Author: Mike Schumann

IU women’s basketball landed a commitment from USC transfer guard Malia Samuels on Wednesday afternoon. Samuels is a 5-foot-6 guard from Seattle.  She has played in 88 career games, all with USC, with 21 starts. She has a year of eligibility remaining. An athletic, fast and physical guard nicknamed “Pit Bull,” Samuels has career shooting splits of 34.8% overall, 28.3% from three, and 69% from the free throw line.  She has 90 career steals in 15.3 minutes per game. As a junior in 2025-26, Samuels played in 30 games with 19 starts and averaged 23.8 minutes per contest.  She averaged…

Indiana football will be getting a visit from the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2027, Texas-based defensive tackle Jalen Brewster. That is according to national recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong of Rivals. Although he has verbally committed to Texas Tech, Brewster’s recruitment has remained open over the last few months, and the IU staff, led by defensive tackles coach Pat Kuntz, has remained in the hunt.  The Red Raiders had an offseason change at defensive line coach that appears to have caused Brewster to reconsider. Brewster is the consensus No. 1 defensive lineman in the 2027 class across…

Indiana didn’t play in many tight games in 2025. Really just five of its 16 wins fit that description. And there was a common denominator in all five of those contests:  Kicker Nico Radicic. In each of IU’s wins at Iowa, at Oregon, at Penn State, vs. Ohio State, and vs. Miami, Radicic made two field goals.  He was 10 of 11 in those games, with his points just from field goals making the difference in four of five. Radicic was 18 of 19 on the season and co-led the nation with his 94.7% make rate. The redshirt junior from…

IU football finished No. 2 nationally in scoring defense in 2025, and No. 6 in 2024. The Hoosiers finished No. 4 nationally in total yards allowed in 2025, and No. 2 in 2024. So there’s not a lot of room for improvement here for defensive coordinator Bryant Haines’ unit as the Hoosiers look towards the 2026 campaign. But Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti delivered some bad news for the rest of Big Ten this week. Based on what he’s witnessed so far this spring, Cignetti sees the potential for the 2026 defense to be his best yet in Bloomington.  He…

IU football concludes spring practice with the spring game on Thursday evening in Bloomington. For many who were unable to get to Bloomington for the national championship celebration in January, this will be the first opportunity to greet Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers in person since the historic 2025 season ended. And unlike January, the weather forecast is signaling a much more pleasant evening, with temperatures in the 70s with light wind and no rain. Admission to the game is free. Here is the full schedule for Thursday, April 23 at Memorial Stadium. ——————— (all times Eastern) 3 p.m. – Tailgating and…

Year two of the Darian DeVries era will begin with a home game against Eastern Illinois. Indiana will host the Panthers on Monday, Nov. 2 according to a report by Alex Rosinksi. EIU is coached by former IU basketball player Marty Simmons. IU leads the all-time series 3-0, with the last meeting coming in 2024-25. Simmons and the Panthers finished 13-20 last season.  They were ranked No. 324 in KenPom. This is the fifth reported game on the 2026-27 schedule, and the third home game against a low or mid-major teams. Here’s what we know so far: 2026-27 Nov. 2,…

As the roommate of a Heisman Trophy winner and this week’s almost certain No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, IU receiver Charlie Becker got an up close and personal masterclass in handling college football like a professional. The 6-foot-4 and 207-pound Becker didn’t catch a pass as a true freshman in 2024, but the Nashville, Tenn. product was tagged as an up-and-comer by head coach Curt Cignetti during the offseason ahead of his sophomore campaign.  A hamstring injury suffered during fall camp put Becker’s emergence on the back burner, at least for a while. With seven catches…

It won’t be easy to convince Junior Tu’upo to leave home. The 4-star Alabama safety has two home state schools in his final five. But after taking an official visit to Bloomington this weekend, Tu’upo has included the Hoosiers in his final five schools, along with Alabama, Auburn, Oregon and Texas. Tu’upo attends Thompson H.S. in Alabaster, Ala.  As a junior he had 66 tackles, five for a loss, seven pass-breakups and three interceptions while leading the school to a state title. The 6-foot-2 and 195-pound Tu’upo is among the top-300 overall players in the 2027 class.  He’s the No.…

Indiana hosted the first of several major class of 2027 official visits this weekend. The program made sure to involve its 2025 trophy haul, a customized Indy Car, and several other items of interest. Below are some of the photos posted by players on visits this weekend. The players in the photos are 4-star prospects Elijah Kimble (0), Jalaythan Mayfield (3), and Junior Tu’upo (5), and commit Jeremiah Jones (64). For complete coverage of IU football recruiting, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us on X: @daily_hoosier and find us on Facebook and Instagram Seven ways to support completely…

Joe Brunner got a small taste of what to expect at Indiana when he was a freshman at Wisconsin. In his first year with the Badgers in 2022, Brunner was with Bob Bostad before Bostad left to become Tom Allen’s offensive line coach. Also with Brunner in Madison in 2022 were some other names you might now:  Drew Evans, Trey Wedig, and Riley Nowakowski.  That was the last year of the Paul Chryst era at Wisconsin, and things haven’t been the same since. Brunner saw the individual success his former teammates had after they made the move to IU.  He…