Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana and Purdue have both had recent success in keeping the top talent in the state home for college.  The two programs combined to land five Indiana based players in the recruiting class of 2019, with each school’s class exclusively comprised of Hoosier kids. A potential preview of future players in the historic basketball rivalry took place Sunday morning at Carmel High School. Mishawaka Marian senior guard Jaden Ivey has already committed to Purdue’s class of 2020, but what about Culver Academies senior guard Trey Galloway? Will he be part of the series between the in-state programs that dates back…

The basketball talent coming out of the South Bend, Ind. area is on the rise. Of course sophomore Damezi Anderson came to IU from South Bend Riley.  Class of 2021 recruiting target Blake Wesley attends that same school, and Purdue bound class of 2020 Jaden Ivey is from nearby Mishawaka. Just a few miles up the road, another rising class of 2021 star is drawing significant Division One attention with high majors starting to take notice. South Bend St. Joseph product JR Konieczny (pronounced Kah-nez-nee) was the latest incoming junior to visit Bloomington.  He released pictures from his Friday unofficial…

The highly touted Indiana football class of 2019 is now on campus and training for the upcoming season. We will have videos over the next several days of many of the Hoosier newcomers. Offensive lineman Tim Weaver hails from Hellertown, Pennsylvania.  He was first team all-state as a senior.  Weaver arrives at IU at 6-foot-5 and 285 pounds. https://youtu.be/2sxGGw5-ZfA https://youtu.be/G0V7jLgJ0QQ See more IU freshmen:  Josh Sanguinetti Beau Robbins Sio Nofoagatoto’a DK Bonhomme Tiawan Mullen Gary Cooper Jeramy Passmore CJ Person David Ellis Video Credits – Indiana University Athletics / Indiana Sports Beat You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us…

NBA Summer League play begins on Monday and at least one former IU player will be in action. Juwan Morgan is set to play for the Utah Jazz on a summer league contract.  Since he is with Utah, Morgan will get the benefit of a few extra games, playing in both the Salt Lake and Las Vegas sessions. Morgan will need to show the ability to knock down outside shots and defend the perimeter in order to improve his chances of landing on an NBA roster. Boston Celtics first round draft pick Romeo Langford is uncertain for summer league action. …

The highly touted Indiana football class of 2019 is now on campus and training for the upcoming season. We will have videos over the next several days of many of the Hoosier newcomers. Wide receiver David Ellis hails from Clinton Township, Michigan.  He was ranked as the No. 69 athlete nationally by ESPN.  Ellis arrives at IU at 6-foot and 195 pounds. https://youtu.be/TswNh7aAyTo https://youtu.be/KAJ5sPW7l7A See also:  Josh Sanguinetti Beau Robbins Sio Nofoagatoto’a DK Bonhomme Tiawan Mullen Gary Cooper Jeramy Passmore CJ Person Video Credits – Indiana University Athletics / Indiana Sports Beat You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find…

Indiana solidified an already strong wide receiver group in its 2020 recruiting class on Friday night. Indianapolis Scecina wide receiver David Baker announced via Twitter that he has verbally committed to Indiana. https://twitter.com/db4hunnit/status/1144745737068130304 According to the 247Sports Composite, Baker is a 3-star prospect and the No. 965 ranked player in the country.  He is the No. 159 wide receiver nationally and the No. 6 player in the state of Indiana according to that same service. The 6-foot-2 Baker becomes the 11th player overall for IU in the 2020 class, and the 5th from the state of Indiana. As a junior,…

Looking to escape the heat this weekend? How about 105 Indiana high school basketball teams featuring some of IU’s top recruits — all on the north side suburbs of Indianapolis? Oh, and college coaches too. On Friday night, the NCAA’s second and final June basketball evaluation period for scholastic-sponsored events begins. In Indiana, the headliner event is the 15th annual Charlie Hughes Classic. The annual tournament is being held at Carmel, Hamilton Southeastern and North Central high schools — all roughly thirty minutes north of downtown Indianapolis. We’ve listed out below the schedule for the top IU recruiting targets so…

Some ideas seemingly never die. “Look, mister, these boys got a routine they’re used to.  You throw a new coach with newfangled ideas at ’em, might get ’em all confused.” When Norman Dale took over the Hickory Huskers, the locals were none to pleased with the new coach’s old school, militaristic style.  They liked their run-n-gun offense and zone defense. It is well documented that the Norman Dale character was at least in part based on former head coach Bob Knight. And here’s the thing. Perhaps it is no coincidence that Knight actually faced similar sentiments when he took over at Indiana in 1971. As…

After spurning national powerhouse Ohio State for Indiana, IU freshman running back Sampson James is already a fan favorite in Bloomington before he ever sees the field. James is the highest rated recruit ever to sign with IU during the recruiting rankings era after he de-committed from the Buckeyes last fall and officially joined the Hoosiers on signing day in December. With that high profile comes high expectations. But before James can even begin to try to live up to the rankings, he has to see the field, and that in and of itself will be a challenge. The Hoosiers…

UPDATE:  IU released the following statement regarding former assistant coach Ed Schilling: Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced that Ed Schilling will not remain as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers and will look to pursue other opportunities in basketball. “I appreciate Ed for his hard work and dedication to our program and wish nothing but the best for he and his family,” Archie Miller said. “His contributions were extremely beneficial to what we are trying to accomplish.” “It was a blessing to have the opportunity to return home to my family, friends and high school coaching…