Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana didn’t have an answer for Kent State guard Trevor Huffman as he led the Golden Flashes with 24 points in a 2001 NCAA Tournament first round upset over the Hoosiers. When Huffman hit a three-pointer to open the game for Kent State in the 2002 rematch, it looked like the Michigan native might just torture IU once again. But it would be the last lead of the day for Kent State. At a sold out Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., senior guard Dane Fife made sure the Hoosiers had a response with the Final Four on the line. And…

IU basketball coach Darian DeVries was misrepresented by the overreactive types last month when he acknowledged a shortcoming of his first Indiana team was a lack of true Big Ten size. No, DeVries didn’t have a midseason epiphany that size matters in basketball.  But the extent to which the best teams were the biggest teams, and his constructed on-the-fly roster was coming up short, both on the scoreboard and roster — yeah, that was a stark reminder. In his opening Indiana press conference a year ago, DeVries and AD Scott Dolson talked about playing a modern style.  DeVries placed a…

Another day, another anniversary of a major Indiana upset in the NCAA tournament.  Yesterday, it was IU taking down Duke in 2002. Today is the anniversary of the Hoosiers taking down an even bigger Goliath. On March 22, 1984 Indiana sent shock waves through college basketball as the young and athletically inferior Hoosiers pulled off a major upset in the Sweet 16, and sent home one of the most talented teams in the history of the game. THE NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS The 1984 North Carolina Tar Heels were one of those legendary teams that had a buzz around them…

Cornell transfer guard Jake Fiegen is a name to know in the transfer portal for IU basketball. As a junior at Cornell, the 6-foot-4 and 205-pound Fiegen averaged 17.1 points per game while shooting 54.6% overall including 41.4% from three on 133 attempts.  Fiegen shot at 76.3% at the stripe. He added 5.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. According to a report by Joe Tipton of Rivals, Fiegen is also hearing from Ohio State, Northwestern, Villanova, Vanderbilt, and DePaul, among others.  The transfer portal does not formally open until April 7. Fiegen had a breakout sophomore season in 2024-25,…

Miami’s players and staff were so worried about Aiden Fisher, they were calling previous IU opponents for tips and clues on how to fool the All-American linebacker. Coming into the national championship game, Fisher had developed quite the reputation for knowing what play was coming. After IU’s defense locked down Ohio State, Alabama and Oregon in succession, predictable conspiracies surfaced from frustrated fans. Was Indiana somehow stealing signs, or hacking into opposing computer systems or headsets? You know the drill, if you can’t beat ’em, accuse ’em. But Fisher was having none of it. “We watch film, we study, we…

It was one of those moments that Hoosier fans will remember forever.  You likely remember where you were, who you were with, and exactly where you were sitting — if you were sitting. Today we take a look back at Indiana’s stunning upset of the No. 1 ranked Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. (You can watch the full length game and/or Don Fischer’s call of the last few minutes below) THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS The defending national champion 2001-02 Duke Blue Devils were one of Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s best teams.  Coming…

Changes are coming to the college football targeting rules in 2026. But it isn’t clear the NCAA has found a logical conclusion just yet. For at least one season, a targeting penalty will no longer automatically take a college football player off the field for the following game. The Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee on Thursday approved a one-year trial rule that ladders the punishment for each successive targeting penalty by a player. For the 2026 season, a player disqualified for targeting for the first time in the season can participate in the following game. The trial rule…

March 20, 1987 — Cincinnati, Ohio Bob Knight and Mike Krzyzewski go back a long way. In 1966 Krzyzewski joined Knight’s Army program as a guard where he played for three years and averaged 6.2 points per game.  Krzyzewski joined Knight on the IU staff for a memorable 1974-75 season before returning to Army to lead that program until 1980. When Krzyzewski took over at Duke in 1980, it took him a few years to get things going.  But after reaching the national title game in 1986, the Duke head coach had started to establish the Blue Devils on the…

There’s a familiar face to IU basketball coach Darian DeVries headed to the transfer portal. San Jose State point guard Colby Garland will enter the portal when it opens on April 7 based on multiple reports. The 6-foot and 190-pound Garland has one year of eligibility remaining. Garland was Third Team All-Mountain West in 2025-26.  He appeared in 29 games, starting in 27 of them.  He averaged 20.3 points, 4.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game on the season, while shooting 49% from the field, including 37.2% from three.  Garland also made 84.8% at the free throw line. He finished…

There’s a strong chance Indiana football will land its best high school recruiting class ever with the class of 2027. The Hoosiers are riding an unprecedented wave of momentum, and they are leading contenders for several elite prospects in the current junior class. Below is a look at the players who have announced their intent to take official visits to Bloomington this spring and summer.  We’ll pin this post to the recruiting drop-down menu, and make changes as updates come in. The periods when on campus visits are allowed are March 2 through May 23, and May 28 through June…