Indiana football was in the news in the days that followed the murder of George Floyd, Head coach Tom Allen was one of the first college football coaches to speak out publicly. “My heart is telling me I need to say something,” Allen told Bruce Feldman of his growing discomfort with the situation in a late May story by The Athletic. While Allen was garnering national for a social media post, it was behind the scenes in Bloomington where the real magic was happening. “I just want to be there for them,” Allen told The Athletic. “I told them that I…
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UPDATE: Tony Jones of the Athletic reported that Morgan has avoided structural damage to his knee: https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1291852739190722560?s=20 The original story follows. Former IU basketball star Juwan Morgan injured his right knee after hauling in an offensive rebound in an NBA game in Orlando on Friday afternoon. The injury occurred with 2:32 left, and the Utah Jazz forward was taken to the locker room. ESPN writer Tim Bontemps reported that the injury looked serious. “Jazz forward Juwan Morgan just went down with a scary looking knee injury,” Bontemps reported on his Twitter page. “Stayed down for awhile and had to be…
Everyone has seen the potential. It wouldn’t be fair to call what Michael Penix is capable of “untapped potential.” When healthy, the tap is open, and the talent flows — as does the Indiana offense. When healthy is the rub. That is the modifier that accompanies most conversations about Penix these days. But he isn’t thinking about that right now. “I really don’t like to dwell on the past with those injuries,” he told the media on a Zoom conference on Friday morning. “I look forward to playing whole seasons, and I want to be a person the team can…
Before there was Damon Bailey or Romeo Langford, New Castle High School guard Steve Alford captivated the state of Indiana with his heroics at the prep level. Alford joined the 1 Star Recruit podcast to discuss growing up with the game in Indiana, his current team at Nevada, his sons, former players, and much more. The 20 minute interview with Alford begins at the 13:46 mark. Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit on our platform? Message us. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier…
One of the more endearing things about Indiana head football coach Tom Allen is that he is genuine. We aren’t going to sit here and tell you he is perfect. Like everyone, there are exceptions. But by and large, Allen is a straight shooter that wants to answer every question as thoughtfully and thoroughly as he can. A routine question that every coach gets asked each year involves naming which players need to show substantial improvement. Many might give the most predictable coach speak answer. Something along the lines of “everyone needs to step up their game.” Others might share…
Thursday marked day one for Indiana’s 2020 football fall camp. Below are three videos from the day, including scenes from the field, and press conferences with head coach Tom Allen and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson. If you prefer to read transcripts of the Allen and Dolson press conferences, you can find those further below. See also: The Big Ten releases the updated 2020 football schedule https://youtu.be/zYBYWkQcFmU https://youtu.be/kqUMKvSmeFQ https://youtu.be/iXJ_bkNy89o Video credits – IU Athletics Head Coach Tom Allen ALLEN: Good morning, everyone. Feels weird not having you guys all in here, but I guess this is the new normal for…
The concerns are real, and the lines of communication are open between the IU football staff and the parents of the players during the pandemic. And there is one thing every parent knows. Despite having the best plans and the best intentions, you can never fully insulate your children from risks. When it comes to protecting his players from contracting COVID-19, IU head coach Tom Allen knows he has a heavy burden. “We’ve got to do everything we can to mitigate those risks,” Allen told the media on Thursday. But Allen also knows that despite following every plan and every…
Welcome to the job you have worked to reach your entire career. The reward? Perhaps the most unusual year in the history of college sports. Things will eventually return to some sense of normalcy for new Indiana Director of Athletics Scott Dolson, but his first month on the job has been anything but what he likely envisioned as he toiled away at the school for more than 30 years. One indicator of the environment that Dolson walked into as he began the process of taking over on July 1 — Zoom meetings. Lots and lots of Zoom meetings. “I’ve participated…
Our “Names to Know” series provides a quick look at IU basketball recruiting targets as their names emerge on the trail. Indiana is looking to familiar programs for one of its more recent class of 2022 recruiting interests. Cincinnati, Ohio based wing Evan Mahaffey hails from both a high school and an AAU program that has delivered talent to Bloomington in recent years. Indiana is showing interest in the 6-foot-6 Mahaffey as first reported by Jason Stamm of Bearcat Report. Mahaffey is a teammate of IU class of 2021 commit Logan Duncomb at Moeller High School. Before having to sit…
The year two expectations are high for Indiana sophomore Trayce Jackson-Davis. And if all goes according to plan, the 6-foot-9 forward will have a big decision to make next spring. The IU star was listed at No. 45 in an early 2021 mock draft released by ESPN’s Jonathan Givony on Tuesday, which would place Jackson-Davis in the middle of the second round. According to Givony, the 2021 draft is expected to be significantly deeper than 2020 due to the depth at the top and the large number of college prospects who chose to return to school amidst the uncertainty of…