Author: Mike Schumann

Despite their only losses coming to the two teams that played in Monday’s national championship, Indiana dropped a spot and finished No. 10 in the final AP top-25 poll for the 2024 season.  They were ranked No. 9 by the AP and No. 8 by the CFP Selection Committee ahead of their CFP first round game at Notre Dame. This marks just the third time in program history the Hoosiers finished the season ranked in the top 10. Was 2024 the best season in program history?  That is subject to debate.  But the 1967 and 1945 teams were ranked higher…

Indiana has a chance to be back to full strength on Wednesday.  Or at least as close to it as they’re going to get this season. Junior forward Malik Reneau has been participating in workouts and could see the floor when IU faces Northwestern at Welsh Ryan Arena (7 p.m. ET, BTN). “A lot is going to depend on Malik today (Tuesday),” coach Mike Woodson said Tuesday morning via Zoom.  “He worked some yesterday.  I’ll gauge it today.  We’ve got a 12 o’clock practice today.” At 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, Reneau is second in both categories for…

Just minutes after the 2024 college football season finally came to an end, the page was turned. In year two of the Curt Cignetti era, IU football is on the national radar following the program’s highest win total and an appearance in the College Football Playoff. While rosters are still in a state flux with another round of the transfer portal coming in the spring, it does now seem reasonable to at least start to project the national rankings ahead of the 2025 campaign. Can the Hoosiers make a return trip to the CFP? ESPN is putting them in the…

Since taking over in 2021, Indiana coach Mike Woodson hasn’t been one to tinker with his lineups and rotations much. But he made a major change on Friday at Ohio State, inserting fifth-year senior Anthony Leal into the starting five for just the third time in his career.  His last start came three years ago when Indiana played at Northwestern and five players on the team were suspended. Leal has become someone Woodson can trust to execute the gameplan and make the right basketball play.  He has the third-highest box score plus/minus on the team according to Bart Torvik’s data.…

It’s hard to believe, but we are now less than eight weeks from having a bracket. And that means it is time to start taking a weekly look at where Indiana stands in the projected field. Selection Sunday for 2025 March Madness is set for Sunday, March 16. That’s when the 68-team field for the men’s NCAA DI basketball tournament will be announced. IU is one of the more enigmatic teams in college basketball.  They followed a five-game winning streak with a pair of 25-point losses, only to go on the road and pick up their second Quad-1 win of…

There have been questions at times this season about IU basketball center Oumar Ballo’s weight, conditioning and motor. But on Friday night in Columbus, the 7-footer played 40 minutes and made one effort play after another. Each one could be considered a difference maker in IU’s 77-76 overtime win over Ohio State. Ballo scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the floor. He grabbed 15 rebounds and added four assists in the victory. Over the last six games, Ballo is averaging 18.7 points per game and 12.7 points per game. Let’s take a look at several of his hustle plays…

Indiana had four-straight sellouts to close the 2024 season.  But there were even more eyeballs watching the Hoosiers on television. IU football was the 18th-most seen program on television in calendar 2024. That’s according to the College Football Network, which compiled data from Nielsen totals. The Hoosiers were on a national broadcast 10 times, tied for 23rd most.  It isn’t clear what was considered a national broadcast.  IU played on the Big Ten Network six times, FOX twice, and NBC, Peacock, CBS and ESPN once each. CFN says IU had 34.5 million TV viewers in those 10 games, good for…

Don’t count these Hoosiers out yet. The first half was close throughout but led most of the way by Ohio State.  The Buckeyes led 35-29 going into the break, as neither offense was clicking.  But IU controlled the first 15 minutes of the second half, and took a 68-58 lead with 5:12 left.  OSU stormed back to force overtime.  A Luke Goode three with 1:07 left sealed it for the Hoosiers. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana won 77-76 in overtime with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (14-5, 5-3) will next travel to Northwestern on…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana defeated Ohio State Friday evening at Value City Arena by a final score of 77-76 in overtime. Ohio State led 35-29 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Luke Goode with 23 points.  Oumar Ballo had 21. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Oumar Ballo and Luke Goode postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (14-5, 5-3) will travel to Northwestern on Wednesday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Goode and Ballo step up.  The two players in the headlines following Indiana’s loss to Illinois had massive games…

Indiana will continue to be without leading scorer Malik Reneau on Friday evening in Columbus. Reneau was listed as out on the Big Ten availability report ahead of the 8 p.m. ET tip (FOX). Freshman reserve forward Bryson Tucker is also listed as out, along with sophomore guard Gabe Cupps. Redshirt freshman guard Jakai Newton is questionable. He played in Indiana’s game on Tuesday after being listed with the questionable designation. Ohio State’s Meechie Johnson and Devin Royal are both out as well.