Author: Mike Schumann

Much has been made of the fact that IU football head coach Curt Cignetti has never suffered a losing season. A couple of times he was close. Cignetti had a pair of 6-5 seasons — in 2014 with Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and 2018 with Elon — although in both cases winning records were clinched well before the end of the season. But Cignetti’s accomplishments in 13 seasons as a head coach are undeniably impressive.  He has a 119-35 ( .773) career record, including 52-9 (.853) at his last stop, James Madison. Many are compelled to believe Cignetti’s success will…

Class of 2025 5-star point guard Mikel Brown, Jr. has September official visits set to Indiana and Kentucky. Those visits were first reported by the Indiana 247Sports site and Kentucky On3 site, respectively. Brown’s father confirmed the Sept. 13-15 official visit to Indiana with The Daily Hoosier.  The Kentucky visit is Sept. 27-29. Eric Bossi of 247Sports is also reporting upcoming visits by Brown to Maryland, UCF and Arizona later in October and November. The visit to Indiana will be Brown’s first trip to Bloomington, and something the IU staff has been working on for a long time.  IU offered…

With the transfer portal recently in the rearview and the class of 2025 still in play, Indiana is only just now really starting to really focus on the class of 2026. So for the class of 2027 — still just high school sophomores — there is a long way to go. But there’s an in-state phenom in the class who has been on the IU radar for a while.  And he’s becoming a highly-coveted national prospect. On Tuesday, national recruiting outlet Rivals published their first rankings for the 2027 class, and they slotted Evansville, Ind. wing Jaylan Mitchell in as…

The 2024 IU football season kicks off in Bloomington on Saturday afternoon. This year’s edition of Hoosier football will feature a gameday experience that blends the familiar with several new additions to the lineup. Below is an overview of the timeline for gameday at Memorial Stadium, along with a summary of the new concession options, and where to find everything. All times are Eastern and specific to the Saturday opener vs. Florida International. 9 a.m. – Parking lots open.  Hoosier fans will have plenty of time to tailgate.  Be sure to check out the unique points of interest at the…

Tuesday afternoon marked the deadline for NFL teams to cut their rosters down to 53 players. It has been a rough few days for former Hoosiers, as several former IU stars didn’t make the cut. The list of casualties includes all-time leading passer Nate Sudfeld, who was seeking a spot with a team for a ninth straight NFL season.  Cut by Detroit, Sudfeld is a good candidate to land on a practice squad. Here’s an overview of what transpired over the last few days as it relates to former Indiana players who were on training camp rosters competing for roster…

Indiana is set to open the 2024 season under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti with a home date against FIU on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. And when they take the field this weekend, the Hoosiers will field one of the nation’s most overhauled and veteran rosters, along with one of the youngest coaching staffs. IU fans will want to watch the first few games with a roster in hand. In a list compiled by Troy University’s athletic communications office, Indiana was tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS along with a tie for third-fewest returning…

Indiana’s rebuilt roster will get a serious test prior to the 2024-25 season. The Hoosiers will open Mike Woodson’s fourth campaign with a charity exhibition game on Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville against the Tennessee Volunteers. This is a game that has been in the works for a while, but the schools had to navigate NCAA rules that were in a state of fluctuation over the summer. NCAA rules mandate that for an exhibition game between two Division I teams, the host school must sell tickets and donate the proceeds to a…

Indiana basketball head coach Mike Woodson joined the College Hoops Today podcast with Jon Rothstein this week to provide some insight into the offseason and the upcoming 2024-25 campaign. Here are some key news items and notes from Woodson’s comments. FEELING BETTER ABOUT PERIMETER SHOOTING AND GUARD PLAY Woodson said the guard play and shooting needed to improve from last season, and he believes IU is on the right path. “I’m hoping and feeling good about us addressing our shooting from the perimeter by bringing in (Luke) Goode and getting Mack (Mackenzie Mgbako) back. You know, I think Kanaan Carlyle…

Indiana fifth-year guard Trey Galloway continues to progress towards being ready to play ahead of the start of the 2024-25 season. “I think he might be ready to go, first day of practice,” Woodson told Jon Rothstein on the College Hoops Today Podcast released on Monday. “We kind of slow-walked him and didn’t rush things, because we don’t have to.  There’s enough talent around him that we don’t have to rush him back.  He’s done his work this summer to continuing to grow to get back out on the floor, but it takes time from these knee surgeries.  He’s heading…

After an injury-plagued rookie season, the pressure is on Jalen Hood-Schifino to live up to his spot in the 2023 NBA Draft. Step one was getting back on the court for Hood-Schifino, who was shut down by the Los Angeles Lakers in March after a procedure on his back.  He missed the remainder of the regular season and the NBA Summer League. But Hood-Schifino has been back on the floor for team workouts with the Lakers, and according to a report by Dan Woike of the LA Times, he is showing promise this summer. “Both Hood-Schifino and (Maxwell) Lewis, though, have…