Author: Mike Schumann

A record-setting nine former IU football players are set to compete at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis this week. The on field action begins Thursday inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Here is the drill schedule for the IU players at the combine: Thursday, Feb. 26:  Aiden Fisher (Linebackers/DL) Friday, Feb. 27:  D’Angelo Ponds, Louis Moore, and Riley Nowakowski (DBs/Tight Ends) Saturday, Feb. 28: Fernando Mendoza, Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt, and Roman Hemby (QBs/WRs/RBs) Sunday, March 1: Pat Coogan (Offensive Line) Drills begin at 3 p.m. on Feb. 26-27, and at 1 p.m. on Feb. 28 and March 1.…

There is no other way to say it — this was a devastating loss. Indiana started great on Tuesday evening, jumping out to a 23-13 lead with 10:36 left in the first half.  That advantage grew to as much as 13 before the break before Northwestern started chipping away.  The IU lead was nine at halftime, and kept shrinking.  Northwestern was within four with 17:24 to go, and they took their first lead with 5:05 left.  Indiana could never recover. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana lost 72-68 in Bloomington with our latest edition of The Report Card.…

If Northwestern coach Chris Collins was instructing his players to not foul in the final 10 seconds, his players weren’t listening. The Wildcats seemed to serve Indiana two opportunities to tie the game at the free throw line, but neither trip to the stripe was rewarded. With Northwestern up 69-66 with 14 seconds remaining Tuesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana guard Tayton Conerway drove the length of the floor for a dunk. Inexplicably, Northwestern guard Jake West tried to block the shot and instead swiped the head of Conerway, knocking him to the floor.  A foul call would…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana lost to Northwestern Tuesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 72-68. The three keys, highlights and final stats are below. The Hoosiers led 42-33 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 18 points. For Darian DeVries, Tucker DeVries and Lamar Wilkerson postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (17-11, 8-9) will host Michigan State on Sunday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Second half collapse.  Indiana led by as much as 13 in the first half, and by 11 after scoring the first points of the second half.  But…

Coming off a 16-0 national championship season, IU football appears to be on track to sell out the entire 2026 season. IU football fans interested in purchasing season tickets who weren’t season ticket holders in 2025 are being greeted with the following message at the IU Athletics website: “Season tickets for new customers are currently sold out. Fans may join the official waitlist to receive updates if additional seats become available.” The IU Ticket Office confirmed this on Wednesday morning. The school just opened up season tickets for new fans on Tuesday morning. 2025 season ticket holders are still renewing…

When it comes to sustaining success in high level college football, one of the biggest challenges is staff continuity. Teams win championships, and their staff gets plucked by other schools for promotions.  It’s just the way it goes.  Coaches such as Urban Meyer and Nick Saban have said on repeat that cycle becomes one of the great hindrances to staying on top. So far, Indiana’s 27-2 run under head coach Curt Cignetti has been met with the opposite.  The Hoosiers will enter the 2026 season with the exact same positional coaches and coordinators who led the team in 2024. But…

Two years ago Northwestern achieved its longest-winning streak ever in Bloomington. On Tuesday evening, the Wildcats can claim their longest-winning streak all-time in the 118-year Big Ten series. Indiana has dominated the series against Northwestern, 120-57.  The Hoosiers didn’t lose at all to the Wildcats from 1971 to 1981, or from 1988 to 2003.  But the tables have turned over the last five years. At five, Northwestern has currently tied its longest-ever run of wins against IU, and can set the all-time mark at six on Tuesday.  The Wildcats can also extend their winning streak in Bloomington to four.  The…

With Selection Sunday now less than three weeks away, we are once again taking a weekly look at IU basketball’s chance to make the Big Dance. And there’s just no way around it — the Hoosiers are squarely on the March Madness bubble. Indiana remains likely in the NCAA Tournament despite an 0-1 week that featured a blowout loss that was not helpful to the cause.  One thing is certain — they’ll need more wins to stay comfortably in the field.  At least two, probably three. Once again, the NET rankings serve as the primary sorting tool for Division I…

While his stay in Bloomington will be brief, Lamar Wilkerson continues to etch his name in the IU basketball record book. On Friday evening in West Lafayette, Wilkerson set the new program single-season record for 3-pointers made in Big Ten contests. Wilkerson is up to 55 made threes in league games.  He passed program legend Steve Alford’s 54, set in 1987, the first season the 3-point arc came into existence for college basketball.  Wilkerson has made 55 of 147 attempts from long range this season in conference games.  Alford made 54 of 108 threes in Big Ten games in 1987.…

This one was never really in doubt. Purdue scored the first six points of the game, and extended the lead to double digits for good with 6:52 left in the first half.  The Boilermaker lead would swell to 17 points at halftime, 22 points just over two minutes into the second half, and 32 points with 5:43 left in the game. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana lost 93-64 in West Lafayette with our latest edition of The Report Card. The Hoosiers (17-10, 8-8) will host Northwestern on Tuesday. —————————————- OFFENSE (C+) Indiana started the game like a…