Author: Mike Schumann

IU football lost the first game it ever played on Oct. 25, 1887 to Franklin. And the losses just kept piling up. Much was made when Indiana became the first Division I college football team to lose 700 games back in 2022.  Coming into this season they’d long held the infamous distinction of being the program with the most all-time losses. But the losing has slowed significantly over the last two years, and the long, slow process of climbing out from the college football cellar has commenced. Over the last couple weeks, Northwestern passed IU for the most Division I…

Class of 2026 offensive lineman Ben Novak has flipped his commitment from Wisconsin to Indiana. The 6-foot-7 and 300-pound Novak attends Andrean H.S. in Merrillville, Ind. According to the industry averages, Novak is a 3-star, No. 931 overall in the 2026 class, and the No. 88 interior offensive lineman. “Best in Indiana stay in Indiana,” Novak wrote on the Instagram post announcing the news. Novak took multiple visits to Indiana over the last month. “From the get go the decision was clear to me when I took my second visit there,” Novak told Steve Wiltfong of Rivals of his decision…

Following their 31-7 win over Wisconsin, Indiana football remains No. 2 in the third release of the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings. The rankings determined by the CFP Committee were announced live on ESPN Tuesday evening.  The Hoosiers have been No. 2 in each of the first three editions of the rankings. The latest version of the bracket has IU playing the winner of No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 7 Oregon following a first round bye. As long as they remain a top-4 seed when the final CFP rankings are released in December, the Hoosiers will get a first round…

The 2025 All-Big Ten teams won’t be announced until the week after Indiana’s game at Purdue, but we’re using the bye week to take the opportunity to assess which Hoosiers are worthy of consideration for league honors. Because IU’s offense is so explosive, field goal kicker Nico Radicic doesn’t get a lot of opportunities.  14 other Big Ten kickers have more attempts.  But he certainly comes through for the Hoosiers when his number is called. Radicic is a perfect 13 of 13 on field goals and 62 of 62 on extra points this season.  He is the only Big Ten…

The IU basketball program had multiple visitors in over the weekend. Chase Branham, who has already committed to Indiana, was at the football game on Saturday and the basketball game on Sunday as part of a weekend-long visit with his family.  The 6-foot-4 class of 2027 guard from Missouri is currently a 4-star and the No. 42 player in the class according to the industry average. Here’s Branham at Sunday’s win over Incarnate Word with his family: Here’s more background on Branham. Josh Lindsay, a class of 2028 guard from Louisville, Ky., was also at the game Sunday. The 6-foot…

Four-star wing Vaughn Karvala has signed his letter of intent to continue his basketball career at Indiana University under head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries, the program announced on Monday via release. ✍️ Made it official.Welcome to Bloomington, @vaughnK2026_! pic.twitter.com/VQjRIlEvd7 — Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) November 18, 2025 Vaughn Karvala Forward | 6-7 | 190 Oregon, Wis. | Bella Vista Prep No. 30 on ESPN | No. 46 on 247Sports | No. 60 on Rivals Three-year letterwinner for head coach Chris Siebert at Oregon High School in Wisconsin before transferring to Bella Vista Prep, a preseason top 10 team, prior to…

After a 4-0 start to the 2025-26 season, new head coach Darian DeVries has IU basketball back in the top-25. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 25 in the updated coaches poll released Monday afternoon.  They’re effectively No. 27 in the new AP top-25. Indiana will play No. 6 (in both polls) Louisville on Dec. 6 in Indianapolis.  They’ll face No. 12 (AP) / No. 13 (Coaches) Kentucky later next month in Lexington. Also ranked from the Big Ten and on IU’s schedule down the road are Purdue (1/1), Michigan (7/6), Illinois (8/8), Michigan State (17/18), UCLA (19/20), and Wisconsin (23/21). …

The men’s soccer committee awarded Indiana men’s soccer the No. 6 national seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including a first-round bye and a second-round home match. The Hoosiers (12-5-1) will host the winner of Saint Louis and Kentucky on Sunday. Kickoff time is set for Noon ET.  IU beat both of those teams during the regular season. To see the full bracket, GO HERE. Indiana is one of 16 programs in the 48-team field to earn a national seed, its 11th in 12 seasons and NCAA record 25th overall. 1995-1996 – when four teams received seeds – was the…

Below we take a look at Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades, notes and snap counts from Indiana’s week 12 game against Wisconsin– a 31-7 win to remain perfect on the season. The Hoosiers are No. 1 overall at PFF through 11 games.  They have the No. 2 offense in the nation behind Ohio State, the No. 2 defense behind Texas Tech, and the No. 8 special teams. Indiana (11-0, 8-0) has the week off.  They’ll face Purdue in West Lafayette on Friday, Nov. 28. OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS Fernando Mendoza had the top overall offensive grade after completing 22 of 24 throws…

On a night when the shots weren’t falling, IU basketball escaped on Sunday evening. Incarnate Word led 12-11 seven minutes into the game.  A 20-2 run in the middle of the first half is really what allowed Indiana to pull out the win.  The Hoosiers took a 31-14 lead with 5:36 left in the first.  The IU lead was 19 with 12:47 left in the game, but the Cardinals began chipping away and got within five points twice in the final two minutes. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 69-61 with our latest edition of The Report…