Author: Mike Schumann

One of the most promising seasons in the history of the Indiana football program will have to wait. If it ever happens at all. Multiple national college football reporters including Pat Forde, Bruce Feldman and Brett McMurphy all reported around the same time on Twitter that the Big Ten presidents have voted to postpone the 2020 season until the spring. The conference later substantiated the reports with a press release, and clarified that the cancellation includes all fall sports. The Big Ten is the first power five conference to postpone its football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Detroit…

At a critical juncture in his tenure in Bloomington, IU head coach Archie Miller will need to move fast to replace outgoing assistant coach Bruiser Flint. As Flint moves on to Kentucky to reunite with good friend John Calipari, Miller is left with an opening for the second summer in a row.  IU hired Mike Roberts in August, 2019. The first order of business for the fourth year head coach and his remaining staff will be to ensure that they do not lose ground with key recruiting targets. Specifically, Flint was leading the charge for Indiana on two priority class…

For the second summer in a row, Indiana appears to have an opening on its men’s basketball coaching staff. CBS college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein reported on his Twitter page that IU assistant coach Bruiser Flint is headed to Kentucky to become an assistant coach under John Calipari. “Sources: Indiana assistant Bruiser Flint will join John Calipari’s staff at Kentucky as an assistant coach. Official announcement expected soon,” Rothstein said in his tweet. Rothstein’s post follows a week of speculation that Flint might join his longtime friend in Lexington.  He served as an assistant coach under Calipari during the Minutemen’s…

The Daily Hoosier is teaming up with The Hoosier Experience podcast to bring you interviews with IU players, coaches and recruits. McCutcheon High School incoming sophomore and IU basketball recruiting target Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn answered a wide range of questions with host Aidan Kunst. Playing for the Lafayette, Ind. area program for the 2019-20 season, Gibbs-Lawhorn poured in 21 points per game while adding 3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and .9 steals per contest.  He made 49 percent of his shots overall including 46 percent from three-point range on 136 attempts. See also:  Gibbs-Lawhorn video interview from this summer | Video highlights…

As the 2020 college football season teeters on the brink of collapse, IU head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday to discuss the current state of the game and more. The transcript from Allen’s media availability follows.  (Transcript via iuhoosiers.com) See also:  Big Ten expected to cancel season on Tuesday Q. On players talking to coaches about wanting to play… ALLEN: I have not had anyone come to me, personally, and say ‘hey coach, I would like to meet and talk about that.’ I am very active on social media in regards to watching our guys and…

Despite significant push back by the players, the Big Ten appears set to pull the plug on the 2020 fall football season. Radio Show host Dan Patrick reported on Monday morning that 12 of the 14 presidents from the Big 10 have voted against having a fall college football season.  The presidents of Iowa and Nebraska want to play according to Patrick. Later on Monday, the Detroit Free Press reported that the decision has been made by the league, with an announcement coming on Tuesday. “The Big Ten has voted to cancel the 2020 college football season in a historic…

Trey Kaufman never left the state of Indiana for his final and abbreviated AAU basketball season.  The pandemic made the normal Adidas Gauntlet national schedule for his Indiana Elite 2021 team impossible. Travel restrictions are in many ways defining Kaufman’s recruitment as well, as the Sellersburg, Ind. product enters his senior year of high school. The 6-foot-8 Kaufman has received offers from all over the country during the pandemic, including North Carolina, Virginia, Clemson, Wake Forest, and Texas A&M. Trouble is, Kaufman has never been to any of those schools. The NCAA has banned all in-person visits since March, and…

Indiana is trying for a second bite at the apple with a high profile class of 2021 target. A source tells The Daily Hoosier that the Indiana coaching staff is inquiring about former Louisville commit Bryce Hopkins. The 6-foot-7 Hopkins announced on Sunday that he has decommitted from Louisville, citing concerns about upcoming sanctions according to a report by 247Sports. Hopkins is the No. 33 player in the country in the class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite.  IU offered Hopkins a scholarship in June of 2019, and he took an unofficial visit to Bloomington last August.  Hopkins committed…

The best AAU programs in Indiana met on Saturday in Noblesville, Ind. In the marquee matchup, the 2021 Indiana Elite squad blew out the Indy Heat 100-74. Below are more than 14 minutes of highlights from the game. See also:  Game story Here are some names to know from the highlights: Indiana Elite (White) 2 – Jayden Brewer (Open) 4 – Trey Kaufman (Open) 11 – Connor Hickman (Bradley) 21 – J.R. Konieczny (Notre Dame) 23 – Jayden Taylor (Butler) 32 – Logan Duncomb (Indiana) Indy Heat (Black) 2 – Blake Wesley (Open) 3- Caleb Furst (Purdue) 4 – Meechie…

“We did okay but their bigs killed us.” That was 2021 Indy Heat guard Blake Wesley’s assessment of a surprising 100-74 blowout win by the 2021 Indiana Elite in an unprecedented matchup of the state’s top AAU programs in Noblesville, Ind. Those killer bigs are names familiar to Indiana fans. Indiana commit and Indiana Elite center Logan Duncomb told The Daily Hoosier last week that he was looking forward to Saturday’s contest against the Indy Heat after a lot of playful trash talking preceded the game. He wasn’t kidding. Duncomb was dominant on Saturday in a head-to-head matchup with Purdue…