Author: Mike Schumann

The sports world is captivated by the rise of IU football. Indiana’s CFP quarterfinal win over Alabama at the Rose Bowl averaged 23.9 million viewers, a new record for the 12-team field. The game peaked at about 25.6 million viewers. That’s up roughly 13% from last season and more than 18 of the previous 22 CFP semifinals. The Rose Bowl was the most watched game of the four CFP quarterfinals by a healthy margin.  The other games each fell short of 20 million viewers. Miami’s win over Ohio State on New Year’s Eve had 19 million viewers. Ole Miss’ win…

Brock Schott is headed home to play for Indiana. The Miami (Fla.) transfer tight end announced Monday he’s transferring to the Hoosiers after one season in southern Florida. As a freshman in 2025, the 6-foot-3 and 244-pound Schott appeared in two games (9 snaps) and had two catches for 24 yards.  He should have four years of eligibility remaining. At Leo H.S. in Leo, Ind., Schott was one of nation’s top-ranked tight ends by every major scouting services.  He was a consensus four-star recruit and rated the No. 244 overall player in class in On3 Industry Rankings. Schott had 28…

Indiana has added a second Kansas State defensive lineman in as many days with Kansas State’s Chiddi Obiazor. In 2025 Obiazor had 28 tackles, including 4.5 for loss, two sacks and seven quarterback hits for the Wildcats.  He’s a versatile defensive lineman who played 496 snaps, splitting time over the B-gap, over tackle, and outside.  He had 30 quarterback pressures on the season according to PFF. The 6-foot-6 and 275-pound Obiazor has two years of eligibility remaining. In 2024 he played in all 13 games and tallied 16 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and three pass breakups over…

Indiana got the new year off to a good start. Washington led 22-17 six minutes into the game despite torrid early shooting by the Hoosiers.  But a 13-2 run put IU up 30-24 with 10:35 left in the first half.  Indiana was able to extend that margin to as much as 14 before halftime.  The Huskies got it back within four at 54-50 with 16:04 to go, but a quick 8-0 IU response gave IU a cushion they’d never relinquish. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 90-80 with our latest edition of The Report Card. The Hoosiers…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Washington Sunday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 90-80. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana led 52-40 at halftime. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 22 points.  Tayton Conerway added 20, and Conor Enright had 12 points and nine assists. For Darian DeVries, Conor Enright and Trent Sisley postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (11-3, 2-1) returns to action Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. ET at Maryland. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A strong offensive start.  Indiana came out of the…

Indiana’s Sunday transfer portal haul continued into the evening as Notre Dame junior defensive end Joshua Burnham committed to the Hoosiers. The 6-foot-4 and 260-pounder has one year of eligibility remaining.  For his career Burnham has played in 40 games with 15 starts.  He has 65 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and six sacks. Burnham played in all 12 games for the Irish in 2025.  He made four starts and recorded 16 tackles – 10 solo and six assisted.  He was third on the team with six tackles for loss, posted three sacks, had one pass breakup and two quarterback…

IU women’s basketball fell to 0-4 in conference play Sunday evening in Maryland with an 82-67 setback in College Park. The No. 7 Terps opened the second half on an 11-0 run to take a 51-32 lead. IU would never get closer than 13 the rest of the way. Two problems that have plagued IU throughout the season — turnovers and rebounding — were an issue once again.  IU coughed it up 21 times, and allowed 13 Maryland offensive rebounds that the Terps converted to 14 points. Freshman Maya Makalusky had 20 points to lead the way for the Hoosiers. …

Indiana landed Cincinnati transfer defensive back Jiquan Sanks on Sunday based on multiple reports. Over the last two years, Sanks has 92 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Sanks will likely play rover for IU, but should have the versatility to play multiple positions on the back end for the Hoosiers. The 5-foot-11 and 195-pound Sanks has two years of eligibility remaining. As a sophomore in 2025 Sanks played in all 12 games had 50 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and four pass breakups.  He played 506 snaps and lined up in the…

Indiana has an experienced veteran in the stable at quarterback for 2026. Texas Christian transfer Josh Hoover is headed to Bloomington based on multiple Sunday reports. For his career the Heath, Texas product projects to have the most passing yards (9,629) and touchdown passes (71) of any player returning to college football next season. The 6-foot-2 and 200-pound Hoover has been with TCU each of the last four seasons, taking a redshirt year in 2022.  Since he took over as the starter in October 2023, the team went 19-12, including 17-8 in the last two years.  He led the Horned…

Indiana’s portal haul continued to grow Sunday as multiple outlets reported the addition of Kansas State edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi. Osunsanmi has played in 36 games over the last four years and has 8.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss.  Most of that production came over the last two seasons.  He has a total of 47 QB pressures during his college career. In 2025 he played in six games and had 20 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.  He suffered a season-ending injury in October. He saw action in all 13 games in 2024 as a reserve defensive…