When Indiana assistant coach Bruiser Flint came calling, Jordan Longino immediately found a connection to IU. Hailing from the Philadelphia suburbs, Longino already knew of Flint, who grew up, played college basketball and coached in the eastern Pennsylvania metropolis. “Everybody knows him,” Longino said of the fourth year IU assistant. Flint first made contact with the class of 2021 Longino during his junior high school season, and Indiana was already a program that the 6-foot-5 shooting guard was well aware of. “The legendary coach Bob Knight of course, and just the legacy and lineage of Indiana basketball, Longino told The…
Author: Mike Schumann
If there is college football in 2020, at least one predictive model likes Indiana to string together consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1993-94. ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) metric projects IU to be the No. 23 team in the country, compiling an estimated 7.7 wins during the 2020 campaign. ESPN describes the FPI as “a predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward. The ultimate goal of FPI is not to rank teams 1 through 128; rather, it is to correctly predict games and season outcomes. The FPI was created in 2013…
As with any professional athlete, Indiana great Jared Jeffries’ first season in the NBA was memorable. Not only was Jeffries fulfilling a lifelong dream of making it to the league, he also got a behind the scenes look at Michael Jordan’s last NBA campaign. The 2002-03 NBA season was the final run for a 39 year-old Jordan, and the first for his 21 year old Washington Wizards teammate Jeffries. Jeffries spoke about playing with Jordan during that season and their continuing friendship on the Wizards Talk podcast. See also: Bob Knight knew what Jordan was capable of before most Find…
Portland Trailblazers general manager Stu Inman went to the right guy. He just didn’t listen. Inman’s trusted friend Bob Knight was spending a substantial amount of time coaching and evaluating North Carolina guard Michael Jordan in connection with the 1984 Olympics trials in Bloomington. Knight had also scouted and coached against Jordan weeks earlier in the 1984 NCAA Tournament. The 1984 NBA draft was held on June 19, just days before Knight made the final cuts to 12 players (from 16) for the U.S. Olympic squad. Ever the perfectionist, Knight saw plenty of shortcomings in Jordan’s game during the trials,…
A former Indiana All-American is getting a second chance not far from his hometown. The Chicago Bears signed Jason Spriggs to a one year deal. The Elkhart, Ind. product spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers. Spriggs grew up a Bears fan and Chicago had their sights on the Concord High School graduate in the 2016 NFL Draft. But the rival Packers traded up to snag him in the second round with the 48th overall pick. The Packers bet big on Spriggs and sent three draft picks to the Colts (57th overall, a…
Former IU football offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer joined the QB Docs podcast to revisit the 2019 Indiana season and discuss his return to Fresno State. DeBoer engineered significant improvements in the IU offensive attack in 2019 which played a critical role in the team’s eight win season. DeBoer arrived at Indiana from Fresno State, and he returned there to take the head coach position. 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 You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana…
Kasey Teegardin’s tenure with the IU football program predates Tom Allen, and during the offseason his work with the Hoosiers was rewarded with a promotion. Allen promoted Teegardin to special teams coordinator on Jan. 19. He will also oversee the husky position after leading the safeties in 2018 and 2019. A Hoosiers defensive graduate assistant (2014-16) for three years and director of on-campus recruiting for one campaign (2017), Allen promoted Teegardin for the first time on March 2, 2018. Teegardin joined a teleconference to discuss the offseason and his plans with the special teams units. (Transcript via IU Athletics) Q:…
Under normal circumstances, this would be the time of year when up and coming players get the chance to shine in front of high major college basketball coaches. 6-foot-3 combo guard Julian Norris from Evansville, Ind. is already on the radar of top area programs, including Indiana. A closer look during AAU live periods is on hold, however. Norris drew high major attention last spring and summer with the Indiana Elite program that has produced several IU commitments recently. If there is an AAU season in 2020, Norris will play for the U16 Indiana Elite squad. Playing alongside Houston bound…
Indiana returns more defensive production in 2020 than any team in the Big Ten, and that is never a bad thing. But with the incredibly unique set of circumstances leading up to the 2020 season, continuity might just carry extra significance. It is impossible to know at this point just how much time college football teams will have to prepare for the upcoming season. Of course we don’t know sitting here if there will even be a season. But assuming Indiana kicks off their 2020 campaign as scheduled on Sept. 4 in Madison, the Hoosier defense should arrive at Camp…
Friday night was supposed to be an important night for the IU football program. The 2020 Cream and Crimson spring game was scheduled to take place at Memorial Stadium, but it was of course canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But Indiana head coach Tom Allen didn’t opt to take the night off. Instead, he channeled his game day energy into a different format — his Twitter account. Already active on the social media platform, Allen stepped it up on Friday night. He enthusiastically live-tweeted a rewatch of Indiana’s 2018 win over Virginia in a rain soaked Memorial Stadium in…