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…
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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…
At times the production can be staggering. And it has been that way since his freshman season. On October 28, 2017 at Maryland, college football got its first taste. 13 catches for 127 yards — as a true freshman. Who is this guy? Did I hear that right? Whop? Yes, Whop. As in shorthand for the Burger King sandwich. But you would be forgiven if you thought Mister Elias De’Angelo Philyor’s nickname came from his ability to put together big (whopper?) games on the football field. Philyor has had four more days with at least 10 receptions since that breakout…
Former Indiana guard Steve Alford joined the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame podcast recently. Alford discusses growing up the son of a coach, experiences in the New Castle (Ind.) Fieldhouse and memories of the community support for the New Castle Trojans during his high school career. At IU Alford was the team MVP for four years, a 1986 and 1987 All-American, and a 1987 NCAA National Champion. He graduated as IU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,438 points, and the all-time leader in steals with 178. Want us to share your interview with a current or former IU athlete, coach or…
If you are a regular at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, you have come to know one variable that can significantly change the energy level in the building. While the impact has seemed to wane in recent years, when the students are on campus IU’s home court advantage can ramp up a notch or two. An announcement today by Indiana University will significantly reduce the amount of days that students are on campus during the upcoming academic year. As a result, there will be several more IU basketball home games in Bloomington with no students in attendance. In his latest message,…
New IU football tight ends coach Kevin Wright took questions from the media on Wednesday. Wright was previously the head coach at IMG Academy. He compiled a record of 44-2 at the Florida based prep school over five seasons. Wright has Indiana ties. He was the head coach at Carmel High School from 2010-14. The Greyhounds went 54-11 in his five seasons, reaching the state finals three times. The transcript (via iuhoosiers.com) of the Q&A session with Wright follows: Q: On his evaluation of the tight end room… WRIGHT: Our big emphasis for spring was just to try to develop…
Indiana baseball catcher Collin Hopkins caught up with Griffin Gonzalez and Greg Murray from his home in Nashville, Tenn. A redshirt senior, Hopkins appeared in all 15 games in 2020, earning 12 starts. Hopkins’ best performance of the season came at No. 17 East Carolina on Feb. 28. He totaled a season-best three hits to go with an RBI in the team’s 11-5 road victory. Hopkins transferred to IU from Western Kentucky for the 2020 season. He intends to return for the 2021 campaign. https://youtu.be/hJZycSG8bi4 Video credit – IU Athletics Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
Peyton Ramsey had a storybook redshirt junior season at Indiana, coming off the bench to help guide IU to an improbable eight win season and a trip to the Gator Bowl. But there was no fairy tale ending, as Ramsey decided to use his final season of eligibility elsewhere rather than return to the bench behind starter Michael Penix, Jr. Ramsey transferred to Northwestern after the 2019 season, and the Wildcats officially announced the addition of the Ohio native to their roster on Tuesday. In the release from Northwestern, Ramsey thanked IU for his four seasons in Bloomington. “I would…
Although many of the names have changed, when it comes to roster construction, a year later the overarching question remains the same. Last May Indiana head coach Archie Miller didn’t seem terribly concerned when asked about utilizing just 11 of his allotted 13 scholarships. “Guys fall out of the sky in August nowadays,” Archie Miller joked a year ago at IU’s booster event at Huber’s Orchard and Winery in Borden . “I mean, you just catch ‘em.” IU didn’t catch any summer falling stars going into the 2019-20 season, and now it is one of their own that has put…