Recruiting has continued during these unique times as players and coaches alike adjust to an unexpected situation this spring and summer. Each week we recap the top five recruiting developments and notes from the past week. Here is the latest in IU football and basketball recruiting: MILLER TALKS INCOMING 2020 CLASS While the reclassification of five-star point guard Khristian Lander to the class of 2020 has dominated the recent headlines, IU has three more high level players in its incoming freshman group. Collectively, Lander, Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal and Jordan Geronimo give IU the 13th ranked 2020 class nationally according…
Author: Mike Schumann
Early reports Sunday on social media indicated that people were unable to locate former Indiana defensive lineman Chris Beaty. And then the news turned tragic. According to multiple reports, Beaty was the victim of a shooting in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday night. The downtown area has been besieged by protests and violence over the last three nights related to the death of George Floyd. Local police indicated on Saturday night that they had lost count of the number of reported gunshots in the area. It is not clear whether Beaty’s death was in any way connected to the ongoing downtown…
Indiana football wide receivers coach Grant Heard caught up with the media recently to discuss his position group. Heard is in his fourth season at Indiana and his first as co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach. He served as passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach from 2017-19. Six times Hoosiers have earned All-Big Ten honors during Heard’s time in Bloomington, highlighted by 2019 second-team selection Whop Philyor. Heard was a wide receiver at Ole Miss from 1996 to 2000. He helped the Rebels to four bowl games and graduated as the school’s all-time leader in career receptions and scores. Heard arrived at IU…
IU’s Tom Allen may have been the first power five college football head coach to speak out on the tragic death of George Floyd. And whether he expected it or not, in a relatively minor way Allen has become part of the story. It started with a brief statement on Allen’s Twitter page on Friday afternoon. https://twitter.com/CoachAllenIU/status/1266419278066208768?s=20 In many ways that Tweet broke an awkward silence by college football coaches, leaders of young black men emotionally scarred by Floyd’s death. A 46-year old black man, Floyd died on Monday after a white police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck…
Purdue head coach Matt Painter made headlines a couple weeks ago when he delivered some pointed remarks at two players that decided to leave his program. “You might’ve got your degree from Purdue, but you’re not a Boilermaker if you walk out the door at the end and say, ‘Hey, I want to make the league,’” Painter said. Painter drew both praise and criticism for those and other comments directed at transferring players Nojel Eastern and Matt Haarms on the Dan Dakich Show. Indiana also had two players enter the NCAA’s transfer portal recently, and Archie Miller commented publicly this…
Indiana basketball head coach Archie Miller joined the voice of Hoosier basketball Don Fischer on Friday for a podcast. Miller discussed a wide range of topics including the last game against Nebraska on March 11, player training during the pandemic, the 2020-21 schedule and more. The fourth year head coach also discussed the departure of Justin Smith and Damezi Anderson, and the addition of Khristian Lander to the roster. Audio Credit – IU Athletics 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…
When it comes to in-state forwards in the class of 2023, the early top name on the board is Indianapolis’ Jalen Hooks. A clear high major prospect, Hooks is hearing from all of the top area programs, and IU fans will be hearing his name much more in the coming years as a national recruitment unfolds. Hooks plays for Franklin Central High School on the southeast side of Indianapolis in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. Playing against a competitive central Indiana schedule, the 6-foot-7 Hooks was the third-leading scorer and rebounder for the Flashes as a freshman, averaging 9.3 points and…
Indiana football cornerbacks coach Brandon Shelby and current cornerbacks Jaylin Williams, Reese Taylor and Tiawan Mullen had a roundtable discussion with former IU stars Rashard Fant and Michael Hunter. Fant is Indiana’s all-time leader with 58 passes defended and 53 pass breakups. He appeared in 49 career games (36 starts) and made 132 tackles, 119 solo, five for loss (37 yards), five interceptions (68 yards), one pick-6 and three fumble recoveries. Fant added 53 punt return yards and 11 kick return yards. Hunter graduated from IU in 2014 and transferred to Oklahoma State for his final season. He started every…
Former Indiana basketball great Damon Bailey was on the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame podcast recently. Bailey recalls his legendary high school career and the hysteria that followed his every move from the time Bob Knight started recruiting him as an eighth grader. Bailey led Bedford North Lawrence to the 1990 state title. He remains the high school boys all-time scoring leader in the state of Indiana. At IU, Bailey finished sixth on the program’s all-time scoring list with 1,741 points. He averaged 13.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game for his career. When he left IU in…
No one said this would be easy. IU Volleyball head coach Steve Aird knew he had a more talented roster in 2019 vs. his initial group in Bloomington the year prior. But he also knew there would be bumps in the road. “I told you guys a couple years ago there is going to pain in the process,” Aird said on a recent video conference. On paper, IU took a step back in 2019. The Hoosiers (14-19, 3-17) won two less games overall and four less games in the Big Ten year-over-year. But Aird also knew this — he inherited…