Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana has a way of not making things look easy even when the final score says otherwise. The Hoosiers jumped out to an early 14-3 lead, and they led by 12 multiple times in the first half including 33-21 with 5:15 left.  But a 15-6 Miami (Ohio) run to close the half had IU fans feeling anxious.  Indiana led just 55-50 with 10:09 left before a 12-0 Hoosiers run spanning five minutes put this game away. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 76-57 with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (7-2) will next host Minnesota…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Miami (Ohio) on Friday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 76-57. The Hoosiers led 39-36 at halftime.  They were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 19 points.  Myles Rice added 17. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Trey Galloway and Oumar Ballo postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (7-2) will host Minnesota on Monday evening to open Big Ten play. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Balanced scoring for the Hoosiers.  Indiana got production inside and out, as two guards and…

On Thursday we covered the most likely scenario to unfold when the final College Football Playoff bracket is announced on Sunday at Noon ET.  Indiana will probably be playing on the road. But with a weekend full of conference championship games involving current or potential CFP teams, are there scenarios that could result in Indiana hosting a first round game?  Or, gulp, falling out of the playoff? Currently Indiana is ranked No. 9 and seeded No. 10 in the 12-team CFP bracket.  Seeds 5-8 host, and the teams ranked 11 and 12 are at risk of getting bumped out of…

With eight homes games on the docket in 2024, Indiana opened the season with a strong chance to threaten their all-time single season home attendance record if things went well. And after a sluggish start from an attendance standpoint, one of the best seasons in program history saw IU break its record by a wide margin. First-year coach Curt Cignetti began quoting the movie Field of Dreams in the summer, this time divining a pilgrimage to Bloomington instead of Iowa. Build it and they will come.#iufb #Goiu — Curt Cignetti (@CCignettiIU) June 20, 2024 Ohhhh the people came.  They most…

Curt Cignetti’s coaching staff is replete with attractive targets to other programs with job openings around the country. That’s one of the many reasons why Cignetti’s new contract signed a few weeks ago included terms to ensure his assistants were some of the best paid anywhere in college football. But those measures will only go so far as several up-and-coming IU assistants look to capitalize on the staff’s recent success and earn well deserved promotions. One, and most likely only one, is leaving after Indiana’s historic 11-1 season. IU quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri is expected to become the next offensive…

There’s a good chance Indiana will be traveling to an iconic college football venue in a couple weeks for round one of the College Football Playoff. But where might they go? In a separate post we’ll look at the unlikely scenarios of Indiana moving up the rankings and hosting a game, along with the possibility, if any, they might somehow drop completely out of the CFP. But for now the most likely scenario is that the Hoosiers will go on the road for round one (Dec. 20-21).  And in so doing one thing is clear — they’ll be traveling to…

Signing day has become fairly anticlimactic in recent years provided a team is not going through a coaching change, and that was the case on Wednesday morning for IU. Before 10 a.m. ET, all 21 previously committed members of Indiana’s 2025 class were announced by the IU football program, signifying that they had signed their scholarship paperwork to join the team. The IU 2025 class includes one 4-star and 20 3-stars.  According to the On3 Industry Average, Indiana’s class ranks No. 48 nationally and No. 14 in the Big Ten.  Those are fluid numbers that will fluctuate as teams around…

A pair of veteran Indiana natives made major contributions off the bench on Tuesday evening. Indiana was sluggish out of the gate against Sam Houston, scoring just seven points in the first seven minutes.  But a 29-5 first half run fueled by the bench helped give the Hoosiers a cushion.  The Bearkats pulled back to within 13 late in the first half, and got to within nine early in the second at 48-39.  But the Indiana bench came through again, delivering an extended 35-19 stretch that helped the home team pull away for good. Let’s take a deeper look at…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Sam Houston on Tuesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 97-71. Indiana led 42-25 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Myles Rice with 19 points.  Luke Goode and Malik Reneau each added 18. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana (6-2) returns to action on Friday evening in Bloomington against Miami (Ohio). See also:  Woodson, Reneau and Goode postgame THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Luke Goode leads good bench production.  Senior wing Luke Goode caught fire from three-point range…

Indiana moved up a spot in the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings update. The Hoosiers are No. 9 in the latest update of the CFP rankings released by the Selection Committee Tuesday evening live on ESPN.  They were No. 10 last week prior to a 66-0 win over Purdue.  Miami fell six spots to No. 12, creating the opportunity for IU to move up. In the bracket, Indiana is the No. 10 seed.  They are projected to play at No. 7 Georgia.  As a reminder, the top four seeds go to conference champions, which can result in a difference between…