Author: Mike Schumann

IU football has picked up a national prediction from Rivals’ Chad Simmons to land class of 2027 wide receiver Jordan Carrasquillo. Indiana offered Carrasquillo in January of 2025 and has remained heavily involved since. Carrasquillo is a 3-star recruit, and the No. 136 receiver in the class based on the industry average. As a junior at Milton H.S. (Alpharetta, Ga.), Carraquillo had 33 receptions for 586 yards and seven touchdowns.  His highlights are below. Carrasquillo visited IU in November when the Hoosiers hosted Wisconsin, and has been back multiple times since. On film the 6-foot-2 wideout brings to mind Elijah…

IU basketball staff has offered class of 2028 guard Brady Pettigrew. The 6-foot-4 Pettigrew averaged 20 points per game as a sophomore, to go with four rebounds and three assists for Bolingbrook H.S. in the Chicago area. The 4-star prospect is the No. 14 overall player in the 2028 class, and the No. 1 point guard based on the industry average.  He’s also the top player in Illinois in the class. Pettigrew took an unofficial visit to Indiana in October. For travel basketball, Pettigrew plays for Bradley Beal Elite on the Nike EYBL Circuit.  He’s averaging 21.3 points per game…

CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander is reporting IU basketball is one of eight major college basketball programs expected to be part of a significant new annual nonconference event beginning in 2027. The November event, being referred to as the Diamond Cup, is expected to include Arizona, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and North Carolina. Each team is expected to play two games in connection with the event initially in 2027, with as many as four games expected in later years, Norlander reported.  All of the games are expected to be on neutral floors.  A location for the 2027 event has…

Fast-rising in-state safety Errol Kerns III has scheduled an IU official visit June 19-21. The Lawrence Central H.S. (Indianapolis) product committed to Miami (Ohio) in April, but a wave of Power 4 offers this spring appears to have him reconsidering that decision. The 6-foot and 195-pound Kerns has quickly gone from unranked to a 3-star, and his recent interest suggests he’ll continue to see major ratings bumps from all of the national outlets. Just in the last month, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern and Kentucky have all offered Kerns. As a junior safety, Kerns posted 90 tackles…

Former IU tight end Riley Nowakowski has signed his first NFL contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nowakowski was selected in the fifth round by Pittsburgh in last month’s NFL Draft. According to Spotrac, Nowakowski signed a 4-year, $4,823,260 contract with the Steelers, including a $443,260 signing bonus, $443,260 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,205,815. In 2026, Nowakowski will earn a base salary of $885,000 and the signing bonus of $443,260. The Steelers took Nowakowski with the No. 169 overall pick.  He appears set to continue wearing No. 37 for Pittsburgh. Nowakowski transferred to Indiana last season from Wisconsin…

As a quarterback from 2007 to 2010, Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko’s time at Pitt overlapped with IU offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, who was a tight end for the Panthers from 2008 to 2012. Shanahan no doubt caught plenty of balls on the practice field from Janocko at Pitt, who also shared a college quarterback room with IU QB coach Tino Sunseri. But this spring it was Shanahan who delivered to Janocko — in the form of NFL-ready quarterback Fernando Mendoza. And already in May workouts, Janocko is learning what makes Mendoza so special. Yes Mendoza has elite…

Former Indiana quarterback Brendan Sorsby filed for an injunction against the NCAA this week, seeking his eligibility for the 2026 college football season. Sorsby is currently ineligible to play for Texas Tech due to violations of the NCAA’s sports gambling rules. He says his gambling addiction spun out of control when he was a freshman at IU in 2022, and acknowledges he placed wagers on Indiana’s games when he was a member of the team that season. A court filing indicates the bets Sorsby placed included small wagers on Indiana games, in the range of $5 and $50. Sorsby said…

Indiana has offered the top shot blocker in the 2027 class. Rising senior center Lewis Uvwo announced an offer from the IU staff on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-10 Uvwo attends Prolific Prep in Florida.  He is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. Based on the 247Sports Composite, Uvwo is a 4-star, the No. 30 overall player in the 2027 class, and the No. 4 center. Uvwo will bring elite shot blocking and overall defense to the next level, along with finishing at the rim via putbacks and lobs.  He’s a high upside players as his offensive game continues to develop.…

In-state class of 2027 3-star wide receiver Branden Sharpe announced his verbal pledge to Indiana on Monday evening at his high school. Sharpe announced his commitment live on the Rivals YouTube channel. “16-0, national champions, the way they develop their players, the coaching staff — Coach Cignetti, Coach Shanahan, I trust them to develop me as a player and also as a young man off the field.  I’m blessed,” Sharpe said of the reason he picked IU. Based on the average of the national rankings, Sharpe is a 3-star, the No. 585 overall player in the 2027 class, and the…

The highest-rated recruit in IU football’s 2027 class has reopened his process. Ohio-based cornerback Monsanna Torbert announced Monday afternoon he has scheduled several visits and is no longer verbally pledged to IU. Torbert is a 4-star and the No. 16 cornerback in the rising senior class based on the national average of the recruiting outlets.  He had previously announced his verbal pledge to IU in January and has since moved up considerably in the rankings. After committing to IU Torbert continued to announce new offers and took some visits. Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame are thought to be the…