Author: Mike Schumann

It isn’t overstating it to call Saturday’s noon kickoff against Iowa the game of the year for Indiana.  Either the Hoosiers figure out a way to win a game that they are expected to lose, or the cycle of fast starts followed by a slow spiral into the pit of misery continues. Will the Hoosiers be fighting, scratching and clawing for six wins by the end of the season, or is an eight win season a real possibility?  For help with what to expect, we go behind enemy lines to see what the Iowa media is saying about the big…

The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner.  To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster.  You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here.  If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. While Damezi Anderson was Archie Miller’s first in-state commit, and Jerome Hunter was his first class of 2018 commit, Race Thompson was just first. He only beat Anderson and Hunter by a matter of days when it came to committing to Indiana, but…

Archie Miller, Juwan Morgan and Zach McRoberts met with the media on Thursday at the Big Ten’s annual media day.  You can watch video of each of them below. Miller gave introductory comments and took a couple media questions on Thursday morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5SjPHUTwag Later in  the day, Miller, Juwan Morgan and Zach McRoberts joined BTN’s Dave Revsine on the network set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vje6KVsOibE You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier…

Today is Big Ten basketball media day, and in connection with that event, an unofficial polling of the media was conducted on the final conference standings and various individual honors. Here’s a recap of the voting and our take on what the collective group got right and wrong: UNOFFICIAL BIG TEN MEDIA PRESEASON POLL AND PLAYER AWARDS 1. Michigan State 2. Michigan 3. Indiana 4. Nebraska 5. Purdue 6. Wisconsin 7. Maryland 8. Ohio State 9. Minnesota 10. Iowa 11. Penn State 12. Northwestern 13. Illinois 14. Rutgers As we’ve said before, we think this league race is a toss-up…

It may be hard to believe, but this 2018 Indiana football season is already half over.  While the 4-2 record was predictable, the rest of the season is anything but that. Let’s take a look at what’s working and what isn’t as the Hoosiers get set to embark on what should be a very challenging and entertaining second half of the schedule. STEADY QUARTERBACK PLAY Yes there are some lingering critics, but what team wouldn’t be thrilled with this quarterback stat line after six games: 141 for 211 passing (67%), 1,361 yards, 11 touchdowns, 5 interceptions 61 carries, 244 yards,…

Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen joined the legendary voice of IU athletics Don Fischer to look back at Ohio State and preview Iowa. Fischer is joined later in the show by IU long snapper Dan Godsil and holder/punter Drew Conrad. Note:  The video starts about one minute in.  You may need to turn off mute on the video itself. Video credit – IU Athletics. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaFootball/videos/108753586717652/ You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please…

The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner.  To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster.  You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here.  If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. You may or may not realize that there is another Big Ten program in the Lafayette, Indiana area. When Indiana secured the commitment of one of the top class of 2018 point guards in the country right out of Purdue’s own backyard, it…

You could hardly blame Nick Westbrook if he came back a little tentative.  Coming off his own ACL tear that wiped out his entire 2017 season (save for one play), the redshirt junior has watched teammate and fellow wide receiver J-Shun Harris suffer through three such injuries. Fortunately for Westbrook, Harris has also written the book on how to return. With Harris emerging recently with 21 catches and more than 200-plus yards over the last three games, Westbrook didn’t have to look far for inspiration. Whether it was watching Harris, just part of the process of working his way back,…

The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner.  To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster.  You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here.  If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. Jerome Hunter was the first member of IU’s decorated recruiting class of 2018 to commit to Archie Miller and the Hoosiers.  While he didn’t end up being the most heralded player in the class, the top 50 recruit might very well end up…

Various reports have surfaced that IU legend, NFL star and trailblazing pioneer George Taliaferro has passed away at the age of 91. https://twitter.com/IU_GTSA/status/1049492214496268289 “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,” — Jackie Robinson By any measure, Geroge Taliaferro led an important life.  The below story on that important and inspirational life was originally published on August 30, 2018 in connection with our list of the Top 10 IU football players of all-time. As a trailblazer, it was never going to be an easy path for George Taliaferro. Even for a star athlete, transitioning from…