Author: Mike Schumann

The 5-0 start to the Darian DeVries era has IU basketball ranked in both major national polls. After debuting a week ago in the coaches poll, Indiana made in its first appearance in the AP top-25 on Monday. The Hoosiers are No. 25 in this week’s AP poll, and they moved up a spot to No. 24 in the coaches poll. Indiana’s poll appearances over the last two weeks are their first since exiting the national rankings following a disappointing performance a year ago this week at the Battle 4 Atlantis. With difficult stretch of games coming, it will be…

Indiana will get star receiver Elijah Sarratt back for their regular season finale at Purdue, head coach Curt Cignetti said on Monday afternoon. Sarratt missed the last three games with a hamstring injury.  He suffered the injury on Oct. 25 when IU faced UCLA.  Sarratt has 45 catches for 609 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Meanwhile, defensive end Mikail Kamara, who has been dealing with a shoulder injury and missed most of IU’s win over Wisconsin, is also expected to start, Cignetti said. While he has just one sack on the season, Kamara has a team high 40 quarterback…

Indiana will attempt to do the unimaginable Friday as it returns to action and goes for a perfect 12-0 regular season. The No. 2 Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0) will face Purdue (2-9, 0-8) Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. (NBC). The Boilermakers have lost 17 straight Big Ten games, with their last win coming in 2023 when Tom Allen coached his final game at IU. Indiana trails the all-time series against Purdue 77-43-6, but the Hoosiers are in possession of the Old Oaken Bucket after trouncing the Boilers 66-0 a year ago. Despite no…

IU football’s recruiting class of 2026 continued to evolve on Sunday evening. Sarasota, Fla. based safety LaRon Dues announced he is no longer an Indiana verbal commit. “For the best interest for me and my family I will be decommitting from Indiana,” Dues wrote on his X account. Dues announced his commitment to IU in June.  He is a 3-star prospect, and the No 148 safety in the senior class based on the national average of the recruiting sites. Indiana still currently has two safety commits in their national top-30 2026 class — 3-stars Jamar Owens and recent Colorado flip…

Going into the final weekend of the Big Ten football slate, four teams are still competing for the two spots in the conference championship game on Dec. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It’s down to Indiana (8-0), Ohio State (8-0), Michigan (7-1) and Oregon (7-1). It’s pretty simple for the Hoosiers, if they win, they’re in the title game.  And they can still be either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed.  If Ohio State gets there undefeated too, IU will be the No. 2 seed due to the conference opponent winning percentage tiebreaker. If IU beats Purdue…

Class of 2026 wide receiver Walker Bryson is no longer a commit in IU football’s 2026 class, he announced on Saturday evening. “After talking with coaching staff at Indiana I am officially decommitted and opening my recruitment,” Bryson wrote in a post on X. Bryson had verbally committed to IU in July.  He is a 3-star prospect and the No. 626 overall player in the class. Currently with 23 commits, Indiana has a national top-30 2026 class. The Hoosiers picked up a commitment from former Penn State wide receiver commit Lavar Keys last weekend.  Keys and Kortez Rupert are IU’s…

The historic IU football achievements appear set to continue in the spring. Several members of the 2025 Indiana football team are projected to be NFL Draft picks in April. The list includes quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who is likely at this point to be the first Hoosier chosen in the first round since Thomas Lewis in 1994.  Indiana’s 31-year run without a first-round pick is currently the longest such streak in the FBS. Mendoza has at least one No. 1 overall projection (from ESPN’s Matt Miller).  That has only happened once in IU history — when Corby Davis was chosen with…

Undefeated met uninspiring on Thursday evening. Indiana got off to a good start, up 10-0 early, and 27-11 with six minutes to go until halftime.  The margin hovered in that area until Lindenwood pulled to within 34-28, and then 37-31 with 16:01 left in the game.  But IU hit the knockout blow — a 25-8 run to go up by 23 with 9:43 remaining.  They never looked back. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 73-53 with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (5-0) will host Kansas State (5-0) on Tuesday evening in Bloomington. —————————————- OFFENSE…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Lindenwood Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 73-53. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Darian DeVries, Tucker DeVries and Sam Alexis postgame, GO HERE. Indiana led 34-18 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Tucker DeVries with 25 points. Indiana (5-0) returns to action next Tuesday when they host Kansas State. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Got the stops, sometimes multiple stops.  With its offense sputtering, Indiana needed to get stops on the other end.  And with their inability to…

Indiana is currently without a quarterback in the class of 2026. California-based quarterback Cash Herrera announced Thursday afternoon he has decommitted from IU.  Herrera had flipped his commitment from Iowa to Indiana over the summer. Indiana’s quarterback room for the 2026 season is a bit murky at this point. Starter Fernando Mendoza has another year of eligibility remaining, but he’s widely expected to be a first round NFL Draft choice next spring.  His younger brother Alberto Mendoza will be a redshirt sophomore in 2026.  Third-stringer Grant Wilson is in his final year of eligibility.  Tyler Cherry and Jacob Bell will…