The wait is over, and history can be made tonight in Jacksonville. A nine win season? That has only happened twice in Indiana’s program history, and not since 1967. A bowl win? That has not happened since 1991. Both accomplishments have been out of reach for decades. And both are on the table on Thursday night at The Gator Bowl. With its first eight win season and above .500 record in the Big Ten since 1993, the 2019 campaign has already been a special one. But with a win over a historic and proud SEC program like Tennessee, a special…
Author: Mike Schumann
From the program’s all-time completion percentage leader — to the bench. That isn’t a common path for a college football quarterback, and there hasn’t been anything normal about Peyton Ramsey’s 2019 season at Indiana. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. We’re just talking about a game here, and of course all of this pales in comparison to the trials and tribulations faced by King. But in the context of football, there is no doubt that Ramsey has…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen and team captains Coy Cronk, Simon Stepaniak, Reakwon Jones, Nick Westbrook and Peyton Ramsey met with the media on Wednesday to preview Thursday’s Gator Bowl. Indiana (8-4) and Tennessee (7-5) will kick off at 7 p.m. ET in Jacksonville. The game will air on ESPN. The full transcript of the press conference is below via ASAP Sports Transcripts https://youtu.be/6ukxgwUbVlM HEAD COACH TOM ALLEN: Thank you so much. My voice is a little hoarse from practice the last couple days, but that’s part of it. Just want to say we are just thrilled to be…
Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt met with the media on Wednesday to discuss his team’s Gator Bowl matchup with Indiana. Joining Pruitt at the press conference were the Volunteer team captains. IU (8-4) and Tennessee (7-5) kick-off at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday in Jacksonville. The game will air on ESPN. https://youtu.be/NYjCufEGTJA Video credit – WBIR 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you
Nine former IU basketball stars are playing at the highest level of the game during the 2019-20 season. We will be monitoring their seasons with monthly updates. Below we summarize their year to date performance with NBA stats through December and provide a brief update on each player. OG Anunoby – Toronto With Kawhi Leonard gone, Anunoby has assumed a bigger role in Toronto, and so far he is delivering with career highs nearly across the board. The former IU star has been inconsistent at times offensively and his shooting numbers dropped off in December, but Anunoby remains a defensive…
The 2019 NFL regular season has come to an end with several former IU players seeing action in the league. In total, nine former Indiana University football players registered at least one snap during the 2019 NFL season and two more were with teams in some capacity. Below is a summary of the status and performance of each player for the season. TEVIN COLEMAN, RB, SAN FRANCISCO 49ers Att – 137 Yards – 544 YPC – 4.0 TD – 6 Rec – 21 Rec Yards – 180 TD – 1 Notes: After leaving Atlanta for San Francisco, Coleman found himself…
Thursday’s Gator Bowl will mark the 32 year anniversary of the first and only meeting between Indiana and Tennessee. The Peach Bowl following the 1987 season was played on January 2, 1988 at Atlanta’s since demolished Fulton County Stadium. Indiana’s roster had a number of stars including future NFL players and draft picks Eric Moore, Van Waiters, Ernie Jones, Eric Hickerson, Anthony Thompson, Pete Stoyanovich, Mike Dumas, Gary Gooden, Dan Stryzinski and Nolan Harrison. Also on the team was current IU defensive coach Mark Hagen. You can watch the full game below. For more background, read Kevin Brockway’s retrospective on…
Take a look back at IU’s loss to Arkansas with another edition of Film Study. As you might expect, the analysis focuses on the game’s final eight minutes and what went wrong on both ends of the floor after IU had a double digit second half lead. This video was produced by Tony Adragna and shared with his permission. You can follow him on Twitter at @CoachAdragna. https://youtu.be/7p042wP3gzM 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to…
Indiana head football coach Tom Allen gave an update to the media on Tuesday from the Hoosiers’ practice location on Amelia Island. IU (8-4) and Tennessee (7-5) will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET at The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville. See also: Video from practice in Florida | News and Notes from Jacksonville https://youtu.be/OGaVjrcmZ1Q Video credit – IU Athletics 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” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you
The IU football team is on location in Florida completing final preparations for Thursday’s Gator Bowl against Tennessee. Below are a few items of note from Jacksonville this week. Indiana (8-4) and the Volunteers (7-5) kickoff at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday night in Jacksonville, Fla. at The Gator Bowl. See also: Video from practice in Jacksonville STATUS UPDATES FOR INJURED PLAYERS Indiana head coach Tom Allen provided updates on several Hoosier players that are dealing with various injuries. Running back Sampson James and tackle Matthew Bedford have both been practicing and are expected to play against Tennessee on Thursday.…