Although at one point the Hoosiers found themselves trailing by 30 points, there have been worse days in the history of the IU basketball program than Saturday at Wisconsin. Far worse. Back in 1994 head coach Bob Knight took an Indiana team that was right in the thick of the Big Ten race to Williams Arena to face Minnesota. Indiana had defeated the Golden Gophers by 12 points a month earlier in Bloomington, and No. 12 IU arrived confident in Minneapolis for the rematch. What happened that day at Minnesota was almost inexplicable. The perfect storm. 106-56, Golden Gophers. How…
Author: Mike Schumann
Connecticut basketball head coach Dan Hurley joined “College Hoops Today” with Jon Rothstein to discuss the latest with his program and Tuesday’s matchup with Indiana. Hurley is in his second season with the Huskies and holds a 22-19 record. He faced off regularly with IU head coach Archie Miller when they were both coaches in the Atlantic 10 Conference — Hurley at Rhode Island and Miller at Dayton. Indiana (8-1) and UConn (6-2) tip-off at around 9 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden in New York in connection with the Jimmy V Classic. https://soundcloud.com/compass-media/college-hoops-today-with-jon-rothstein-uconns-dan-hurley-1 You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
“You’re going to run into some of these opportunities here where you’re going to have to find out a little bit about yourself.” That’s what Indiana head coach Archie Miller said after a disappointing 84-64 blowout loss to Wisconsin on Saturday. Miller could not have been thrilled with what he found out about his team in Madison. Perhaps most troubling, what became apparent to him during the course of the game was something that has seemingly plagued all of his IU teams during his nearly three year tenure in Bloomington. “The thing I took away most importantly is where we…
Their fingerprints were still fresh on the Old Oaken Bucket in frigid West Lafayette. But when I asked Florida natives Nick Westbrook and Tiawan Mullen about the idea of returning home for a bowl game outside the visiting locker rooms at Purdue, their enthusiasm for the idea could not have been more clear. Maybe it was the thought of escaping the weather? While understandable after spending four hours in the rain and cold, a trip back home to play in front of friends and family means a little more. “It would be very special. I would be grateful for it,”…
IU capped off a busy recruiting day on Sunday with a commitment from the all-time leading rusher in Indiana high school history. Hailing from New Palestine High School, Charlie Spegal announced that he would be joining the Hoosiers as a preferred walk-on. Spegal broke the news via his Twitter account: https://twitter.com/charliespegal32/status/1203865825310134272?s=20 After playing two seasons at Delta and two at New Palestine, Spegal is in a select group of players nationally with over 10,000 rushing yards and over 1,000 career points for a high school career. According to 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong, Spegal is one of just five high school players…
The balance of Indiana’s 2020 recruiting class is filling out fast. A.J. Barner became the fifth new Hoosier commit this week, and the third on Sunday alone. The Aurora, Ohio tight end announced his decision on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ajbarner_/status/1203845238583971841?s=20 The 6-foot-6, 225 pound Barner originally committed to Ohio University. He took an official visit to Indiana this weekend according to a report. A three star recruit, Barner is rated as the No. 56 tight end in the country according to the 247Sports Composite, and he has been moving up that service’s rankings fast after a senior season that ended with him…
Indiana Director of Athletics Fred Glass and head football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Sunday afternoon to discuss the Gator Bowl and Allen’s contract extension. If you prefer to read the press conference, the full transcript is below. The Gator Bowl announced this afternoon that it had selected IU for its annual game. Allen’s contract extension was announced by the school on Friday. Indiana (8-4) will face Tennessee (7-5) on January 2 at 7 p.m. ET in Jacksonville, Florida. https://youtu.be/t5XcKKgXdQM Credit – IU Athletics Bloomington, Indiana FRED GLASS: Today is a particularly great day, I can affirm…
Indiana picked up its second commitment of the day as Texas safety Bryson Bonds committed to play for the Hoosiers. The commitment comes on the heels of an official visit to Indiana this weekend that he previously reported via social media. Bonds announced his Indiana commitment via Twitter on Sunday: https://twitter.com/Brysonbonds19/status/1203773779253645312?s=20 The 6-foot-1, 190-pound safety is from Crowley, Texas (Crowley H.S.) An All-State safety in Texas, Bonds was named first team academic All-State as well. A three-star recruit and the No. 69 safety nationally according to the 247Sports Composite, Bonds chose IU over Kansas, Army, Air Force and others. Along…
Indiana added to their stable of running backs on Sunday afternoon. Virginia class of 2020 running back Tim Baldwin, Jr. announced his commitment to Indiana via Twitter. https://twitter.com/timgbaldwinjr/status/1203762422814822401?s=20 Baldwin had previously been committed to Michigan and ultimately chose IU over West Virginia and South Carolina. He committed to the Hoosiers after an official visit to Indiana this weekend. Playing for Patriot High School in Nokesville, Virginia, Baldwin rushed for 1,367 yards (6.7 per carry) and 23 touchdowns during his senior season according to his MaxPreps page. A high end three-star recruit, Baldwin is the No. 47 running back in the…
NOTE: THIS UPDATES PREVIOUS REPORTS THAT HAD SUGGESTED A GATOR BOWL MATCHUP AGAINST KENTUCKY. LAST MINUTE SHUFFLING BY THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE REPORTEDLY LED TO THE LATE CHANGE. IU’s memorable eight win season has been rewarded with a warm weather bowl destination. Indiana is headed to Jacksonville, Florida to play in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Indiana will face the Tennessee (7-5). The Volunteers finished the season 5-3 in the Southeastern Conference, finishing the 2019 campaign on a five game winning streak. https://twitter.com/taxslayerbowl/status/1203789112811163648?s=20 This will be the second ever meeting between the programs. Tennessee defeated IU 27-22 in the 1987 Peach…