Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana’s backcourt will get a boost on Monday as the Hoosiers open Big Ten play against Minnesota. Guard Kanaan Carlyle is not listed on the Big Ten’s availability report ahead of the contest in Bloomington. Carlyle was a starter in IU’s first six games before he suffered an undisclosed injury in The Bahamas.  Trey Galloway has been the starter for the Hoosiers in Carlyle’s absence. Carlyle, a sophomore transfer from Stanford, has struggled on the offensive end thus far.  The 6-foot-3 combo guard is averaging 4.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting just 27% from the…

Talk about your poorly timed news releases. On Sunday, Indiana-based college football programs IU and Notre Dame were reveling in their invitation to the College Football Playoff, and a highly anticipated head-to-head matchup on Dec. 20. Meanwhile Purdue announced the hiring of new head coach Barry Odom following a 1-11 season that included losses to IU and Notre Dame by a combined score of 132-7. Did you notice? Odom, 48, becomes the 38th head coach in the history of Purdue Football, coming to West Lafayette following one of the best seasons in UNLV’s school history. The Rebels reached double-digit wins…

IU has made several moves in the last year that demonstrated a commitment to building a respectable football program. After hiring Curt Cignetti, they worked to secure financial commitments to build a quality roster.  And when success on the field followed, they renewed Cignetti’s contract to pay him and his assistant coaches on a scale commensurate with the top programs in college football. The results have exceeded the expectations of many, as Indiana reached its first College Football Playoff after what has easily been one of the three best seasons in program history. But on Monday the University made an…

The wait is over. Curt Cignetti’s 11-1 Indiana Hoosiers will play in college football’s first ever 12-team playoff. The bracket announced live on ESPN Sunday afternoon has IU as the No. 8 ranked team and the No. 10 seed playing at No. 5/7 Notre Dame.  Both teams are 11-1. The game will be played on Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ABC. The winner will go on to face No. 2 seed Georgia. Here is the complete final bracket announced on Sunday: IU vs. Notre Dame was once a regular series, with the Fighting Irish leading 23-5-1 all-time. …

All of the games that will impact the rankings and seeds for the College Football Playoff are complete, and the Committee is making their final tweaks leading up to the Sunday afternoon announcement. As we’ve reported this week, Indiana appears to be solidly in the CFP, and almost certain to be playing on the road in the first round.  Nothing that has happened over the last couple days has changed that outlook. The CFP bracket will be unveiled on Sunday, Dec. 8 at noon ET on ESPN.  The selection show is scheduled for four hours, but the unveiling should happen…

Indiana has a way of not making things look easy even when the final score says otherwise. The Hoosiers jumped out to an early 14-3 lead, and they led by 12 multiple times in the first half including 33-21 with 5:15 left.  But a 15-6 Miami (Ohio) run to close the half had IU fans feeling anxious.  Indiana led just 55-50 with 10:09 left before a 12-0 Hoosiers run spanning five minutes put this game away. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 76-57 with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (7-2) will next host Minnesota…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Miami (Ohio) on Friday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 76-57. The Hoosiers led 39-36 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 19 points.  Myles Rice added 17. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Trey Galloway and Oumar Ballo postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (7-2) will host Minnesota on Monday evening to open Big Ten play. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Balanced scoring for the Hoosiers.  Indiana got production inside and out, as two guards and…

On Thursday we covered the most likely scenario to unfold when the final College Football Playoff bracket is announced on Sunday at Noon ET.  Indiana will probably be playing on the road. But with a weekend full of conference championship games involving current or potential CFP teams, are there scenarios that could result in Indiana hosting a first round game?  Or, gulp, falling out of the playoff? Currently Indiana is ranked No. 9 and seeded No. 10 in the 12-team CFP bracket.  Seeds 5-8 host, and the teams ranked 11 and 12 are at risk of getting bumped out of…

With eight homes games on the docket in 2024, Indiana opened the season with a strong chance to threaten their all-time single season home attendance record if things went well. And after a sluggish start from an attendance standpoint, one of the best seasons in program history saw IU break its record by a wide margin. First-year coach Curt Cignetti began quoting the movie Field of Dreams in the summer, this time divining a pilgrimage to Bloomington instead of Iowa. Build it and they will come.#iufb #Goiu — Curt Cignetti (@CCignettiIU) June 20, 2024 Ohhhh the people came.  They most…

Curt Cignetti’s coaching staff is replete with attractive targets to other programs with job openings around the country. That’s one of the many reasons why Cignetti’s new contract signed a few weeks ago included terms to ensure his assistants were some of the best paid anywhere in college football. But those measures will only go so far as several up-and-coming IU assistants look to capitalize on the staff’s recent success and earn well deserved promotions. One, and most likely only one, is leaving after Indiana’s historic 11-1 season. IU quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri is expected to become the next offensive…