Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana football is ranked No. 2 in the first release of the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings. The rankings determined by the CFP Committee were announced live on ESPN Tuesday evening. Following a first round bye, No. 2 IU would face the winner of No. 7 BYU and No. 10 Notre Dame based on the first release of the bracket. As long as they remain a top-4 seed when the final CFP rankings are released in December, the Hoosiers will get a first round bye. In 2025 the 12-team bracket will now be seeded directly based on the final ranking…

Indiana fans are likely to get their first look at Nick Dorn on Wednesday evening. The 6-foot-7 Dorn has been out for months after having foot surgery, but head coach Darian DeVries gave a promising update Monday during his first appearance on the Inside Indiana Basketball radio show. “We do hope to have Nick available for Wednesday,” DeVries told Don Fischer.  “That was great news for us.  He did go back and got some good reports today.  That was awesome for us. “We’ll still see Wednesday what that looks like for him because he’s still working his way back getting…

As is the case each season, the Big Ten is generally rolling out kick times and television designations a couple weeks ahead of each game. Today the league office released details for Indiana’s week 12 senior day game vs. Wisconsin a week from Saturday. The Hoosiers and Badgers will kick at Noon ET on Saturday Nov. 15 inside Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.  The game will air on the Big Ten Network. Indiana has won two straight over Wisconsin immediately following a 10-game losing streak in the series.  The all-time series stands at 41-20-2 in favor of the Badgers.  IU has…

Indiana has key players carrying a questionable tag as the attention turns to Penn State this week. We may not know for sure the status linebacker Aiden Fisher and wide receiver Elijah Sarratt until pregame warmups at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. One player who is definitively out is left guard Drew Evans.  Coach Curt Cignetti said Saturday Evans would be out “a few weeks” and he confirmed Monday Evans won’t play at Penn State.  Indiana plays Penn State, then Wisconsin, and then they have a bye before Purdue.  That season finale at West Lafayette lines up with Cignetti’s timeline for…

This one was circled in the preseason.  But Indiana at Penn State looks nothing like what we were expecting. The now No. 2 Hoosiers (9-0, 6-0) will face the preseason No. 2 Nittany Lions (3-5, 0-5) Saturday afternoon at Noon ET inside Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pa. (FOX). Indiana has never won at Penn State and is 2-25 all-time in the series. IU’s last win came in the dramatic 36-35 Michael Penix pylon reach overtime classic in 2020.  In the most recent meeting, PSU won 33-24 at Beaver Stadium in 2023. Penn State’s season has been nothing short of…

Below we take a look at Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades, notes and snap counts from Indiana’s week ten game against Maryland — a dominant 55-10 win to remain perfect on the season. The Hoosiers are No. 1 overall at PFF through nine games.  They are the No. 1 offense in the nation, and they have the No. 2 defense behind Texas Tech, and the No. 7 special teams. Next up for Indiana (9-0, 6-0) is a trip to Penn State (3-5, 0-5) for a Noon ET Saturday kickoff (FOX). OFFENSIVE STANDOUTS The top overall offensive grade among the starters…

As is the case each season, the Big Ten is rolling out kick times and television designations a couple weeks ahead of each game.  Or in some cases, just days before the game like this week. The league office released details for Indiana’s week 11 game at Penn State this coming Saturday. The Hoosiers and Nittany Lions will kick at Noon ET inside Beaver Stadium. The game will air on FOX. Indiana (9-0) has never won at Penn State in 13 tries, and the Hoosiers have lost three straight overall in the series since a dramatic 36-35 overtime win in…

There seems to be no clear formula for Indiana’s success this season — and that might explain better than anything else why the Hoosiers are so dominate. Maybe if you can get off to a fast start you can get in their heads a little bit? Maryland tried that.  They appeared to be the dominant team very early at SECU Stadium Saturday afternoon.  The Terps intercepted IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza’s second pass, and stuffed the Hoosier offense on their first two drives. Perhaps Mike Locksley’s squad found an unknown weakness in the IU offense that could be exploited for the…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Indiana beat Maryland by a final score of 55-10 on Saturday afternoon at SECU Stadium. Below are three quick reasons why the Hoosiers won, along with highlights and final stats.  For Curt Cignetti postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (9-0) is back on the road next weekend.  They travel to Penn State next Saturday.  The kickoff time at Beaver Stadium will be announced this weekend. Stay tuned for more coverage of the game from The Daily Hoosier. —————————————————— THREE QUICK REASONS INDIANA WON 1. An early response to adversity.  Indiana’s offense looked awful on their first two drives.  They…

Indiana picked up a commitment from class of 2026 wing Vaughn Karvala on Saturday afternoon.  He announced the decision at his school with his family. The 6-foot-6 Karvala is the No. 42 ranked player in the 2026 class. Karvala chose IU over Xavier and California.  He took an official visit to Indiana Oct. 17-19, and shut down his recruitment shortly thereafter. Karvala will play his senior season in Arizona at Bella Vista Prep in the EYBL Scholastic League.  He’s a long athletic wing and a high-level 3-point shooter who should fit well in coach Darian DeVries’ system. As a junior…