Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana announced four players who will miss the 2024 season on their pregame availability report Saturday afternoon. Offensive lineman Nick Kidwell was previously reported.  Here are all four players out for the season: Nick Kidwell – OL Josh Philostin – DB Andrew DePaepe – DE Vince Fiacable – OL Kidwell is a seventh-year guard who was expected to start.  Fiacable might have been a contender to see snaps on the interior of the line in Kidwell’s absence. Philostin is a true freshman who likely would not have a seen a major role in 2024.  DePaepe transferred in from Michigan State…

A new era of IU football has arrived. First year head coach Curt Cignetti has rejuvenated the Indiana program, and his new look Hoosiers kick off the 2024 season at home against the Florida International Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Here’s everything you need to know about the week one contest. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (0-0) at INDIANA (0-0) Kickoff:  3:30 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location:  Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf) Television: BTN — Joe Beninati (pbp), Matt Barkley (analyst), Shane Sparks (sideline) Stream:  Fox Sports Radio:  IU Football radio network Odds:  Indiana is a 22-point favorite Weather at kickoff:  80 degrees,…

Indiana welcomes in-state class of 2025 5-star Jalen Haralson 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 Haralson as he arrives on campus Friday for his weekend stay. ESSENTIALS Status —  OFFERED (October, 2021) -Class – 2025 -Hometown – Anderson, Ind. -School – La Lumiere School -Position – Guard/Wing -Height – 6-foot-6 -Weight – 205 -AAU – Indy Heat (Nike EYBL) -On3 Industry Average Ranking – 5-star (No. 10 in nation, No. 3 small forward) -Primary Competition…

It was no secret the Indiana offense was ahead of the defense during spring practice. While the Hoosiers had enough pieces to patch together a functioning first team defense, that unit was still far from what anyone was envisioning for where we are now — the start of the season.  And head coach Curt Cignetti acknowledged at the time there was a meaningful drop-off when it came to his spring twos on the defensive depth chart. Back in the spring, Indiana was missing several key contributors on the defensive side of the ball, including defensive tackle James Carpenter, linebacker Jailin…

Over the weekend the IU basketball program hosted its first annual Parent Symposium in Bloomington. The event was held just prior to the start of classes on the IU campus this week. A parent or parents of most players on the team appeared to be on campus based on the below photos and videos released by Indiana. Photos/video via IU Athletics/Adam Howard. A successful parent symposium in the books!! pic.twitter.com/7JUjn95VCv — Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) August 28, 2024 Family ❤️ @IndianaMBB pic.twitter.com/13PeNdkNAp — Adam Howard (@adamhoward0) August 27, 2024 For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.     The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…

The bracket has been released for the 2024 women’s Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. The Indiana women’s basketball program will face Ivy League foe Columbia to open action on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Imperial Arena on Paradise Island. The game will tip at 1:30 p.m. ET and will air on FloHoops. The two teams will meet for the first time, with Baylor and Southern Miss waiting on the other side of the bracket. Columbia earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament last season and finished 23-7 overall. Here is the full bracket for the event: The IU…

Much has been made of the fact that IU football head coach Curt Cignetti has never suffered a losing season. A couple of times he was close. Cignetti had a pair of 6-5 seasons — in 2014 with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and 2018 with Elon — although in both cases winning records were clinched well before the end of the season. But Cignetti’s accomplishments in 13 seasons as a head coach are undeniably impressive.  He has a 119-35 ( .773) career record, including 52-9 (.853) at his last stop, James Madison. Many are compelled to believe Cignetti’s success will…

Class of 2025 5-star point guard Mikel Brown, Jr. has September official visits set to Indiana and Kentucky. Those visits were first reported by the Indiana 247Sports site and Kentucky On3 site, respectively. Brown’s father confirmed the Sept. 13-15 official visit to Indiana with The Daily Hoosier.  The Kentucky visit is Sept. 27-29. Eric Bossi of 247Sports is also reporting upcoming visits by Brown to Maryland, UCF and Arizona later in October and November. The visit to Indiana will be Brown’s first trip to Bloomington, and something the IU staff has been working on for a long time.  IU offered…

With the transfer portal recently in the rearview and the class of 2025 still in play, Indiana is only just now really starting to really focus on the class of 2026. So for the class of 2027 — still just high school sophomores — there is a long way to go. But there’s an in-state phenom in the class who has been on the IU radar for a while.  And he’s becoming a highly-coveted national prospect. On Tuesday, national recruiting outlet Rivals published their first rankings for the 2027 class, and they slotted Evansville, Ind. wing Jaylan Mitchell in as…

The 2024 IU football season kicks off in Bloomington on Saturday afternoon. This year’s edition of Hoosier football will feature a gameday experience that blends the familiar with several new additions to the lineup. Below is an overview of the timeline for gameday at Memorial Stadium, along with a summary of the new concession options, and where to find everything. All times are Eastern and specific to the Saturday opener vs. Florida International. 9 a.m. – Parking lots open.  Hoosier fans will have plenty of time to tailgate.  Be sure to check out the unique points of interest at the…