Author: Mike Schumann

IU is finally back in game week mode, preparing for this Saturday’s Outback Bowl. Head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday afternoon to discuss the latest with his team and their bowl game week preparations.  Below are some of Allen’s more noteworthy comments. Indiana (6-1) and Ole Miss (4-5) will kick at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. See also:  Ole Miss really struggling with health issues | Allen, Sheridan and Wommack talk Ole Miss NOT YOUR TYPICAL BOWL GAME WEEK Playing in a bowl game is about much more than the game. In a…

Indiana basketball head coach Archie Miller joined radio voice Don Fischer to look back at the Hoosiers’ two losses to open 2020-21 Big Ten play. The pair also discussed this week’s matchup against Penn State, the early play of Trey Galloway and Jerome Hunter, expected adjustments to the rotation, and much more. Joining Fischer in the final segment was IU freshman guard Anthony Leal. Indiana (5-4) and Penn State tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday evening in Bloomington, Ind. Note:  The show begins at about the 2:30 mark.  Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier…

Take a look back at what IU did well and what went wrong in their 69-60 loss to Illinois on Saturday. Indiana’s struggles on the offensive end are examined along with a number of situations where IU didn’t execute on the finer details. This video was produced by Tony Adragna and shared with his permission. You can follow him on Twitter at @CoachAdragna. https://youtu.be/0OFIT5rQ51I Video credit – Tony Adragna You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier 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…

Is the Outback Bowl in jeopardy? Although a total of 18 bowl games have been canceled so far due to the pandemic or other financial, venue or sponsorship issues — Indiana’s second consecutive bowl appearance is still on. But IU’s Outback Bowl opponent Mississippi is facing real challenges. Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin told the media on Monday that his team is “really struggling” with various issues heading into the matchup against IU on Saturday. Kiffin said the team, and in particular the offense, is dealing with several issues ranging from injuries to COVID-19 cases to players deciding to…

A pair of Hoosier football stars received significant national recognition on Monday. Indiana senior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle and junior linebacker Micah McFadden earned third-team All-America honors, the Associated Press announced on Monday afternoon. Both players previously earned first team All-Big Ten recognition for the No. 7 Hoosiers. Fryfogle is the first Hoosier All-American at wideout since James Hardy in 2007 (second team), and McFadden is the first IU linebacker since Tegray Scales in 2016 (second team) to be recognized. After a breakout senior season, Fryfogle became the first Hoosier in program history to be named the Big Ten’s Richter-Howard…

IU basketball stars collided when A.J. Guyton interviewed Jared Jeffries on the House of Hoosier podcast. Jeffries started in all 70 games that he appeared in for IU during the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons. A key player in IU’s run to the 2002 title game, Jeffries reached 1,008 points in just two seasons.  He was the 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year after averaging 15 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest. Jeffries went on to play in the NBA for 11 years. To find more interviews with IU players, coaches and recruits, GO HERE. You can subscribe to the podcast…

Mind games?  Lazy?  Oh my. You have to wonder if Illinois junior guard Ayo Dosunmu realized that his team plays Indiana again in just over a month. But after the way Donsunmu played in the second half on Saturday afternoon in Champaign, perhaps he just doesn’t care. There is no debate from either side of Saturday’s game who the difference maker was. “When it’s time to put the other team away, I try to do that,” Dosunmu said. “Ayo played at a MVP level tonight,” IU head coach Archie Miller said. The Illinois All-American guard had 18 points in the…

Below are senior season highlights for class of 2021 IU football signee Jordyn Williams. The ESPN four-star wide receiver played his first three years at Westover High School in Albany, Ga., before moving to Trinity Christian in Cedar Hill, Texas, to play for Deion Sanders, who served as offensive coordinator. Williams caught 50 passes for 1,466 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior. The 6-foot-1, 185 pound Williams will be an early enrollee.  Averaging 27 yards per catch, Williams has big play ability and is likely to compete for early playing time. “He has played both in Georgia and in…

After two Big Ten contests a troubling trend has emerged. Indiana is playing hard and keeping things close.  But they haven’t been good down the stretch. The Hoosiers competed all afternoon against the No. 18 Illini, but like the loss to Northwestern earlier in the week, a second half Illinois run was too much. And now IU finds itself 0-2 in league play. Indiana (5-4) will face Penn State next for what has the early feel of a must win game.  That contest tips at 8:30 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington on Wednesday. OVERALL (C) It…

Armaan Franklin only needed one word to describe why Indiana was just 16-of-40 (40 percent) from two-point range on Saturday afternoon in Illinois. “Kofi,” Franklin said when asked about his team’s struggles from close range, referring to Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn. The 7-foot, 285 pound Cockburn didn’t come anywhere near the six blocks he had in March in the same building against Indiana, but he was every bit as impactful. Behind a strong defensive effort, IU was able to keep the game close despite an off day from its best player. Indiana leading scorer Trayce Jackson-Davis was just 3-of-13…