Author: Mike Schumann

The feel good Saturday night win over Michigan State is now firmly in the rear view mirror. Indiana dropped a 77-72 contest against Iowa in Bloomington on Thursday night and have now lost eight of their last nine games. Indiana (13-10, 4-8) will host Ohio State on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Check back for our comprehensive game summary on Friday with The Report Card. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Iowa’s changing defense gives IU trouble.  Indiana went on a 13-2 run early in the game.  The crowd was buzzing.  Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery called a timeout.  The…

Three former IU football stars will have an opportunity to showcase their readiness for the next level at the NFL’s annual scouting combine. Safety Jonathan Crawford, long snapper Dan Godsil and offensive lineman Brandon Knight will all participate in the annual event in Indianapolis. Jonathan Crawford became the first Hoosier (along with Godsil) and the 12th Big Ten player to start 50 games.  Crawford is one of only four IU players to appear in 50 games.  He started every game since his arrival at Indiana. Crawford shares eighth on the program’s career list with nine interceptions. The three-time honorable mention…

While a visit from Iowa generally doesn’t generate the buzz that say a Duke, Michigan State or Purdue might, that wasn’t the case in 2016. It had been a while since Iowa had a top 10 team.  In fact, you’d have to go back to the Dr. Tom Davis teams of the 80’s and 90’s to find a Hawkeye team ranked this high this late in the season.  Think of Roy Marble Sr., B.J. Armstrong and those cool all black and yellow Nike high-tops. But coming into their February 11, 2016 matchup with Indiana (19-5, 9-2), the Hawkeyes (19-4, 10-1)…

What do you know?  A home game. After spending the better part of January and early February at the airport, Indiana gets to stick around Bloomington for more than a week. First up at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall are the Iowa Hawkeyes.  IU earned the season sweep last year, but they will essentially be seeing the same team once again in 2019 as Iowa returned almost all of its production from the 2017-18 season. All of that experience is paying off thus far for Iowa.  They are significantly improved over last year and will present a major challenge for an…

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery and forwards Tyler Cook and Luka Garza met with the media this week to preview Indiana.  The transcript of McCaffery’s comments regarding IU is below.  Further below are videos of Cook and Garza. Indiana (13-9, 4-7) and Iowa (17-5, 6-5) tip-off at 9:00 p.m. Eastern on Thursday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. McCAFFERY TRANSCRIPT Q. What are you seeing from Indiana? They were going through a rough patch and all of a sudden they turn around and get a win in Michigan State. FRAN McCAFFERY: You have to look at the situation. It’s kind of…

Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the national signing day and provide an overall update on the roster and plans to fill openings in the future. Indiana compiled a 2019 recruiting class of 22 players including transfer quarterback Jack Tuttle. Spring practice will begin for Indiana in early March, with the annual Cream & Crimson game coming up in early April. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezltcLK07xE&feature=em-uploademail Video Credit – Indiana University You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Want…

Indiana University head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media on Wednesday to preview this week’s games against Iowa and Ohio State. During the press conference Miller indicated that senior co-captain Juwan Morgan is expected to play on Thursday. Al Durham and Jake Forrester also took questions towards the end of the video. Indiana (13-9, 4-7) hosts Iowa on Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern. (Note:  You may need to enable the audio on the video itself.  Durham and Forrester appear at the 9:00 mark) https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/1017294868457915/ Video Credit – IU Athletics You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us…

February 6th is college football’s traditional National Signing Day.  Indiana football is looking to add up to four players today as it rounds out a 2019 recruiting class that may end up ranked in the top 40 nationally. Check back throughout the day and evening for updates. WEAVER FORMALLY SIGNS Pennsylvania offensive lineman Tim Weaver had announced his commitment to IU over the weekend.  The program formally announced his signing this morning. Weaver is a 3-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite. https://twitter.com/IndianaFootball/status/1093163090500304896 Coach Allen on Weaver:  “We are really excited to have Tim join our family. He brings tremendous…

Back on January 5th, Indiana sat at 12-2 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten.  All of the talk on that day before a road trip to Michigan was the upcoming brutal eight game schedule. If they could just get through those eight games at .500, right?  Not so much. Indiana of course won only one of those eight games — strangely enough the one that probably seemed the least winnable a month ago. Much like the Midwest weather this time of year, it was long, dark, cold month. Coming into Groundhog Day, the IU season was starting to feel…

[For Indiana Football National Signing Day updates, go to our live tracker here.] Here we go again. After an impressive December early signing period haul, the Indiana University football program is looking to put a bow on what appears on track to be their best recruiting class in the rankings service era.  The Hoosiers picked up 19 signed letters of intent in December. Wednesday marks the traditional February national signing day, and it looks to be a hectic one for head coach Tom Allen and the Hoosiers as they close out their class of 2019. After receiving the commitment of…