Author: Mike Schumann

A milestone moment for IU basketball calls for a podcast! Dustin Dopirak and Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier got together on The 317 Podcast to discuss the state of IU basketball as the programs embarks on yet another head coach transition. Dopirak and Schumann discuss the reasons why Archie Miller had to be let go, the impressive work thus far by Scott Dolson, the potential replacements, and much more. To find more episodes of The 317 podcast, GO HERE Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit on our platform?  Message us. Find…

This is an opportunity that has been long awaited. Indiana earned the No. 4 seed in the Mercado Region of the 2021 NCAA Tournament field announced on Monday night.  The Hoosiers play 13th-seeded VCU in the opening round Monday at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.  The entire event is being held in the San Antonio, Texas area. IU was similarly a lock for the event in 2020 before it was canceled, It marks the highest seed ever for the program, besting its highest overall seed as a No. 6 seed in the 1983 season when the…

Indiana Director of Athletics Scott Dolson met with the media on Monday afternoon to discuss the firing of Archie Miller. Dolson went in depth on the decision making process as well as his thoughts on the path forward for IU basketball. The Big Ten Network carried the press conference live and you can watch it below.  The audio breaks up at times in the first half of the session.  If a better quality video file is available we will update it here. The full transcript from the media session is also below. https://youtu.be/7mjh2HbamZQ Video credit – Big Ten Network SCOTT…

This story will be updated. With the news that Archie Miller has been fired, Indiana is now in new head coach search mode. A parallel story to monitor any time there is a coaching change is the impact on the roster. Several current IU players have taken to social media or shared their thoughts with others.  Three players spoke with recruiting outlet Tipton Edits. Freshman guard Anthony Leal, a Bloomington native, told Tipton Edits that he intends to stay irrespective of who the next coach is. “Freshman guard Anthony Leal tells me he’s a “Hoosier for life. Born and raised…

The idea that the entire 2021 NCAA Tournament will be played in the state of Indiana without IU seems more than a little cruel. But it got worse on Sunday night. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is hosting six early round NCAA Tournament games including two first four games and four first round games, and there were a few interesting storylines when the teams playing in Bloomington were announced. Former IU head coach Kelvin Sampson will be coaching in the building he once called home on Friday night.  Sampson was of course forced to resign in 2008 after committing NCAA recruiting…

Michigan center Zach Carpenter was watching from the opposing sideline as Indiana safety Devon Matthews intercepted Wolverines’ quarterback Joe Milton with just over five minutes remaining and IU up 38-21.  It was a 3rd and 25 desperation heave by Milton, and when Matthews stepped in front of the pass and snared it at the Indiana 10 yard line, it was game over. The now famous ensuing celebration involving Matthews and Tom Allen on the Indiana sideline left the IU junior safety tackled to the ground and the fourth year coach with an abrasion on his cheek. Both player and coach…

The IU football program commenced spring practice earlier this week in Bloomington. Watch below more than three and a half minutes of the action both inside the Mellencamp Pavilion and on the adjacent practice field in the shadow of Memorial Stadium. Indiana’s first spring practice was March 9.  They will conduct 15 practices, with the spring season running through April 10.  The program has yet to announce whether it will hold a spring game. IU will open the 2021 season on Sept. 4 at Iowa. https://youtu.be/h-DGnkjLK6c https://youtu.be/gFbsgtKQhSE Video credits – Indiana University Athletics Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow…

Indiana sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis did what he always does on Thursday night in Indianapolis.  He produced. The Greenwood, Ind. product finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor. He also grabbed a team-best nine rebounds (four offensive) and blocked two shots in 36 minutes of action as Indiana fell to Rutgers 61-50 at the Big Ten Tournament. Jackson-Davis reached double digits in the scoring column in 26-of-27 games this season.  For his career he has produced 949 points, 513 rebounds, 97 blocks, and 22 double-doubles in 59 games. But now the question becomes, have we…

Just blocks away in downtown Indianapolis on Thursday evening, dueling IU basketball disappointments were playing out in concert. The IU women’s basketball team saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse on Thursday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal round. Head coach Teri Moren’s No. 2 seeded Hoosiers appeared primed to continue their winning ways as they took a 34-26 lead into halftime against Michigan State.  They might have come out of the halftime locker rooms a bit too confident in that outcome. The Spartans jumped on the Hoosiers out of the break, quickly…

As it turned out, Indiana coach Archie Miller likely would have preferred one more game without the fans. The crowd was tiny at Lucas Oil Stadium, but the partisan 8,000 had a clear message as it became apparent that Indiana’s disappointing 2020-21 season was coming to an end. “Fire Archie!” they chanted. Miller claimed he didn’t hear their call for his job, but he was asked for his reaction after the game.  Specifically, Miller was asked whether he is concerned about his job security after ending his fourth season in Bloomington with a 12-15 record. “I’m not entering any offseason…