Author: Mike Schumann

The talking points go back to August and the fall camp quarterback competition in Bloomington. Sure Peyton Ramsey is efficient.  Sure he makes the least mistakes.  But can he throw the deep ball? We were assured that his arm strength had improved, and he could, in fact stretch defenses vertically.  But the questions persisted — and they persisted because, well, Indiana was not even attempting vertical passes. When quizzed on the topic, IU offensive coordinator Mike DeBord’s response was generally along the lines of that Indiana was, to paraphrase, “taking what the defense is giving us.”  With defenses stacking the…

The Indiana University men’s soccer program has high standards.  Really high standards.  The kind of standards that you can only realistically expect to achieve when you are both presently and historically one of, if not the best, programs in the country. So far the Hoosiers are achieving those goals in historic fashion. Job one was to win the Big Ten regular season and IU did that — and did it in style — securing their first perfect Big Ten record since 2002.  Due to league expansion, it was the first time in conference history a team has gone 8-0-0. Next…

Monday night updates:  Archie Miller provided the following updates on his weekly radio show with Don Fischer: Race Thompson was involved in an on-court collision and is dealing with concussion like symptoms.  He is questionable for Wednesday. Devonte Green appears to be back in the day to day category with his thigh condition. Zach McRoberts is day-to-day with his back issue. Jerome Hunter won’t play and continues to be a longer term concern. Original Story: After a 1-2 start to his first season at Indiana, Archie Miller has the Hoosiers off and running at 2-0 this year.  IU has yet…

Indiana pulled off a tight 34-32 win over Maryland on Saturday to break a four game losing streak and move to 5-5 on the season.  After the game, head coach Tom Allen, quarterback Peyton Ramsey and kicker Logan Justus met with the media to discuss the victory. Indiana travels to Michigan next Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAu0_90fDiw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47sdru6CvpI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhzsWauIwT4 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon…

Things sure didn’t look promising at the outset.  With Maryland marching down the field on two consecutive drives sandwiched around an IU three and out, bowl eligibility looked like a lost cause for Indiana.  Much like the Minnesota game two weeks ago, the Hoosiers were on their heels on defense and inept on offense. While Tom Allen’s defense was bent — it didn’t break in the early going, and those early drives only resulted in a 6-0 Maryland lead.  Ultimately, that may have been the key to the game. Next a combination of what IU has severely lacked on the…

Montana State head coach and Indiana native Brian Fish discussed last night’s game between the Hoosiers and Bobcats.  Fish hails from Seymour, Indiana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqJTBPu1b3o&feature=youtu.be You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below.

The Hoosiers moved to 2-0 on the season with a convincing 80-35 win over the Montana State Bobcats.  The schedule will get more challenging next week with a home game against Marquette and a road contest at Arkansas, but on this night IU put forth a complete effort. Friday night’s contest was dominated by IU for most of the game, with the Hoosiers holding a lead of 30 or more points for the last 18 minutes of the game.  Several big runs in the first half and beginning of the second half put the game out of reach. A seemingly…

Indiana University basketball head coach Archie Miller met with the media after IU’s 80-35 win over Montana State on Friday night.  Joining him in the press room were Rob Phinisee, De’Ron Davis and Juwan Morgan. The Hoosiers improved to 2-0 on the season and will face Marquette next Wednesday night in Bloomington. Note:  You may need to turn off mute on the video itself. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/563546217424318/ You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider…

Indiana had a complete effort in its second game of the 2018-19 season to move to 2-0 on the young campaign. The Hoosiers will resume action on Wednesday night at home against Marquette. Below are our three keys to the game and the final box score and specialty statistics.  1. Balanced Scoring Continues to Rule the Day — Including the exhibition, this game marked the third contest in a row where IU had several players in double figures.  Juwan Morgan led the way with 14 points, and following right behind him were Justin Smith with 13, and Romeo Langford and Rob…

It feels like an eternity since Indiana has played a football game.  The Hoosiers are coming off a bye week after a demoralizing loss at Minnesota two weeks ago. It felt appropriate to call that game in Minneapolis a “must win” but with two home games remaining, that characterization was debatable.  Now, with IU needing two wins to reach bowl eligibility and a trip to Ann Arbor tucked in between those two home contests — it is undeniable — Indiana must defeat Maryland. While it has been another agonizing roller coaster football season in Bloomington, IU has nothing on Maryland.…