Indiana quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. met with the media this week to talk about the improvement of the offense, working with offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, and early thoughts on Michigan. On the season, Penix is 36-of-62 passing (58.1 percent) for 408 yards. The redshirt sophomore has thrown 4 touchdown passes and 1 interception. Penix has added 2 rushing touchdowns thus far in 2020. Indiana and Michigan kick off at noon ET on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. The game will be televised on FS1. https://youtu.be/bLm9OGSuRtY Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow…
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Former IU basketball All-American A.J. Guyton interviewed IU basketball head coach Archie Miller this week. Guyton asked Miller about his upbringing in a basketball household, his playing career, and a series of questions about life in Bloomington and coaching in the Big Ten. Miller played five seasons at N.C. State from 1997 to 2002. He is entering his fourth season at IU and tenth overall campaign as a head coach. He has a 55-43 mark during his time and Indiana, and a 194-106 career record including six seasons at Dayton. Guyton was All-Big Ten in 1998 and 2000, Big Ten…
The Daily Hoosier is teaming up with the Hoosier Experience podcast to bring you interviews with IU players, coaches and recruiting targets. Class of 2022 forward Tarris Reed is one of the latest IU basketball recruiting targets to receive an offer from the Hoosiers. He answered a wide range of questions with host Aidan Kunst. For more background on Reed, GO HERE. For more IU related podcasts and interviews, GO HERE. 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…
Eight weeks of the 2020 NFL season are now complete for 11 former IU stars with teams in the league. It was a week that saw one Hoosier earn his first significant action in nearly two years. Take a look at how they did with our quick weekly recap of the Hoosiers in the NFL. Tevin Coleman (RB) – San Francisco 49ers Coleman returned briefly after missing several weeks due to injury. He had 3 carries for 20 yards, but unfortunately left again with an injury to the same knee that caused him to miss five weeks. The latest injury was…
The Indiana football coaching staff and quarterback Michael Penix held their regular Monday game week press conference to take a final look back at Rutgers and preview Michigan. Head coach Tom Allen was joined by offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, and Penix. Below are some of the key news items and notes from the session. No. 13 Indiana will host Michigan at Noon ET on Saturday. That game will be held at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington and televised by FS1. Rutgers game players of the week Allen announced the following players of the week for the Rutgers…
Indiana kicker Charles Campbell is perfect for his IU career. His strong performance against Rutgers on Saturday earned Campbell league-wide recognition on Monday. The Big Ten announced that the Tennessee product was the conference’s special teams player of the week. https://twitter.com/IndianaFootball/status/1323286036265472001?s=20 Here are the league’s notes on Campbell, per a Big Ten release: Converted a career-best three field goals in a road win against Rutgers Connected from 28, 31 and 42 yards in the contest Successful on all four PAT attempts to total 13 points Earns his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor Campbell is the first…
One of the two remaining uncertain pieces to the 2020-21 non-conference puzzle may have been uncovered. The COVID-19 delayed season begins on Nov. 25, and Indiana appears to be set to host Tennessee Tech on that date. The Hoosiers are listed on Tennessee Tech’s schedule on the program’s website. Neither school has confirmed the game officially. The Tennessee Tech program is led by former University of Kentucky All-American and Hall of Famer John Pelphrey. TTU finished 9-22 in Pelphrey’s first season as head coach. IU associate head coach Tom Ostrom has worked with and under Pelphrey at several stops during…
Mike Schumann of The Daily Hoosier joined the Tow and Tracy Show on ESPN Radio/97.7 WREF on Monday morning. Topics include the football win over Rutgers, early thoughts on Michigan and the Big Ten race, and high level thoughts on the outlook for IU basketball in 2020-21. You can listen to Tow and Tracy each weekday from 8 to 9 a.m. CT on 97.7 WREF in the Evansville area, or stream live from anywhere here. https://youtu.be/RRVO668Ht4g 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…
Indiana head coach Tom Allen comes from a football family. Watch as he is joined by his father Tom Sr. and son Thomas on “The Allen Way of Life: Faith, Family & Football.” The three sat down with IU Senior Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray to discuss the significance of football and family in their lives. Video credit – IU Athletics 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.
Point guard is a position of need in the class of 2022 for Indiana, and the Hoosiers are in a good spot with one of their primary targets Georgia based top-40 guard Bruce Thornton cut his list down to five programs on Sunday. Thornton made the announcement on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Bruce2T_/status/1322962138709790723?s=20 Joining Indiana in the final five were Big Ten programs Purdue and Ohio State, along with Georgia and Alabama from the SEC. Thornton’s parents both attended Georgia, but his high school coach told The Daily Hoosier that won’t play a big role in his recruitment. “They’re (Georgia) recruiting…