Author: Mike Schumann

IU basketball is set to open preseason competition this evening. In total, the Hoosiers will play scrimmage/exhibition games in four different venues and three different cities across the state of Indiana, and the three exhibitions will all be available to stream for those who can’t make it. Tonight’s scrimmage in Bloomington is free to attend. Indiana has intentionally scheduled the games this month to not overlap with IU football games. Here’s the schedule for the October: Friday, October 2 — Intrasquad scrimmage:  At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.  Tips at 6 p.m. ET.  Free admission.  No streaming or television.…

Coming off a 203-yard performance against Northwestern, Indiana running back Lee Beebe, Jr. appeared destined for another big opportunity this weekend at Rutgers. But instead, Beebe, Jr. appeared on the IU availability report Thursday evening with a questionable tag.  He was not on the Wednesday report, which suggests he had some sort of setback Thursday. The addition of Beebe, Jr. means all of Indiana’s top four running backs are on the availability report.  Khobie Martin is out with a broken arm, Turbo Richard is probable with an ankle injury, and Sean Cuono is questionable with an unknown injury. IU only…

Indiana has entered the mix for a fast-rising big man in the class of 2028. Led by assistant coach Rod Clark, the IU staff offered 7-foot Colorado-based junior center Jaxon Brooks this week. A product of Parker, Colorado, Brooks attends Monarch Academy in Kansas City, Kansas. Brooks does not appear in the latest national rankings, but based on him beginning to receive Division I offers, that should change soon.  Indiana was his first reported high major offer. Before transferring to Monarch, Brooks played as a sophomore at Legend H.S. in Parker, Colorado.  There he averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and…

The first of four availability reports ahead of Indiana’s matchup against Rutgers was released on Wednesday evening. Starting running back Turbo Richard and linebacker Rolijah Hardy were both listed as probable, providing further support for head coach Curt Cignetti’s saying earlier this week both have a good chance to play against Rutgers. The surprise addition to the report is edge rusher Daniel Ndukwe, who is listed as out for this weekend. He has played 87 snaps this season and has four quarterback pressures.   Defensive back Carson Williams, receiver Lebron Bond and running back Khobie Martin are all out as well. …

Class of 2027 5-star big man Darius Wabbington appears to be nearing a commitment announcement. The 6-foot-11 Arizona product has completed three official visits — to Indiana, Arizona and Illinois — all earlier this month.  Previously planned trips to finalists Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina, and Texas are off the board. Long thought to be a heavy Arizona lean, Wabbington visited IU during the first weekend of September, and the trip at least as him thinking. 247Sports national analyst Eric Bossi said this week on the CBS Sports College Basketball podcast he likes Arizona as things wind down, but says the…

Here are the former IU basketball players and other notable school alumni on rosters and coaching staffs as the NBA opens training camps ahead of the 2026-27 season. Players The numbers here are on the decline after a decade of mostly subpar play by the Hoosiers. OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant are both entering their tenth seasons in the league. OG Anunoby – New York Knicks Tamar Bates – Utah Jazz Thomas Bryant – Cleveland Cavaliers Tucker DeVries – Boston Celtics Trayce Jackson-Davis – Toronto Raptors Kel’el Ware – Milwaukee Bucks Notes:  Eric Gordon is not on a roster after…

Have you ever seen a more bizarre start to a college football game than Northwestern at Indiana on Friday night? Before the first play from scrimmage, IU was whistled for two penalties related to “illegal snaps” by center Bray Lynch. 1st-and-10 became 1st-and-20. A furious Curt Cignetti called a timeout eight seconds into the game in an attempt to receive an explanation he says he was never given. And then of course Turbo Richard ran for 33 yards on the first play from scrimmage to deem the whole affair irrelevant. But Cignetti wasn’t finished with the sequence. He opened his…

Like almost all coaches, IU football’s Curt Cignetti will often say he needs to review the tape before elaborating on some questions he’s asked in postgame interviews.  And his perspective on games often changes upon fully digesting the tape. So what did the third-year leader of the Hoosiers think of his team’s too-close-for-comfort win over Northwestern Friday night? Not good enough, particularly the sluggish start by the offense, and poor finish by the defense.  And there was a special teams mistake too. “We didn’t play well. We were very inconsistent. We got to play better. We’re not going to go…

The Big Ten Conference issued a new rule Monday related to the eligibility of men’s and women’s basketball players. Here’s the language the league released today: “The Big Ten Conference announced Monday the unanimous adoption of a conference rule to prohibit men’s and women’s basketball players who have signed a professional contract with the NBA, G-League or WNBA or any team that is a member of any such league, were on a roster for an NBA, G-League or WNBA team at any point or declared for the NBA or WNBA Draft but did not withdraw or declare an intent to…

Indiana football lost two major stars to injury during its 29-23 win over Northwestern on Friday evening. But head coach Curt Cignetti delivered good news about both on Monday. Running back Turbo Richard and linebacker Rolijah Hardy have a good chance to play Saturday evening when the Hoosiers return to the field at Rutgers. “We got really good news on Turbo,” Cignetti said at his regular Monday press conference.  “He’ll be day-to-day, and I’m optimistic he can play Saturday, as well as Rolijah Hardy.” Richard was IU’s leading rusher on the season prior to his first half injury against Northwestern. …