Author: Mike Schumann

The 1966 Indiana football team gave you no indication that something special was coming. For the 1967 Hoosiers, that was often the case within games as well. Back in ’66, IU didn’t win a game after September, lost 51-6 against Purdue and finished the season 1-8-1. There was more talk about head coach John Pont’s 3-16-1 record after two seasons than any notion of a breakout 1967 campaign. But Pont knew something that many did not when it came to his 1967 Hoosiers — the young guns were coming. Harry Gonso, John Isenbarger and Jade Butcher were only sophomores, but…

Indiana’s offense should get a boost on Saturday evening in Pasadena. 6-foot-5 wideout Donaven McCulley is expected to return from injury and be available to play when the Hoosiers face UCLA at Rose Bowl Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET. That’s according to a report by Matt Zenitz, a national reporter for 247Sports and CBS Sports. McCulley suffered a head/neck area injury during the week one win over Florida International.  He was hurt after completing his lone reception of the season for nine yards.  He was ruled out prior to the week two game vs. Western Illinois. Although his season is…

The possibility exists Indiana could get Braylon Mullins’ last visit. The Greenfield, Ind. top-25 senior set an ambitious visit schedule, with talk of stops at all of his ten finalists at one point this summer. The 6-foot-5 Mullins has already been to Connecticut and Michigan, and he’s at North Carolina this weekend. But stops at Alabama, Kansas and Purdue have already come off the board, or never got scheduled. Mullins’ visit to IU comes next weekend, and whether any visits happen after that is on hold until late September, his father confirmed with TDH.  That includes a previously scheduled early…

It isn’t clear at this point whether Indiana’s entire 2024-25 Big Ten schedule will be reported first via game-by-game leaks or a full release. One thing we’ve known for a while is that while the league has expanded to 18 teams, Indiana and Purdue will continue to play twice during the regular season. On Friday, national college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein leaked the dates and locations for the 2025 matchups involving the Hoosiers and Boilermakers. Rothstein says on his X account Purdue will host Indiana on Friday, January 31st at Mackey Arena, and the Hoosiers will then host the Boilers…

Indiana welcomes class of 2025 5-star point guard Mikel Brown to Bloomington this weekend for an official visit. To help get you ready, below is a comprehensive look with everything you need to know about Brown as he arrives on campus Friday for his weekend stay. This is Brown’s first visit to the Bloomington campus. ESSENTIALS Status —  OFFERED (July, 2022) -Class – 2025 -Hometown – Orlando, Fla. -School – DME Academy -Position – Point Guard -Height – 6-foot-3 -Weight – 170 -AAU – Team Loaded NC (Adidas 3SSB) -On3 Industry Average Ranking – 5-star (No. 10 in nation, No.…

Three of the four national outlets that cover college basketball recruiting have made updates to their class of 2025 rankings over the last month following the conclusion of shoe circuit basketball. Here is when each outlet made their most recent ranking updates: 247Sports – Sept. 2024 ESPN – Sept. 2024 On3 – Aug. 2024 Rivals – June 2024 Below is an overview of Indiana’s seven main targets in the class of 2025, and where they stand across the four outlets. The On3 Industry ranking is an average of the four outlets, providing more of a consensus view of each player.…

Indiana assistant coach Yasir Rosemond was back in his home state of Georgia on Tuesday, and one player he watched while there was class of 2026 wing Colben Landrew. Indiana offered Landrew a scholarship that same day. Landrew is ranked in the top-100 nationally in the junior class at both On3 and 247Sports, where he’s 63rd and 83rd, respectively. A product of Alabama, Landrew transferred to Wheeler H.S. (Marietta, Ga.) this summer. He played for Game Elite on the Adidas 3SSB 16U Circuit this spring and summer and averaged 15.1 points per game.  According to Synergy he was the third…

The top of our class of 2025 recruiting board hasn’t changed in a while. And the actions of the Indiana staff over the last week have only served to reinforce the Hoosiers are focused on a relatively small but still promising group at this point. Who are IU basketball’s priority targets in the class of 2025? In no particular order, Jalen Haralson, Trent Sisley, Braylon Mullins, Bryson Tiller, and Mikel Brown have been right there throughout the spring and summer.  In the last couple months we added Eric Reibe.  And since then there’s been little doubt those six comprise the…

Week one of the 2024 NFL season is in the books, and that means it’s time to check in on former IU football players in the NFL. Here’s an overview of the players on NFL rosters and practice squads, and how they did in week one: ON NFL ROSTERS: Dan Feeney, OL, Minnesota Vikings:  Now in his eighth season in the NFL, Feeney is the longest-tenured Hoosier in the league.  Playing for his fourth franchise, Feeney saw the field in week one for the Vikings on four special teams snaps.  He currently has a backup role along the interior of…

Kyle Schwarber’s home run on Monday evening was a lot like the 279 that preceded it. The Philadelphia Phillies star blasted a 447-foot long ball to deep right center field that was a no doubter the instant it left his bat. But home run number 280 carried special significance in IU circles. With his Monday evening bomb, Schwarber now has more Major League Baseball home runs than any former Indiana University baseball player.  He passed Ted Kluszewski, whose previous mark of 279 home runs stood for 63 years.  Kluszewski hit his last MLB homer on Sept. 26, 1961. The home…