Author: Mike Schumann

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald knew that this day was possible for Indiana. He has seen program turnarounds as both a player and a coach for the Wildcats. And this summer at the Big Ten’s football media day, Fitzgerald acknowledged that Tom Allen had Indiana on the brink of a breakout season. “I look at Tom (Allen) right now at IU,” Fitzgerald said on BTN during Big Ten Media Day.  “They’re right there, right?  They’re right there.  I lived that as a player.  We were right there.” Getting there and staying there are two different animals. And Fitzgerald has seen that…

You play exhibitions games to develop chemistry and work out the kinks. For Indiana’s exhibition game on Tuesday night, name tags might have come in handy as well. “Everyone early on kind of realized, boy, there’s a lot new guys out there, IU head coach Archie Miller said after an 84-54 win over Gannon University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Along with junior Justin Smith, Miller put a starting lineup on the floor that included three players new to the IU program (Joey Brunk, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Armaan Franklin) and another (Damezi Anderson) that saw limited action as…

Indiana defeated Gannon 84-54 in an exhibition contest at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington on Tuesday night. Head coach Archie Miller met with the media after the game along with Damezi Anderson and Justin Smith. The Hoosiers open the 2019-20 regular season next Tuesday at home against Western Illinois. https://youtu.be/jVVsSsgdpjc https://youtu.be/ipLuSQ2c7A4 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 Gannon by a final score of 84-54 in an exhibition game on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Below is the final box score and specialty stats from the game.  The Hoosiers open their 2019-20 regular season next Tuesday night in Bloomington against Western Illinois. See also:  Post game with Miller, Smith and Anderson | Game story https://twitter.com/IndianaMBB/status/1189588824596328451?s=20 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.

The IU men’s basketball team’s lone exhibition game that can be viewed by the public will be held on Tuesday night. The Hoosiers host NCAA Division II Gannon in Bloomington. The game is being streamed live on BTN Plus, a monthly subscription service.  According to IU Athletics, the game is currently not scheduled to air on a delayed basis on BTN. Tip-Off:  Tuesday, Oct. 29 | 7:00 p.m. EST Location:  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Watch:  TV: BTN Plus (Casey Roehl,  Jack Grossman and Grace Ybarra — IU Students) Listen:  Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith)…

After leading Indiana to two straight Big Ten road wins, it was a reasonable question to at least ask. A reporter made this inquiry of IU head football coach Tom Allen at his regular Monday press conference: “The way Peyton (Ramsey) has played the last couple of weeks, does it make you reevaluate the way you handle the quarterback position?” Allen didn’t hesitate in his response. “First of all, Mike (Penix) is our starter,” Allen said. With that out of the way, the Hoosier head coach immediately transitioned to the play of Ramsey. “Peyton’s done a phenomenal job, but if…

“So all things being said, we’re sort of ready to get going,” Archie Miller said at a press conference on Monday as his team readies to face Gannon on Tuesday in Indiana’s lone home exhibition game before the 2019-20 season. Just sort of. Don’t worry, Miller doesn’t have reservations about starting his third season in Bloomington. But he does have an all too familiar problem. “Here early in the part of the season we’ve been battling the injury bug a little bit,” Miller said.  “We’re knocking on wood hopefully not too serious as we continue to pursue our nonconference.” If…

Indiana head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media on Monday to discuss injuries, last week’s closed scrimmage against Marquette, and Tuesday’s exhibition game against Gannon. Of note, Miller indicated that anticipated starting guards Devonte Green and Rob Phinisee continue to nurse injuries and will not play against Gannon. Indiana and Gannon tip-off at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington on Tuesday. https://youtu.be/LahWKY_S33A 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…

Indiana head football coach Tom Allen met with the media on Monday to discuss Saturday’s win over Nebraska and preview this weekend’s game against Northwestern. With four games remaining on the schedule, IU became bowl eligible after the win over the Cornhuskers. The Hoosiers (6-2, 3-2) will face the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington on Saturday. https://youtu.be/v0D8–pI1Gg Video Credit – Indiana Sports Beat/Jim Coyle 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…

The 2019-20 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 2019-20 IU roster.  You can see all of our player profiles in one place here.  If you are looking for the 2019-20 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here. McDonald’s All-American, Top 30 recruit, Indiana Mr. Basketball. As the headliner of Indiana’s 2020 recruiting class, Trayce Jackson-Davis arrived in Bloomington with all of the accolades. Jackson-Davis has been on the radar since he was a raw and lean high school freshman at Center…