Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana head football coach Tom Allen joined the Everybody Pulls the Tarp podcast recently to go in depth on a number of topics. Allen discussed his transition from high school to college, building a culture at IU, player driven leadership, and much more. A native of New Castle, Ind., the 50-year-old Allen is 18-20 in three plus seasons at IU. https://youtu.be/321iW7bu-fc Video credit – Andrew Moses / Everybody Pulls the Tarp 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…

IU athletic director Fred Glass and Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren both addressed the murder of George Floyd today in separate statements. In their releases, Glass and Warren described actions being taken by IU and the Big Ten, respectively. The full statement from Glass and the open letter from Warren follow. Statement from Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass The Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics stands with our students in our collective devastation and outrage over the senseless and inexcusable killing of George Floyd. Ever since I first saw the video of George Floyd’s…

Indiana isn’t particularly deep on its offensive line, but one of the projected interior players in the two-deep rotation is going to be around for an extra year. Stanford graduate transfer Dylan Powell was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, giving him two fulls seasons in Bloomington. Powell broke the news on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/Dylan_Powell74/status/1267476283824508929?s=20 Powell announced in December that he was transferring to Indiana to pursue his MBA. The Missouri native was slated to be a starting guard at Stanford for the 2019 season, but a preseason labrum tear cost Powell the entire season.  The…

Indiana’s 2020-21 season opening opponent is known if college basketball returns on schedule. According to public records obtained by D1 Docket, the Hoosiers will tip things off against New Jersey Institute of Technology on Nov. 10 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Hailing from Newark, N.J., the Highlanders finished the 2019-20 campaign with a 9-21 mark and they were the No. 296 team in the country according to Ken Pom. NJIT head coach Brian Kennedy is entering his fifth season with the program. Competing in the Atlantic Sun Conference, NJIT has been a Division One program since 2006. Under…

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…

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…