Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana appears to be trending for 2025 forward Trent Sisley immediately following his official visit to Bloomington. The 6-foot-7 forward from Santa Claus, Ind. received a prediction to commit to Indiana from 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham on Sunday.  Branham accurately predicted most of Indiana’s spring transfer portal haul in advance of their commitments to IU. Sisley is a 4-star prospect according to the On3 Industry Average, and the No. 78 overall player in the 2025 class. Sisley still has official visits scheduled to Notre Dame and Michigan State over the next few weeks.  The status of those visits will…

Indiana looks like a lock to enter the Top-25 if they can move to 5-0 with a win over Maryland. The Hoosiers received 67 votes in the new Coaches Poll published Sunday following their 52-14 week four win over Charlotte.  The update places them effectively at No. 27 according to the coaches. Indiana received the seventh most votes in the Coaches Poll among Big Ten teams.  Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Michigan, USC, and Illinois are all currently ranked. IU is in the same spot in the AP Top-25, released later in the day.  There they received 63 votes and are…

Indiana’s 4-0 start to the Curt Cignetti era comes with all the caveats of an easy nonconference schedule. But Indiana has faced light early season slates before, and the stats these 2024 Hoosiers have posted through four weeks are still quite impressive, irrespective of the competition. Some of the headline numbers are historic. For example, IU’s 202 points through four games are the most in any four-game stretch in program history. The previous best was 183 points in 2015 (Week 11 through bowl game).  Indiana was the first FBS team to eclipse the 200-point mark in 2024. It took the…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana blew out Charlotte on a steamy Memorial Stadium field Saturday afternoon by a final score of 52-14. The Hoosiers moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2020, and they’ve outscored their opponents 202-37 along the way.  Curt Cignetti became the first IU coach to begin his tenure in Bloomington with a 4-0 mark. Indiana will host Maryland next weekend. Here’s three quick reasons why the Hoosiers defeated Charlotte, along with the final highlights and stats from the game. 1. Response drives.  Despite the final score, Charlotte was making this game interesting in the first half. …

Can Curt Cignetti become the first IU football head coach to begin his tenure in Bloomington 4-0? Indiana’s final nonconference tune-up comes against the Charlotte 49ers, and the Hoosiers are big favorites on their home field. Can they avoid a letdown after their massive road win at UCLA? Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s week four contest. CHARLOTTE (1-2) at INDIANA (3-0) Kickoff:  Noon ET, Saturday Location:  Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf) Television: BTN — Guy Haberman (pbp), Yogi Roth (analyst), Rhett Lewis (sideline) Stream:  Fox Sports Radio:  IU Football radio network Odds:  Indiana is a…

When they get takeaways the rest of this season, don’t look for Indiana defenders to run down to the end zone for a group photo. IU coach Curt Cignetti doesn’t want to see that common NFL practice take hold on his team.  Call him old school if you’d like, but it doesn’t fit the culture the first-year Indiana coach is trying to create. Safety Amare Ferrell has two of Indiana’s four interceptions this year, and each time he took the ball away, he stayed on the field a bit too long to celebrate, and drew the ire of his coach…

Indiana welcomes no less than three class of 2025 priority recruiting targets on campus this weekend, with all three in decision-making mode. To help get you ready, here’s a deep-dive on each of Braylon Mullins, Trent Sisley and Eric Reibe: BRAYLON MULLINS Status — OFFERED (Sept. 2023) -Class – 2025 -Hometown – Greenfield, Ind. -School – Greenfield Central H.S. -Position – Shooting Guard -Height – 6-foot-5 -Weight – 185 -AAU – Indiana Elite (Adidas) -On3 Industry Average Ranking – 4-star, No. 22 overall, No. 7 SG -Primary Competition – UConn, Kentucky, North Carolina and Michigan Other visits — For official…

Upon further review, C.J. West can play in the first half vs. Charlotte. The IU defensive tackle was flagged for targeting when he made helmet-to-helmet contact with UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers in the second half of Saturday’s 42-13 Indiana win. That second half penalty carries the added punishment of a first half suspension in the next game.  Indiana plays Charlotte at Noon ET on Saturday in Bloomington. But Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti revealed on his Thursday radio show the Big Ten reviewed the foul and decided to rescind the targeting call. West appeared to be already diving toward Garbers…

After years-upon-years of two-big “buddy ball” and relatively slow-tempo offense that have spanned multiple coaching staffs, it would be reasonable for IU basketball fans to be a bit skeptical about any talk of change coming in those regards in 2024-25. You won’t find anyone who doubts these Hoosiers have talent on their roster.  Many believe it is the most talented team in the Big Ten after Mike Woodson pulled in one of the best transfer portal hauls in the nation. But questions about playing style, and how all of those talented pieces will come together to form a coherent basketball…

Indiana has a massive recruiting weekend starting tomorrow, with 2025 priority targets Braylon Mullins, Trent Sisley and Eric Reibe all on the Bloomington campus. And news is flowing with regard to multiple key targets in advance of those trips to IU. As we reported last week, Mullins is continuing to evaluate his schedule and timeline, and Indiana could be his last visit.  The latest news from Adam Zagoria is Mullins will publish his final five schools and college decision date early next week — right after his IU visit. The schools most likely to be on Mullins’ list are Indiana,…