Things appear to be trending towards a decision. The top five schools have been named. The visits are complete. A high school season is approaching, and the recruiting dead period was just extended to January 1. For class of 2021 top-40 forward Trey Kaufman, there likely isn’t much more to do at this point but think. A 4.0 student, Kaufman can think with the best of them. And the Silver Creek High School product has been doing that for a long time — longer than he ever intended. “With recruiting I think a lot of people think you just go…
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IU head football coach Tom Allen joined the Zach Gelb Show following the news that the 2020 Big Ten football season had been resurrected. Allen talks about the challenges of the last six months, preparing for the upcoming season, what caused the Big Ten to change its mind, why IU was successful in 2019, and much more. See also: No fans at 2020 games | 8+1 schedule format | Full Big Ten release | Full BTN press conference | Tom Allen BTN interview Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or recruit on our platform? Message us. Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier…
NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt spoke with Andy Katz soon after the organization’s Wednesday night announcement regarding the start of the 2020-21 men’s and women’s college basketball season. As it stands, Division One college basketball will start on Nov. 25. Gavitt and Katz discuss the rationale for the Nov. 25 start date, the key dates and rules until then, non-conference games, timing of NCAA Tournament, and much more. To see the NCAA’s full release on the Nov. 25 start, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/cpcHfDy8Klw Video credit – NCAA Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
Class of 2021 offensive line commit Vinny Fiacable is off to a nice start to his senior season. Fiacable’s Fort Wayne Dwenger squad is 3-1 so far, with wins over Fort Wayne Wayne, North and South, and a heartbreaking 35-34 3 OT loss at Homestead. Playing on both sides of the ball, Fiacable had an interception and sack over the weekend. The 6-foot-4 and 300 pound Fiacable is a three-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite. Fiacable committed to IU in April. IU runs in the family. His brother Mike Fiacable was a quarterback for IU from 2015-18, and brother…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen gave a lengthy press conference on Wednesday after the news broke that the 2020 Big Ten football season had been resurrected. The now fourth year leader of the IU football provided insights on a number items as teams now prepare to start the season on Oct. 24. Can IU be ready to play? Has anyone opted out? Will there be bowl games? Allen shared what he knows about those questions and more. CAN THEY BE READY BY OCT. 24? Indiana is in a better spot than some Big Ten teams. Wisconsin paused voluntary team…
Indiana’s class of 2021 took a step back on Wednesday. Auburndale, Fla. safety Aubrey Burks announced that he was backing out of his verbal pledge to IU. “I would like to thank the whole coaching staff for giving me and opportunity to be a student athlete at Indiana University,” Burks wrote on his Twitter page. “Coach Allen, Coach Teegardin and the rest of the coaching staff does believe in me and I do believe I can be a difference maker in their program, also with the community of Bloomington. Decisions like this are not always easy but I pray God…
College basketball fans can get ready for Thanksgiving with a helping of hoops. According to multiple reports, the NCAA Division One Council has approved Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, as the opening date for the 2020-21 men’s and women’s college basketball seasons. The men’s season was originally scheduled to start on Nov. 10. Indiana was going to play on NJIT on that date. A later start date allows more games to be played when the general student bodies are away from campuses. According to the NCAA’s Dan Gavitt, 76 percent of all Division-I schools (including Indiana) will have either…
Several IU football players took to social media to express their excitement about the return of Big Ten football on Wednesday. The reactions include statements from Director of Athletics Scott Dolson and head football coach Tom Allen. See also: No fans at 2020 games | 8+1 schedule format | Full Big Ten release | Full press conference | Tom Allen interview https://twitter.com/themikepenix/status/1306238386584379392?s=20 https://twitter.com/Mullen_7era/status/1306290172661846021?s=20 https://twitter.com/Steviescott8_/status/1306273043350786049?s=20 https://twitter.com/theOfficialJW23/status/1306284676731097088?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheRealReese02/status/1306250351167901696?s=20 https://twitter.com/chrisolave_/status/1306225697380130816?s=20 https://twitter.com/jamarjohnson568/status/1306298077750480896?s=20 https://twitter.com/sio_nofo/status/1306288503144222722?s=20 https://twitter.com/_jswann/status/1306231309623324674?s=20 https://twitter.com/OakhurstFredoo/status/1306228204370366464?s=20 https://twitter.com/aidanrafferty66/status/1306302192513699843?s=20 https://twitter.com/millerboy256/status/1306230224376467456?s=20 https://twitter.com/swracher/status/1306287559803314176?s=20 Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost…
Indiana football head coach Tom Allen gave an interview on the Big Ten Network Wednesday afternoon with Dave Revsine to discuss the news that the league is moving forward with the 2020 season. Allen discussed the emotional roller coaster the team has been on, the high expectations for the season, new offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, and much more. See also: No fans at 2020 games | 8+1 schedule format | Full Big Ten release | Full press conference https://youtu.be/WoT7G6bBkT8 Video credit – Big Ten Network Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren and other key figures in the decision to resume the 2020 football season took questions on Wednesday. The individuals included in the media session were: Kevin Warren – Big Ten Commissioner Morton Schapiro – Northwestern President and chairman of the Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors James Borcher – Ohio State football head physican Barry Alvarez – Wisconsin Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour – Penn State Director of Athletics Jim Phillips – Northwestern Director of Athletics The panel took questions from both BTN’s Dave Revsine as well as members of the media. Both question and answer…