Author: Mike Schumann

Job one on the defensive end at Iowa City on Saturday was taking away the three-point shot.  The Hawkeyes are one of the best perimeter shooting teams in the nation, and look for every opportunity to punish teams from behind the arc. But Indiana allowed nine Iowa made threes in the first 26-plus minutes of the game, a point by which the Hawkeyes had put the game away. Below we take a look at six of the Hawkeyes first seven makes, and what went wrong for the Hoosiers. DRAW AND KICK You’ll often hear Indiana coaches talk about “get in…

Indiana will play at Penn State in 2025, but they won’t have to face the defense of their former head coach when they make that road trip. According to multiple reports, Tom Allen is making a lateral move to become the new defensive coordinator at Clemson after one season in the same role at Penn State. Allen was fired in 2023 after seven seasons as Indiana’s head coach, which cleared the way for the Hoosiers to hire Curt Cignetti.  Allen went on to become the defensive coordinator for James Franklin at Penn State.  Both Indiana and Penn State made the…

If you did any scoreboard watching over the weekend you might have noticed a shocking result at Illinois, Indiana’s opponent on Tuesday (7 p.m. / Peacock). And that result came via IU’s last home opponent, the USC Trojans. USC went to Champaign just a couple days after losing 82-69 in Bloomington, and handed the No. 13 Fighting Illini an 82-72 home loss after outscoring them by 13 in the second half. Illinois head coach Brad Underwood was frustrated with his team’s effort and mental sharpness in his postgame comments, but another factor was clearly who wasn’t available. The Fighting Illini…

Can we get that two hours back? Save for a brief first half glimmer, this one was never a contest.  Iowa opened with a 21-8 run to start the game.  Indiana did respond with a 20-4 run of their own to take a 28-25 lead with 6:38 left in the first.  But it was all Hawkeyes from there.  They closed the half on an 18-5 run, and opened the second with another 21-7 outburst.  Game, set, match. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU lost 85-60 with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (13-4, 4-2) will next…

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Indiana lost to Iowa at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Saturday evening by a final score of 85-60. The Hawkeyes led 43-33 at halftime.  Indiana was led in the game by Myles Rice with 12 points.  Oumar Ballo added 10. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson and Myles Rice postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (13-4, 4-2) will host Illinois on Tuesday evening in Bloomington. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Turnovers plague the Hoosiers.  Indiana played right into Iowa’s hands with careless basketball.  The Hawkeyes aren’t a good defensive team,…

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Follow this post for updates from Carver Hawkeye Arena as Indiana and Iowa meet Saturday night in primetime. Refresh the page for score updates and any other key notes during the game.  The most recent updates will be at the top. Share your thoughts during the game in the discussion thread further below. The game tips at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. FINAL STATS: SECOND HALF: UNDER FOUR TIMEOUT:  Iowa leads 78-50. UNDER 8 TIMEOUT:  Iowa leads 72-48.  IU shooting just 38.8% from the field. UNDER 12 TIMEOUT:  It’s Iowa 67 Indiana 43.  Hawkeyes shooting 59.5%…

With the transfer portal now closed and the dust starting to settle on new additions, it’s time to take a look at where Indiana’s 2025 haul ranks nationally and in the Big Ten. According to 247Sports, Indiana has the No. 17 transfer portal class in the nation as of Friday afternoon.  They are No. 4 in the Big Ten according to that outlet behind only Nebraska, Oregon and Wisconsin. On3 does their rankings a bit different.  They attempt to compute a net transfer portal rankings, factoring both additions and subtractions via the portal.  As a concept that makes since, but…

Indiana continues to struggle to build on its one player class of 2025. On Friday afternoon, Icelandic 7-footer Leo Curtis announced he has committed to Arizona State. Curtis took an official visit to IU in December when the Hoosiers hosted Minnesota. Curtis told the Arizona State 247Sports site he chose the Sun Devils because of the relationships he built, and because “they have a modern style where their bigs do everything, shoot, attack and play fast.” Indiana has one player currently in their 2025 class, Indiana native and Montverde Academy 6-foot-7 forward Trent Sisley. The known 2025 targets IU is…

It appears Indiana fans won’t have to wait long for a decision by Bosnian sharpshooter Harun Zrno. The 6-foot-7 Zrno was at IU earlier this week for a three day official visit during which he watched multiple practice sessions and attended IU’s 82-69 win over USC on Wednesday. Zrno has since left Bloomington for Wisconsin, and also has visits to Creighton and Virginia scheduled over the next week before he flies back over the pond.  He’s being joined on his US tour by his father and sister. Zrno told Adam Zagoria he plans to make a decision “within a week…

The 2024 NFL regular season came to end last weekend.  Several former Indiana players saw action during the year, headlined by two former teammates. Micah McFadden and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine were both integral players on their teams, and by some measures had their best seasons in the NFL. In total, eight players who ended their college careers as Hoosiers saw the field in the NFL in 2024.  Others who spent time at IU and played this season are noted below as well, along with IU players on practice squads. Here’s an overview: Micah McFadden, LB (New York Giants) McFadden suffered a…