Author: Mike Schumann

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Siena Monday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 81-60. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana led 46-20 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 23 points. For Darian DeVries and Tayton Conerway postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (10-3) now has an extended break.  The Hoosiers return to action on Jan. 4 when they host Washington to resume Big Ten play. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Another strong start.  For the second straight game, Indiana produced a strong first half. …

BLOOMINGTON — Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Siena at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Monday evening. Join the discussion thread below to share your views. Game updates will appear at the top after you refresh the page. Indiana and Siena tip at 6 p.m. ET ———————————————————————– FINAL STATS SECOND HALF Under-4 media timeout:  Indiana leads 76-52 with 3:37 to go.    Tucker DeVries at the line coming out of the break. It’s 69-49 Indiana with 5:47 to go. Under-8 media timeout:  Indiana leads 65-42 with 7:57 left.  Lamar Wilkerson leads all scorers with 23.  Hoosiers…

Three wins to a national title. Every game from here out is the biggest in IU football history. In a national quarterfinal matchup, the No. 1 Hoosiers (13-0) will face No. 9 Alabama (11-3) on Thursday, Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. ET at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (ESPN).  The game marks the first ever meeting of these programs. Indiana and Alabama could not have more different histories. Alabama claims 18 national titles and 30 conference championships, while IU has never won a national title and can claim just three league titles.  Alabama has the third-most wins in college…

It was the tale of two halves Saturday in Bloomington. Raining threes to open the game, IU was up 10 less than three minutes into the game, and 20 by the 8:55 mark of the first half.  The Hoosiers went into halftime up 23, and it looked like they could cruise through the second half.  That’s what they did.  While the game never got close in the second, Chicago State actually outscored IU 29-26 after halftime. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 78-58 our latest edition of The Report Card. The Hoosiers (9-3) will return to action…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Chicago State Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 78-58. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana led 52-29 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 21 points.  Reed Bailey added 17 for the Hoosiers. For Darian DeVries, Nick Dorn and Reed Bailey postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (9-3) returns to action on Monday when the Hoosiers host Siena at 6 p.m. ET (BTN). THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. First half threes.  Indiana was 14 of 26 from beyond the…

In a year of all-time firsts, here’s another: More than a third of IU football’s starters have earned some measure of All-American recognition. Indiana has set a new program record with eight All-Americans, including seven by the NCAA’s officially recognized selectors.  The previous record was five in 1945, IU’s last outright Big Ten championship team before this season. Fernando Mendoza and Carter Smith were named All-Americans by all five outlets recognized as official selectors. The Sporting News really called into question its worthiness as a selector for consensus and unanimous All-American purposes when it relegated Heisman winner Mendoza to second-team…

The next name to know from a transfer portal perspective is a name you might already know. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover announced Thursday he intends to enter the portal, and immediately there were reports Indiana is a school to watch. It would be a full circle moment if Hoover were to commit to IU out of the portal.  He was originally committed to Tom Allen and the Hoosiers out of high school before flipping his decision late in the cycle following the 2021 season. For his career the Heath, Texas product projects to have the most passing yards (9,629) and…

Hoosier hearts sank when Indiana center Sam Alexis hyperextended his knee on the team’s first possession in Lexington Saturday evening.  He had to be helped off the court while putting no weight on his left leg. Alexis was inserted into the starting lineup last week as head coach Darian DeVries said he was looking for a spark and more physicality at the five spot.  Instead, it appeared the Florida transfer could be lost for the game, if not much longer. Fortunately for the Hoosiers, Alexis was able to come back just moments later, and he played 30 minutes in IU’s…

Indiana is set to keep the band together in 2026. Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan has agreed to a new three-year deal to remain in Bloomington, a source confirmed on Thursday to The Daily Hoosier. Mike Niziolek of the Herald-Times first reported the news on X. Shanahan has been with head coach Curt Cignetti since 2016 when he joined the Indiana University of Pennsylvania staff as a wide receivers coach.  He first became an offensive coordinator with Cignetti at James Madison in 2021. “One of Mike’s strengths, is he draws on everybody,” Cignetti said last week.  … “Mike’s demeanor is such, he’s…

The golden age of Indiana football many believed was taking shape in 2020 wasn’t to be. At the confluence of the transfer portal, NIL and an inability to protect the quarterback stood head coach Tom Allen, and those forces crushed IU’s momentum and led to a coaching change following the 2023 season. You already know what happened next in Bloomington.  Three seasons of 9-27 football from 2021 to 2023 turned into 24-2 the last two years. Now the defensive coordinator at Clemson, Allen was asked Tuesday as he prepares for the Pinstripe Bowl if he has been keeping tabs on…