Author: Mike Schumann

The last time Nebraska came to Bloomington, a once promising season started to crumble. Already on a two game losing streak, but still 12-4, the Hoosiers needed a win in January over the Cornhuskers before heading out on the road for four of their next five contests. Instead, Nebraska scored the first nine points of the game and extended their lead to 25-7 midway through the first half. Under the direction of head coach Tim Miles and led by a veteran group of starters, Nebraska would lead wire-to-wire and leave Bloomington with a convincing 66-51 victory.  The Indiana loss was…

While the Indiana football program has established a nice pipeline of talent that flows north to Bloomington, that hasn’t always come at the expense of Southeastern Conference programs. In fact, some Hoosier players hailing from the south were completely ignored by the football powerhouse conference. Playing in SEC country at the Gator Bowl against a team from that league in Tennessee, more than a couple IU players are relishing the opportunity to show others what they missed out on. As kids growing up in the southern part of the country, for some the Big Ten was out of sight and…

IU football seniors Nick Westbrook, Simon Stepaniak and Reakwon Jones discuss what it means to them to play in The Gator Bowl. The Hoosiers will play in just their third ever January bowl game and the program’s first in the state of Florida. Indiana (8-4) will face Tennessee (7-5) at The Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. ET. https://youtu.be/EEj0M7zq8oU https://youtu.be/YbOPbA54bMY https://youtu.be/t3Vkl5PLqqg 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…

Since before the season started Indiana head coach Archie Miller has repeatedly stated that the depth and balance on this 2019-20 Indiana basketball team was perhaps its greatest strength. But at IU’s media day in late September, Miller also said this: “As the head coach, I look at our point guards in a very different manner than I do all other positions. I think it’s the most important position on the team,” Miller said. Depth is one thing, but a steady point guard is just as critical.  Indiana’s players understand this very well, and they recognize what an asset sophomore…

A key player returned and lessons were learned as Indiana picked up its ninth victory of the season in New York. In a game that was by no means a work of art, Indiana found a way in a hard fought contest against Connecticut at the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. IU saw point guard Rob Phinisee return after missing four games, and the Hoosiers responded after a disappointing loss in Wisconsin. Indiana (9-1, 0-1) will resume Big Ten play when they host Nebraska on Friday night at 8 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.…

Indiana basketball players Joey Brunk, Justin Smith and Al Durham discussed a 57-54 win over UConn on Tuesday night. IU returns to action on Friday night at home against Nebraska at 8 p.m. ET. See also:  Final stats and highlights | Archie Miller post-game https://youtu.be/qmi5hhiRSEA https://youtu.be/EqWu0uyizr8 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 head coach Archie Miller discussed a 57-54 win over UConn on Tuesday night in New York. The Hoosiers (9-1, 0-1) return to action on Friday night at home against Nebraska. See also:  Final stats and highlights https://youtu.be/jf4IYbzEksg 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 defeated Connecticut by a final score of 57-54 on Tuesday night at The Jimmy V Classic in New York. Below are the final stats and highlights from the game. See also:  Archie Miller post-game IU (9-1) will return to action on Friday night when they host Nebraska at 8 p.m. ET in Bloomington. https://youtu.be/OIRi_XTX9wY 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 should have all eleven scholarship players available for Tuesday night’s contest against Connecticut. Jeff Goodman of Stadium reported via Twitter that sophomore point guard Rob Phinisee is available to play tonight against the Huskies. https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1204516323449065473?s=20 Indiana and UConn are playing at Madison Square Garden in New York in connection with The Jimmy V Classic. Phinisee, who was expected to be IU’s starting point guard, has missed the last four games with a sprained ankle and other nagging issues. The Lafayette native has appeared in just four games during the 2019-20 season.  He came off the bench in each of…

Although at one point the Hoosiers found themselves trailing by 30 points, there have been worse days in the history of the IU basketball program than Saturday at Wisconsin. Far worse. Back in 1994 head coach Bob Knight took an Indiana team that was right in the thick of the Big Ten race to Williams Arena to face Minnesota.  Indiana had defeated the Golden Gophers by 12 points a month earlier in Bloomington, and No. 12 IU arrived confident in Minneapolis for the rematch. What happened that day at Minnesota was almost inexplicable.  The perfect storm.  106-56, Golden Gophers. How…