New IU football safeties coach Jason Jones joined the program in January. Jones coached the cornerbacks at Florida Atlantic for this past season. FAU led the nation with 22 interceptions in 2019. Prior to FAU, Jones was the co-defensive coordinator at Ole Miss. Indiana head coach Tom Allen and Jones were both defensive coaches at the same time in Oxford from 2012-14 where they both worked under Dave Wommack, father of current IU defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. Jones was with the Rebel program from 2012 to 2017. Jones played defensive back for Alabama from 1995-99, and he started his coaching…
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Nothing has gone as planned for junior cornerback Reese Taylor during his first two years at Indiana. Except that in ways that matter, things have gone exactly as planned. “Right now, I’m playing corner, but wherever Coach Allen needs me, that’s where I’m going to be at,” Taylor memorably said before his freshman season. He had no idea. An Indiana Mr. Football winning state champion high school quarterback, Taylor arrived in Bloomington in 2018 knowing that he would never play that position in college — until he took on the emergency quarterback role late in his freshman season. That was…
Indiana basketball head coach Archie Miller joined the “Social Distance” podcast with 247Sports’ Evan Daniels. Miller discussed what he has been doing during the pandemic, the Michael Jordan documentary, who has influenced him as a coach, how recruiting has changed this spring, and much more. A Pennsylvania native, Miller is 98-55 in three years at Indiana. 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 to you.
Indiana women’s basketball star Grace Berger joined a Q&A session with IU’s Greg Murray and Griffin Gonzalez. The 6-0 guard helped lead the Hoosiers to a program best 24 wins during her sophomore campaign. Berger played and started in 30 games during the 2019-20 season. She was the second-leading scorer with 13.1 points per game, and also averaged 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a team-high 1.4 steals per game. https://youtu.be/moL-FULScJk Video 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…
Things are trending in the right direction for the return of college athletics. The NCAA decided today that Division I football and basketball student-athletes can participate in on-campus voluntary athletics activities beginning June 1. In its release the NCAA said that the status of other sports would be decided soon. The organization also issued several waivers to provide relief from several Division I participation requirements. The full release by the NCAA follows. May 20, 2020 Division I football and basketball student-athletes can participate in on-campus voluntary athletics activities beginning June 1, the Division I Council decided in a virtual meeting…
Three recruiting classes are now in the books, and the results are in. During his time in the Big Ten conference, no one in the league is recruiting better than Indiana head coach Archie Miller. After arriving at IU from Dayton in 2017, Miller has delivered three recruiting classes to Bloomington. According to the recruiting service aggregated 247Sports Composite, those classes have been ranked No. 2 (2018), No. 6 (2019), and No. 2 (2020) in the conference. The three year average position of Miller’s Indiana classes are a Big Ten best 3.33, a full spot ahead of Michigan and Michigan…
With question marks at the tight end position, Indiana has added experience and depth to its 2020 roster. The school announced on Wednesday that South Alabama graduate transfer Khameron Taylor will join the program for the 2020 season. With a massive 6-foot-4 and 270 pound frame, Taylor will provide a big body in the running game. “We are really excited about adding Kham to our program, head coach Tom Allen said in a release by the school. “He brings experience to the tight end room. Other than Peyton Hendershot, we have a young group that needs some depth. Kham is…
Former Indiana forward Will Sheehey joined IU sports information director J.D. Campbell to discuss IU’s memorable 2012 NCAA Tournament round of 32 win over Virginia Commonwealth. Sheehey started the game and played 31 minutes. He scored 8 points and dished out 4 assists as IU advanced to the Sweet 16 on his game winning shot. Sheehey scored 1,120 points for his IU career that spanned from 2010 to 2014. Video 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…
Former Indiana running back Ernie Thompson joined The Ride with JMV to discuss graduating from college at the age of 50 and much more. Thompson played for the IU football program from 1989 to 1990. He rushed for 311 yards at Indiana and was selected in the 12th round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Thompson spent the 1991 season with the Rams and 1993 with the Kansas City Chiefs. For his NFL career Thompson rushed 13 times for 37 yards and scored a touchdown. He also caught 6 passes for 68 yards and added another…
The win total is not the only thing trending favorably for the IU men’s basketball program. Men’s basketball posted a perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 1,000 for the 2018-19 academic year, and that comes on the heels of a 980 score for 2017-18. After inheriting a challenging situation, head coach Archie Miller has led the program’s multi-year APR rise from 944 in the 2017-18 academic year up to 959 for 2018-19. Under former head coach Tom Crean the 2016-17 APR reached a low point of 920, and Indiana’s four year average at the time Miller took over had…