Author: Mike Schumann

The post-game press conference with Indiana head coach Archie Miller after a too close for comfort win over Northwestern on Wednesday night felt more like a group therapy session rather than the dissection of a basketball game. If you had walked into the room uninformed you might have guessed that we were discussing a 3-12 team rather than 12-3. But like you and me, Miller knows that those 12 wins, and especially the victory over Northwestern, don’t tell the full story. To even the casual observer, something doesn’t seem right with this group.  To the head coach, something seems very…

The Indiana women just keep setting new standards. Before 5,159 fans at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana put together a dominant wire-to-wire effort against in-state rival Purdue on Thursday night. With redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg leading the way with 18 points, the Hoosiers defeated the Boilermakers 66-48 to move to 4-0 in the Big Ten for the first time in program history.  Indiana’s No. 12 national ranking is also a program all-time best. IU’s defense led the way, as the Hoosiers held Purdue to 38 percent shooting from the field.  Indiana forced 21 turnovers on the night and had…

This first name that came to mind when I heard that Indiana was going to name position coach Nick Sheridan as their next offensive coordinator was Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay. Not because of similarities in scheme or background or anything specific like that, but Sheridan, like McVay, is young.  Very young. And like McVay, Sheridan is thought of as a bright football mind who folks have always taken a chance on at a young age because they see the potential. At just 31 years old, Sheridan is very young for power five coordinator standards.  In fact, he…

Disaster averted. At least for now. They say a win is a win — a “Big Ten win” as IU head coach Archie Miller called his team’s 66-62 victory against Northwestern on Wednesday night.  There is no arguing any of that.  Indiana did indeed win. But disturbing is disturbing, and that might be the best word to describe the current state of the IU basketball program.  Things change over the course of a season, and right now IU can get to work on improving after a win, pulling one out in Bloomington against a team that ostensibly is the Big…

Northwestern head coach Chris Collins discussed a 66-62 loss to Indiana on Wednesday night in Bloomington.  His comments are below. Indiana (12-3, 2-2) will host Ohio State on Saturday at Noon ET. See also:  Final stats and highlights | Archie Miller and IU players post-game. Opening statement “Well obviously for us, a very disappointing result tonight. I was very proud of our team’s effort. I thought we did a lot of good things for long stretches. They jumped out on us early in the game, which they do a lot of at home. I thought their pace really knocked us…

Indiana head coach Archie Miller discussed a 66-62 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night in Bloomington. Joining Miller at the press conference were IU players Justin Smith, Al Durham and Trayce Jackson-Davis. The Hoosiers (12-3, 2-2) will host Ohio State at noon on Saturday.  See also:  Final stats and highlights. (Advance the video to the 9:00 mark to begin.  You can use the slider at the bottom to go between segments.  You may need to turn off mute on the video itself.) https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/2740337859414886/ You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…

Indiana defeated Northwestern by a final score of 66-62 on Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Below are the final stats and highlights from the game.  See also:  Archie Miller and IU players discuss the win. The Hoosiers (12-3, 2-2) will host Ohio State at noon on Saturday. https://youtu.be/PPjTqn0vOTQ You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

Tom Allen said that he wanted to keep the same offense, and Indiana is promoting from within for its next play caller. Former tight ends and quarterbacks coach Nick Sheridan will take over the reigns from Kalen DeBoer according to multiple reports. John Brice was the first to report the news, and Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports also reported via Twitter.  Feldman reported that receivers coach Grant Heard was also being promoted to Co-offensive coordinator. The 31 year old Sheridan has spent the last three seasons at Indiana, and 2019 was his first as the tight ends coach. He oversaw…

A four year starter at left tackle may be looking elsewhere for a potential fifth year of college football. Coy Cronk has entered his name into the transfer portal based on several reports. Matt Hladik was the first to report the news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/MattHladik919/status/1215013751549779968?s=20 Cronk suffered a season ending lower leg injury on Sept. 21 against Connecticut.  Because he did not play in more than four games the senior from Lafayette is eligible for a fifth season under the college football redshirt rules.  Widely viewed as a player that would play professionally after the 2019 season before the injury,…

With a successful 2019 season in the books, it is time to look forward.  Below is a position-by-position review of who is coming and going with the Indiana football program for the 2020 season.  We will leave this under our football drop-down menu and update it as any changes occur. See also: The 2020 schedule Status of 2019 freshmen under redshirt rule (Eligibility status shown below in parenthetical is for 2020 season) QUARTERBACKS:  (UPDATED) It appears that there will be no quarterback competition going into the 2020 season after all.  Peyton Ramsey has entered his name into the transfer portal,…