Author: Mike Schumann

October 5, 2013 — Bloomington, Ind. IU was 0-for-the-series against Penn State.  0-16. But under head coach Kevin Wilson, by 2013 the Hoosiers were turning a corner. And in a Big Ten opener on Oct. 5, 2013, the Hoosiers kicked down a barrier with a convincing 44-24 win over the Nittany Lions. Indiana scored first when Nate Sudfeld found Isaiah Roundtree for a 5-yard touchdown connection with 3:05 left in the opening period. A pair of field goals by Mitch Ewald gave IU a 13-7 halftime advantage. Penn State took its first lead of the game, 14-13, on a 26-yard…

The linebacker position has always been a featured part of Indiana’s defense since Tom Allen arrived in 2016. During his first two years in Bloomington, Allen had two of his best at the position, with Tegray Scales and Chris Covington solidifying the defense. Four freshmen linebackers came in the door in 2018 as Scales and Covington exited.  Now those four are third year veterans, and once again IU hopes to have the linebacker position become a centerpiece of the defense. McFADDEN AND JONES BECOMING LEADERS Two of the four linebackers from the class of 2018 have emerged as Indiana’s starters…

Defensive coordinator Kane Wommack provided an update with fall camp now well underway. Wommack begins his second season in charge of the defense after taking over for head coach Tom Allen. IU finished 36th nationally in 2019 in total defense, including 43rd in rushing defense, 46th in passing defense, and 45th in scoring defense. Indiana returns most of its contributors on the defensive side of the football from 2019, although it has already suffered injuries to Marcelino Ball and Raheem Layne. https://youtu.be/qnoeiBr5_A4 Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier The Daily…

It was the game Nebraska’s administration wanted. And they got it. Playing against 90,000 hostile fans and Nebraska in their famous “black shirt” uniforms, Indiana put together the signature win of its memorable 2019 season in Lincoln. IU clinched bowl eligibility behind a career best effort from Peyton Ramsey.  The Hoosier quarterback threw for 351 yards and rushed for another 42 while accounting for a total of three touchdowns. Former athletic director Fred Glass talked after the game about the significance of the win and achieving bowl eligibility against the Cornhuskers. “To hit both of those things today at Nebraska…

Indiana knew they were getting a bright kid. Bryson Bonds arrived in Bloomington after being named first team academic all-state in Texas as a high school senior, and he was a parliamentarian officer of the National Honor Society. Of course the Crowley, Texas product can play football too. Bonds was ranked the No. 51 safety in the 2020 class according to ESPN.  He closed out his career with 300 tackles, including 15 for a loss, six interceptions, 30 pass breakups, eight fumble recoveries, six touchdowns and two blocked field goals. Coming from Texas, head coach Tom Allen expected a kid…

It is no secret that Indiana would like to add at least one guard to their 2021 class. The Hoosiers have several top forward prospects still on the 2021 board, but it is less clear who they are tracking in the backcourt. One name that has emerged recently is senior combo guard Shane Dezonie. The 6-foot-4 and 190 pound Dezonie is from Pennsylvania, and he started high school at Hudson Catholic in New Jersey before moving on to Huntington Prep in West Virginia.  He is now at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire for his senior season.  He was teammates with…

The Indiana football program released a video of starting quarterback Michael Penix mic’d up at fall camp this week. A redshirt sophomore, Penix is fully recovered from a November sternoclavicular joint surgery. Penix set the program single-season record for completion percentage (68.8) in 2019 while throwing for 1,394 yards and 10 touchdowns to four interceptions. https://twitter.com/i/status/1312115132776939520 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.

Former Indiana forward De’Ron Davis will start his professional career overseas. The Colorado native will play for the Killester Dublin Basketball Club in Ireland according to his agent. “De’Ron Davis out of Indiana University has signed his rookie deal to play in Ireland,” Strategic Athlete Initiatives, Davis’ agent wrote in a Twitter post.  “Davis will be joining Killester Dublin Basketball Club in the Superleague to be the leading force for their team in pursuit of a Championship!” Terms of Davis’ deal were not disclosed. The Super League is the top tier men’s basketball league in Ireland.  Killester is based in…

The injury bug didn’t wait for the season to begin for IU. Senior safety Raheem Layne will miss a meaningful portion of the 2020 season according to defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. Wommack indicated in a video conference with the media on Friday that Layne had a procedure but did not elaborate on the nature of the injury.  He suggested that Layne could return in the middle of the season. The 6-foot-1 and 197 pound Layne is the second key piece of the IU secondary that has suffered a significant injury.  Redshirt senior husky Marcelino Ball is out for the season…

The state of Kentucky doesn’t regularly produce high end basketball talent, but it has a major star in the class of 2023. Louisville based small forward Kaleb Glenn is emerging as one of the top prospects in the sophomore class. Glenn averaged 13.4 points and 10.1 rebounds as a high school freshman.  He led the state in field goal percentage and was named first team all-seventh region. The 6-foot-6 Glenn was recently ranked No. 43 nationally in the 247Sports top-50 for the class of 2023. A Max Preps All American for 2019-20, Glenn helped lead Louisville Male to a regional…