Author: Mike Schumann

After weeks of beating up on each other, IU football will enter its 2025 season opener relatively healthy. The Hoosiers weren’t as fortunate coming out of the spring, when anticipated starter at slot receiver Tyler Morris was lost for the season. And there were questions going into fall camp, especially surrounding 2024 starting guard Drew Evans, who had an Achilles injury last November. But just days from the start of the 2025 campaign, second-year head coach Curt Cignetti says his squad is in a good place health-wise. “I feel really good about the health of our team right now going…

The tip time and television designation for the first high profile game of the Darian DeVries era is set. Indiana will face Marquette at 1 p.m. ET / Noon CT at the United Center in Chicago on Nov. 9. The game will be distributed to a national audience on ESPN. Marquette is one of four high major opponents on the 2025-26 Indiana schedule.  The Hoosiers will also play Kansas State, Louisville and Kentucky, along with 20 Big Ten games. Indiana is 8-2 all-time vs. Marquette. The last meeting came in 2018, when Indiana won 96-73 in Bloomington in what was…

The long awaited year two of the Curt Cignetti era is here. It’s game week as the Hoosiers get set to face Old Dominion Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET (FS1) at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Monarchs are likely going to pose the biggest threat during the nonconference portion of Indiana’s 2025 schedule.  The Sun Belt Conference squad opened the 2024 season with a near upset of South Carolina on the road.  ODU lost that one by four, 23-19.  We’ll have more on the Monarchs in our primer and prediction feature later in the week. So what’s the outlook for…

The Daily Hoosier spent the week in Puerto Rico in connection with IU basketball’s summer tour, and had several opportunities to see the team in action.  Since nothing was televised or streamed, we are going to go player-by-player to share our thoughts on what we saw, and what to expect from Indiana’s 2025-26 roster. Next up is fifth-year forward Tucker DeVries, who transferred to Indiana from West Virginia during the offseason. BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 27.7 PPG – 10.7 FG% – 28.6% 3FG% – 22.2% FT% – 80% RPG – 6.3 APG – 4.0 TOPG – 2.0 SPG -…

On Sunday, former IU baseball pitcher McCade Brown became the fourth Hoosier to make his Major League Baseball debut in 2025. The 6-foot-6 righthander was the starter for Colorado against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The Rockies selected Brown’s contract from Double-A Hartford ahead of his scheduled start . Brown, 25, a third-round pick in 2021 from Indiana, was 4-2 with a 2.47 ERA in 20 combined starts at High-A Spokane and Hartford. He started throwing well this year after a lengthy comeback from Tommy John right elbow surgery in 2023. The 25-year-old right-hander bypassed the Triple-A level as the Rockies…

For years Indiana has had conversations with Merchants Bank about a deal that would put their branding on the field at Memorial Stadium. But more often than not, the IU football program hasn’t been the right business partner. That hit home when IU AD Scott Dolson ran into Merchants Bank Chairman and CEO Michael Petrie at an IU basketball game in New York a couple years ago. The directive from Petrie was clear. “We’ve talked about that (renaming the field), but I want to be part of a winning program,” Dolson said was Petrie’s message at the time. Since Indiana’s…

The transfer portal giveth and taketh, and this fall five players who have played quarterback for Indiana will be on  FBS rosters beyond Bloomington. Here’s a quick look at them and their outlooks for the 2025 campaign. Dexter Williams will be the starting quarterback for Kennesaw State in week two when they travel to Indiana to face the Hoosiers.  He won the job at the Owls’ fall camp.  Williams made five appearances in 2024 for Georgia Southern and finished the season 19-for-30 and 248 yards and three passing touchdowns.  He also finished with 45 rushing yards and a rushing TD.…

For the second straight year, IU basketball will take on a high major opponent in a preseason exhibition. The Hoosiers will face Baylor on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. The tip-time for the game has not been announced, but a link to buy tickets is available by GOING HERE.  The Indianapolis Colts will host the Tennessee Titans down the street at Lucas Oil Stadium that same day at 4:25 p.m. ET. Baylor is led by longtime Indiana resident and 2021 national champion head coach Scott Drew. New IU coach Darian DeVries faced Drew in a…

The Daily Hoosier spent the week in Puerto Rico in connection with IU basketball’s summer tour, and had several opportunities to see the team in action.  Since nothing was televised or streamed, we are going to go player-by-player to share our thoughts on what we saw, and what to expect from Indiana’s 2025-26 roster. Next up is senior forward/center Reed Bailey, who transferred to Indiana from Davidson during the offseason. BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 20.7 PPG – 8.0 FG% – 52.2% 3FG% – N/A FT% – 0% (0-1) RPG – 6.3 APG – 1.7 TOPG – 1.0 SPG -…

For the fourth year in a row, Indiana will host Marian University for a home exhibition game. The Hoosiers and Knights will play on Friday, Oct. 17 inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The game is part of homecoming weekend.  IU football will host Michigan State the following day. Marian features head coach Pat Knight, a former IU basketball player and the son of legendary IU coach Bob Knight.  Former IU basketball great Steve Downing is the Director of Athletics at the Indianapolis-based school. Pat Knight kissed the floor ahead of last year’s exhibition game, a contest IU won…