Author: Mike Schumann

On a mission to repeat as national champs, IU football has reloaded during the offseason. The Hoosiers have four of the top-81 newcomers throughout all of college football in 2026 according to ESPN, including three of the top-18. Quarterback Josh Hoover is the top player welcomed to a new team this year the outlet says, while Nick Marsh is the No. 2 newcomer at wide receiver, Tobi Osunsanmi the No. 4 edge, and Turbo Richard the No. 8 running back. Writing for ESPN, Billy Tucker says each player is ranked based on a team’s need and what physical skill set…

Former IU football wide receiver Omar Cooper, Jr. has signed his first NFL contract with the New York Jets. Cooper was selected in the first round by New York in last April’s NFL Draft. According to Spotrac, Cooper Jr. signed a 4-year, $17,474,203 contract with the Jets, including a $9,168,512 signing bonus, $17,474,203 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,368,551. In 2026, Cooper Jr. will earn a base salary of $885,000 and a signing bonus of $9,168,512. The Jets took Cooper with the No. 30 overall pick. He appears set to wear No. 83 for New York.  Cooper is…

IU football seems certain to accomplish yet another first-time-ever feat when the preseason AP top-25 is released in early August. The Hoosiers have never been ranked in the top-10 in the preseason poll, but all signs point to Indiana landing there ahead of the 2026 campaign. The top-5 is certainly not out of the question, and some national outlets are putting IU as the No. 1 team. Both The Athletic and The Sporting News have the Hoosiers opening the 2026 season where they ended up in 2025 — on top of the college football mountain. Here’s what the Athletic’s Stewart…

Former IU football greats Antwaan Randle El and Vaughn Dunbar are back on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot in 2027, the National Football Foundation announced on Monday. If you’ve been a long-time reader of TDH, you know the pair have been regulars on the ballot. Actual enshrinement is incredibly rare. NFF says of the 5.86 million individuals who have played college football since Princeton first battled Rutgers on Nov. 6, 1869, only 1,129 players have earned induction into the NFF College Football Hall of Fame, or less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%) of those who have…

Now that some of college basketball’s best players have made their stay-or-go NBA Draft decisions, we can talk too-early top-25s with a straight face. On Monday, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello published his edition of a 2026-27 top-25, with Indiana just outside the picture. Borzello listed IU as the second of his “next five,” placing them effectively as No. 27. Ahead of IU from the Big Ten are Michigan (3), Illinois (4), Michigan State (8), USC (12), Nebraska (21) and Purdue (24). The Hoosiers appear to be a consensus team in the No. 20 to 30 range.  And some other outlets do…

IU football landed a commitment on Sunday from class of 2027 safety Brady Scott. A product of Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass., Scott took an official visit to IU last month and took other visits prior to that, including the Michigan State game in 2025. Based on the national average of the recruiting sites, Scott is a 3-star recruit, the No. 525 overall prospect in the 2027 class, and the No. 49 safety. The 6-foot and 195-pound Scott picked IU over Power 4 offers from Iowa, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Syracuse, Minnesota, Rutgers, Boston College, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin,…

IU basketball has offered elite class of 2027 guard Jordan Page, his travel program announced last week. The 6-foot-5 and 180-pound Page attends Broughton H.S. in Raleigh, N.C. As a junior for Broughton, Page averaged 19.8 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists.  He shot 53% overall, 29% from three, and 71% from the free throw line. Based on the average of the national rankings, the lefthanded guard is a high-end 4-star, the No. 11 overall player in the class, and the No. 2 shooting guard.  He has improved considerably over the last year both as a shooter and handling the…

The value of Indiana football’s brand has never been higer. The return of the EA Sports College Football video game has been a big hit among fans of the sport, and it appears Indiana will be featured in multiple ways on the upcoming cover. In a preview of the College Football 27 cover leaked in multiple social media posts, head coach Curt Cignetti is front and center on the Deluxe Edition cover, and Memorial Stadium is featured as the backdrop. In separate leaks about the game, IU starting left tackle Carter Smith has the second-highest player rating of anyone in…

Is IU football coach Curt Cignetti the best coach at the Power 4 level of college football? That’s what a panel of 10 voters at CBS Sports determined this week with that outlet’s annual ranking of all 68 Power 4 coaches. And who could blame them? After Cignetti led Indiana to one of the most historic seasons in college football history, there’s little doubt he’s at or near the top. But if rankings like this had any real meaning, they would have had Cignetti at or near the top when he arrived in Bloomington. After all, when Cignetti was hired…

Class of 2027 Farmington, Mich. based 4-star edge Myles Smith announced his commitment to IU football today. Smith picked IU before taking planned official visits to Michigan State, Missouri, Kentucky and Michigan.  He took an official visit to IU earlier this month. Smith also visited IU last fall when the Hoosiers offered him.  IU beat Michigan State 38-13 that day. Why did Smith pick the Hoosiers? “Scheme wise I can play both big end and little end,” Smith said on his live announcement on Rivals.  “I feel like I can make an immediate impact wherever I go.  Especially if it…