Author: Mike Schumann

New IU football coach Curt Cignetti came out guns blazing, announcing on his second day on the job “Purdue sucks, but so does Michigan and Ohio State.” A year later he’d have his first Hoosier squad in the College Football Playoff.  Along the way, the 2024 season would become one of the most entertaining and successful in program history. Indiana opened the 2024 campaign with a 31-7 win over Florida International.  It was a solid win but would be their least impressive victory of the season.  Penalties and pass protection mishaps held back the IU offense.  There were no signs…

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 guard Tayton Conerway, who transferred to Indiana from Troy during the offseason. BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 22.0 PPG – 13.0 FG% – 60% 3FG% – 50% FT% – 85.7 RPG – 4.0 APG – 4.0 TOPG – 1.7 SPG – 2.3…

Former IU defensive lineman C.J. West avoided a major knee injury. West’s knee buckled at San Francisco 49ers practice this week, but the initial diagnosis is a hyperextension.  He’s not expected to miss significant time. Former Hoosiers offensive lineman Dan Feeney has found a new home in the NFL.  He’s with the Buffalo Bills at training camp.  The 31-year-old is in his ninth season in the NFL and now with his sixth franchise. Tight end Zach Horton took some first team reps with Detroit this week the Lions deal with injuries at tight end.  He is also playing fullback. Quarterback…

Curt Cignetti and Bret Bielema have never met head-to-head, but that will change next month. The Indiana and Illinois head coaches are leading the two Big Ten programs that made massive jumps in 2024, and appear to be competing for one of the precious few spots available in the 2025 College Football Playoff. How that first head-to-head meeting on Sept. 20 goes is likely to go a long way towards determining whether the Hoosiers or Fighting Illini are still in the CFP hunt come late November. Bielema was named as the 26th Fighting Illini Head Football Coach in the history…

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. First up is senior guard Lamar Wilkerson, who transferred to Indiana from Sam Houston during the offseason. BY THE NUMBERS MPG – 25.3 PPG – 15.7 FG% – 37.5 3FG% – 32.3 FT% – 70 RPG – 2.7 APG – 3.7 TOPG – 1.3 SPG -…

Indiana safety Louis Moore was granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA in connection with his pursuit to play for the Hoosiers in 2025. For now, he’s eligible. But this is not the final step in Moore’s battle against the NCAA. According to Dallas County court records, the case now proceeds to an Aug. 27 hearing. The purpose of the hearing will be to determine whether this temporary restraining order should be made a temporary injunction pending full trial on the merits. A temporary injunction would likely clear Moore to play for the full 2025 season. Moore was…

The Daily Hoosier spent the week in Puerto Rico to bring back an inside look at the 2025-26 edition of IU basketball — the first year of the Darian DeVries era. Below are some of our key big picture, team-wide takeaways from the trip. ONE WORD:  RESILIENCE I had the opportunity to watch Darian DeVries’ Drake team play an NCAA Tournament game on press row in 2023, and his West Virginia squad from the same courtside perspective in the Bahamas in 2024.  I remember noting in both cases how hard his teams played.  Effort was never in question. It’s only…

It will be very difficult for a true freshman to break through and see meaningful snaps at wide receiver for Indiana in 2025. The Hoosiers have five veterans with an impressive resume of proven production over their careers.  And as you know, that’s music to Curt Cignetti’s ears. Each has played at least the equivalent of two full college seasons at the FBS level, with some seeing more snaps at lower levels too: (FBS stats shown) Elijah Sarratt – 135 catches, 2,148 yards, 16 TDs (26 games) Jonathan Brady – 98 catches, 1,317 yards, 10 TDs (41 games) Makai Jackson…

Indiana has to replace two players currently at NFL training camps along the interior of the defensive line. They would be C.J. West and James Carpenter, who lined up inches from each other in 2024 but are currently on opposite ends of the country — San Francisco and Jacksonville, respectively. They also have to replace Lanell Carr, who played most of the snaps on the outside opposite Mikail Kamara a year ago. But the Hoosiers brought in multiple transfers during the offseason, and alongside Kamara, they are showing signs the defensive line could continue to be a strength of the…

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico — Indiana plays its final game of the 2025 summer tour on Monday morning at 11 a.m. ET. The Hoosiers face Serbian professional team Mega Superbet again, same team they played on Saturday evening. Follow along below for updates for the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo. The latest updates will appear at the top of the page. Join our Premium Discord Chat by GOING HERE. For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE. ———————————————– See Also: – DeVries and Wilkerson postgame – Box score and highlights FOURTH QUARTER Indiana gets the stop and wins it, 81-80. Another incredible comeback for the Hoosiers. IU…