Author: Mike Schumann

Several former IU football players have signed NFL undrafted free agent deals following the 2026 NFL Draft. Here is a quick summary of the players who have signed free agent deals: Mikail Kamara, Edge, San Francisco 49ers E.J. Williams, Wide Receiver, Las Vegas Raiders Roman Hemby, Running Back, Las Vegas Raiders Devan Boykin, Safety, Pittsburgh Steelers Mark Langston, Long Snapper, Buffalo Bills Louis Moore, Safety, Miami Dolphins Jonathan Brady, Wide Receiver, Las Vegas Raiders (camp invite) Mitch McCarthy, Punter, New England Patriots (camp invite) Khalil Benson, Offensive Tackle, Kansas City Chiefs (camp invite) This story will be updated if any…

At least until 8 p.m. Thursday evening, Richard Corbett “Corby” Davis stands alone as the only IU football player to be selected as the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. For a while it looked like his playing days would come to an end before he could ever go pro. Hailing from Lowell, Ind., Davis’ senior season was delayed a year, as he had an issue with boils on his skin that caused him to miss the 1936 campaign. He came back with a vengeance in 1937. According to “Glory of Old IU” by Bob Hammel and Kit Klingelhoffer,…

As the college football world struggled to understand how Indiana coach Curt Cignetti orchestrated the greatest turnaround in the history of sports, a wave of unfounded allegations ensued. One popular cope for fans of other teams was that Cignetti and Indiana bought their way to a 16-0 season and a national title. That noise intensified enough that just moments after winning the championship game in Miami, Cignetti addressed his team’s roster budget in the opening remarks of his postgame press conference. “I would like to say our NIL is nowhere near what people think it is, so you can throw…

If there’s one down side to the Curt Cignetti era at Indiana, it would be that it’s likely going to be a relatively short run. Cignetti becomes a senior citizen in less than two months.  His 65th birthday is on June 2. And that leaves an obvious question. How much longer will Cignetti coach football? After achieving the ultimate goal for a college coach in January, the thought of retirement entered Cignetti’s mind, even if he knows he’s not ready for it. “If I was smart, I’d probably retire,” Cignetti said at the national championship postgame press conference in Miami. …

IU women’s basketball landed a commitment from USC transfer guard Malia Samuels on Wednesday afternoon. Samuels is a 5-foot-6 guard from Seattle.  She has played in 88 career games, all with USC, with 21 starts. She has a year of eligibility remaining. An athletic, fast and physical guard nicknamed “Pit Bull,” Samuels has career shooting splits of 34.8% overall, 28.3% from three, and 69% from the free throw line.  She has 90 career steals in 15.3 minutes per game. As a junior in 2025-26, Samuels played in 30 games with 19 starts and averaged 23.8 minutes per contest.  She averaged…

Indiana football will be getting a visit from the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2027, Texas-based defensive tackle Jalen Brewster. That is according to national recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong of Rivals. Although he has verbally committed to Texas Tech, Brewster’s recruitment has remained open over the last few months, and the IU staff, led by defensive tackles coach Pat Kuntz, has remained in the hunt.  The Red Raiders had an offseason change at defensive line coach that appears to have caused Brewster to reconsider. Brewster is the consensus No. 1 defensive lineman in the 2027 class across…

Indiana didn’t play in many tight games in 2025. Really just five of its 16 wins fit that description. And there was a common denominator in all five of those contests:  Kicker Nico Radicic. In each of IU’s wins at Iowa, at Oregon, at Penn State, vs. Ohio State, and vs. Miami, Radicic made two field goals.  He was 10 of 11 in those games, with his points just from field goals making the difference in four of five. Radicic was 18 of 19 on the season and co-led the nation with his 94.7% make rate. The redshirt junior from…

IU football finished No. 2 nationally in scoring defense in 2025, and No. 6 in 2024. The Hoosiers finished No. 4 nationally in total yards allowed in 2025, and No. 2 in 2024. So there’s not a lot of room for improvement here for defensive coordinator Bryant Haines’ unit as the Hoosiers look towards the 2026 campaign. But Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti delivered some bad news for the rest of Big Ten this week. Based on what he’s witnessed so far this spring, Cignetti sees the potential for the 2026 defense to be his best yet in Bloomington.  He…

IU football concludes spring practice with the spring game on Thursday evening in Bloomington. For many who were unable to get to Bloomington for the national championship celebration in January, this will be the first opportunity to greet Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers in person since the historic 2025 season ended. And unlike January, the weather forecast is signaling a much more pleasant evening, with temperatures in the 70s with light wind and no rain. Admission to the game is free. Here is the full schedule for Thursday, April 23 at Memorial Stadium. ——————— (all times Eastern) 3 p.m. – Tailgating and…

Year two of the Darian DeVries era will begin with a home game against Eastern Illinois. Indiana will host the Panthers on Monday, Nov. 2 according to a report by Alex Rosinksi. EIU is coached by former IU basketball player Marty Simmons. IU leads the all-time series 3-0, with the last meeting coming in 2024-25. Simmons and the Panthers finished 13-20 last season.  They were ranked No. 324 in KenPom. This is the fifth reported game on the 2026-27 schedule, and the third home game against a low or mid-major teams. Here’s what we know so far: 2026-27 Nov. 2,…