Author: Mike Schumann

IU football players were learning for the first time on Thursday the Big Ten Championship game might soon become a thing of the past. Commissioner Tony Petitti confirmed at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago last week the 24-team College Football Playoff he is pushing necessarily means the end of early December conference title games. “We won’t be playing a championship game if we go to 24,” Petitti said. “I think that’s been pretty settled in terms of when we make this decision as a league, are we going to support 24, that’s where you start the conversation.” In the…

IU football fans looking forward to a home-and-home series with Notre Dame were dealt disappointing news on Monday afternoon. According to multiple reports, the games originally set for 2030 and 2031 in Notre Dame and Bloomington, respectively, have been cancelled. National reports indicate Indiana decided to cancel, but it’s worth noting Notre Dame has already replaced the 2030 meeting date with a game against USC.  The Trojans insisted on early season weekends in order to renew their rivalry series with the Irish. The games were originally contracted in 2021, when Tom Allen led IU and Brian Kelly led Notre Dame.…

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Yeah, that seems like a good plan for IU football, at least for the moment. Much has been made from the outside about Indiana’s nonconference schedule since Curt Cignetti took over as head coach.  But after a 16-0 national championship season that included six top-10 wins, those complaints are falling on deaf ears. Over the last couple year, the Hoosiers dropped games from the schedule against both Louisville and Virginia and opted to play FCS opponents instead.  IU’s nonconference opponents are known for the next six years, and they’re all lower-level teams…

Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to the IU basketball program for the 2026-27 season. What does this mean for the Hoosiers in coach Darian DeVries’ second year at the helm? INDIANA HAS SERIOUS SIZE AND EXPERIENCED FRONTCOURT DEPTH With the addition of Alexis, IU has a three-man rotation at the power forward and center positions measuring 7-foot-2 (Samet Yigitoglu), 6-foot-11 (Aiden Sherrell) and 6-foot-9 (Alexis). It’s no coincidence that three of top seven teams (out of 365) in KenPom average height (measuring the average height of the players on the court) were Elite Eight teams in…

Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to IU basketball for the 2026-27. “Let’s do it again Hoosier Nation,” Alexis wrote on his Instagram account, accompanied by the following photo: Alexis won an injunction in a Tennessee court last week to play a fifth season of college basketball. The NCAA could appeal the injunction, which might create legal hurdles before the start of the 2026-27 season. Alexis joined the IU basketball team in Peru last month, signaling a possible return to the team for a fifth season. The 6-foot-9 and 240-pound Alexis played in three games for Team…

NFL training camps are underway and there has been news related to former IU players this week. 49ers rookie defensive end Mikail Kamara was carted off the practice field on Saturday. Reporters at 49ers camp said Kamara appeared to suffer a knee injury. Kamara was an undrafted free agent.  He played a total of six years for coach Curt Cignetti, four at James Madison and two more after transferring to Indiana. Kamara is competing for roster spot as a pass rusher and special teams contributor. Former IU tight end Zach Horton was waived by the Detroit Lions this week.  Signed…

August is setting up to be a wild month across college sports. Get ready for some last minute roster reshuffling. Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado granted a class-wide preliminary injunction on Friday requiring the NCAA to declare all athletes from the high school class of 2022 eligible for the 2026-27 year. “All persons in the United States who began to play in collegiate sports in the 2022-2023 season, competed in NCAA Division I sports, and completed four years of eligibility as defined by the NCAA’s prior rules by the conclusion of the 2025-2026 season, and…

After spending the week with IU basketball in Peru, Sam Alexis has won an injunction in a Tennessee court to play a fifth season of college basketball. The news comes just days after head coach Darian DeVries said Indiana was open to a late roster addition to the team. It is not yet clear if Alexis will play for Indiana. An Indiana spokesperson declined to comment on the developing situation.  There is no indication Alexis entered the transfer portal during the April window.  The court order also requires the NCAA to open the transfer portal Aug. 3-10, which would seem…

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti likes to poke the SEC. A year ago the former Alabama assistant coach mocked their eight-game conference schedule.  The SEC changed that a month later. With a 38-3 win Indiana over Alabama at the Rose Bowl and a third straight Big Ten national title since that comment, this year Cignetti has the bully pulpit. He targeted what has at times seemed like incessant yapping by leaders from the SEC.  Cignetti slipped in his latest jab from the podium at Big Ten media day in Chicago on Thursday. “The Big Ten is the best league in football,…

Former IU basketball forward Reed Bailey is part of a group of 50 players seeking an injunction to play a fifth year of eligibility. That’s according to a report by Pete Nakos of On3. It’s not clear if Bailey is seeking a return to Indiana.  The Hoosiers have an open roster spot and coach Darian DeVries said earlier this week the program is open to a late addition. Graduate transfers are now required to enter the transfer portal during the lone spring window open for all players.  It’s unclear if Bailey entered the transfer portal.  There have been no reports…