu.be/wcWZEQ9D54A Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.
The ninth of 11 IU basketball 2021-22 non-conference games surfaced on Tuesday afternoon. According to a report by college basketball bracketologist and analyst Rocco Miller on Twitter, Indiana will face Northern Illinois on Nov. 12 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. NIU finished the 2020-21 campaign with a 3-16 record. The Huskies were No. 337 in the final KenPom.com rankings. The program parted ways with head coach Mark Montgomery midseason after a 1-7 start. Rashon Burno, who spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new…
The preseason honors continue to roll in for IU football players at virtually every position group. On Tuesday offensive tackle Matthew Bedford was named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list, while cornerback Tiawan Mullen and linebacker Micah McFadden landed on yet another list — the Bronko Nagurski. Bedford was IU’s 2019 offensive newcomer of the year after starting eight games at left tackle. In 2020 he started all seven games in which he appeared at right tackle. For Mullen and McFadden, the Nagurski represents each player’s third preseason watch list. Here is the latest summary of Indiana players and…