Author: Mike Schumann

Former Indiana teammates were reunited on the House of Hoosier Podcast this week. A.J. Guyton and Dane Fife played together at IU during the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 seasons, the final two years Bob Knight was with the program. Watch as Guyton interviews Fife on his upbringing, time at IU as a player, and his life as a coach.  The interview below is part one of two. For a complete library of interviews and podcasts with current and former IU players and coaches, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/qxZ4nPpX3iQ Video credit – Field of 68 The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not…

Donaven McCulley has been taking reps in practice as the backup quarterback since Michael Penix went down three weeks ago.  But that wasn’t enough time to have him ready for the challenge that awaited on Saturday night when Jack Tuttle went down. McCulley’s role has changed quite a bit since he was the third-string quarterback and effectively serving as the scout team QB when Penix was still healthy.  That scout team role helped to ensure that he was still getting reps, but it was mostly in the opponents system rather than Indiana’s. That dynamic, coupled with just how little football…

Watch as Indiana football head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday to take a final look back at the loss to Ohio State and preview this week’s game against Maryland. Indiana (2-5, 0-4) and Maryland (4-3, 1-3) kick at Noon Eastern in College Park.  The game will be televised on BTN. The full transcript of Allen’s comments is below the video. See also:  Jack Tuttle joins Penix with “week-to-week” label Video credit – Indiana University Athletics TOM ALLEN: Good morning. Just start by saying just after watching everything, really our approach was, as I stated after the…

Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was named to the preseason AP All-American first team on Monday. The 6-foot-9 forward is joined by Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn, UCLA guard Johnny Juzang, Villanova guard Collin Gillespie, and Gonzaga forward Drew Timme. The Greenwood, Ind. product was the only high major player to average at least 19 points and 9 rebounds last season.  He was fourth in the Big Ten in scoring (19.1), second in rebounding (9.0), fifth in field goal percentage (51.7) and blocked shots (1.4) and third in minutes played (34.2). Jackson-Davis was named a third team All-American following the 2020-21 season by…

Who will line up under center Saturday at Maryland is anyone’s guess right now. Indiana quarterback Jack Tuttle has joined Michael Penix with a “week-to-week” label according to head coach Tom Allen on Monday at his regular Monday press conference. “Don’t know as of right now his (Tuttle’s) status, same with Michael (Penix) he’s still week-to-week,” Allen said. Tuttle was 4-of-7 for 41 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State, but he suffered the injury on the scoring throw.  The nature of the injury has not been disclosed beyond it being related to his foot.  Tuttle had x-rays during the…

The Washington D.C. metro area continues to be an area of focus for the Indiana staff led by assistant coach Kenya Hunter. One of the more recent players from the DMV to receive an offer from the Hoosiers is 2024 top-40 forward Khani Rooths his AAU program confirmed with The Daily Hoosier. Rooths is a 6-foot-7 combo forward, and he has the profile that the Indiana staff is prioritizing, with a versatile inside/out offensive game and the defensive length and intensity to guard several positions. National 247Sports analyst Travis Branham wrote about Rooths this summer — “Rooths not only showed…

The Indiana basketball program had a visitor over the weekend. 6-foot-6 class of 2024 wing Anthony Gilkes was on campus his trainer reported on Twitter. While he calls Queens, New York (Jamaica) home, Gilkes attends IMG Academy in Florida.  He was teammates with IU freshman guard Tamar Bates last year. Indiana assistant coach Yasir Rosemond is leading the way on this recruitment. On film Gilkes looks like the long, positionless, versatile player the IU staff prioritizes.  The skilled wing could likely develop into anything from a shooting guard to a stretch four if he keeps growing. Gilkes was recently ranked…

Indiana has across the board questions after a 54-7 beat down against Ohio State, but nowhere are those uncertainties greater than at the quarterback position. Will original starter Michael Penix, Jr. return this year? How serious is Jack Tuttle’s injury suffered against the Buckeyes? And who is even ready to play if Penix and Tuttle can’t go against Maryland on Saturday? One question was answered, and it wasn’t what anyone had hoped for:  If freshman 4-star recruit Donaven McCulley is the future at Indiana, the future wasn’t Saturday night. Although Tuttle was injured in the first quarter and Indiana needed…

Watch as Indiana head coach Tom Allen and linebacker Micah McFadden discuss a 54-7 loss to Ohio State on Saturday evening in Bloomington. The Hoosiers dropped to 2-5 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play. Indiana will travel to Maryland next weekend for a noon kickoff on Saturday. https://youtu.be/6IJLFzyzShI https://youtu.be/ihZc4OKF3jM 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.

Strength against strength was a complete mismatch. No. 5 Ohio State’s top-ranked offense steamrolled Indiana on Saturday night in rainy Bloomington.  The Buckeyes scored touchdowns on their first six drives of the game and added a safety during that stretch in what was a complete dismantling of IU. The second sellout crowd of the season at Memorial Stadium once again left disappointed.  Most of the IU faithful had seen enough by halftime, vanishing into the tunnels never to be seen again as Ohio State amassed a 44-7 advantage at the break. Meanwhile the Buckeyes were cheered as they ran off…