Author: Mike Schumann

As we count down to Indiana’s 2019 opening game against Ball State on August 31, The Daily Hoosier is looking back at the top ten football seasons in the program’s history. The 1942 season, No. 8 on our list, referenced a highly anticipated season that never was. With the United States fully embroiled in World War II, IU football’s best and brightest traded their football helmets for the military variety. Indiana fans were left to wonder about the lost seasons of 1943 and 1944, and what could have been with a loaded roster and a program on the rise under…

The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2019 Indiana University football season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. Today we take a look at the quarterbacks.  We are following a slightly different and abbreviated format for the quarterbacks since the position has been discussed extensively here and Michael Penix was announced as the starter this week. One of the better quarterback competitions in the history of the IU football program came to a conclusion this week. Tampa, Fla. product Michael Penix was named the starter…

Indiana has reached into North Carolina in the class of 2021. Could this be the early work of new assistant coach Mike Roberts, who spent eight years at UNC Greensboro? Raleigh based point guard Carter Whitt reported an IU offer via Twitter. https://twitter.com/carterwhitt/status/1167187091744350208?s=20 The 6-foot-3 Whitt is a top 50 four star recruit according to Rivals. The Leesville Road High School product is considering reclassifying into the class of 2020 according to multiple reports.  That plan would fit well with Indiana’s need for an additional primary ball handler for the 2020-21 season. 247Sports analyst Brian Snow described Whitt this way…

Indiana football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Thursday to share final thoughts before Saturday’s season opening game against Ball State. Indiana’s 135th season kicks off at noon at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be aired on the CBS Sports Network. https://youtu.be/htf2Y41FCpI 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.

Indiana basketball fans don’t get to hear much from head coach Archie Miller during the offseason.  It has now been over five months since the 2018-19 season concluded, with only one public appearance during that span. That changed this week when the third year leader of the IU program met with the media and spoke to a crowd at Evansville Harrison High School. Miller shared thoughts on the development of each player on the 2019-20 roster, and his expectations for them for the upcoming season. Seniors Devonte Green and De’Ron Davis face the specter of becoming the first four year…

The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2019 Indiana University football season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. Today we take a look at the running backs. The outlook has changed dramatically at running back over the last year. After Morgan Ellison left the program and Cole Gest was lost for the season during the first game, things looked dire.  IU was forced to turn to unproven true freshmen to run the football. Here we are twelve months later, and the questions have changed from…

Indiana University Director of Athletics Fred Glass gave his annual IU Athletics update on Wednesday. The Indianapolis native covered a number of topics including the upgrades to the football facilities and the game day experience. Glass has been the IU AD since 2008. https://youtu.be/6f2ivv5Qmm0 Video Credit – Jim Coyle / Indiana Sports Beat 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.

Indiana head football coach Tom Allen joined the voice of IU football Don Fischer for the first edition of their 2019 weekly radio show on Wednesday night.  The pair previewed the week one contest against Ball State. IU players Nick Westbrook and Coy Cronk joined Fischer later in the show. Indiana and Ball State kick off at noon on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (The video begins about 30 seconds in.  You may need to turn off mute on the video itself to pick up the sound.) https://www.facebook.com/IndianaFootball/videos/419352215453459/ (Video Credit – IU Athletics) You can follow us on…

Indiana volleyball hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2010. The Hoosiers have had one first team All-American in the 44 year history of the program, and they have never won a Big Ten title. The challenge was very real when head coach Steve Aird took over in 2018, and in that short span the conversation has already shifted from what hasn’t been to what could be. There is a genuine optimism surrounding the IU volleyball program, perhaps more so than at any time in its history. It’s easier for Aird to have that kind of forward looking, optimistic view, even…

As we count down to Indiana’s 2019 opening game against Ball State on August 31, The Daily Hoosier is looking back at the top ten football seasons in the program’s history. In today’s era of fast paced offense and high scoring games, it is rare to hold an opponent without a touchdown for an entire half. In 1910, the Indiana football team did it for an entire season. After compiling a 5-25-1 conference record all-time prior to 1910, not many saw this season coming. But behind three all-conference players, the Hoosiers were dominant all year long. A survey of the…