Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana’s top rated recruit from the class of 2018 is moving on. The Hoosiers’ depth at running back took a big hit on Thursday with the news that Ronnie Walker, Jr. has entered his name in the transfer portal.  247Sports’ national desk appears to have been the first to report the news. Walker arrived in Bloomington as a top-500 recruit out of Hopewell, Virginia with high expectations, especially when 2017 starter Morgan Ellison was kicked-off the program. But the emergence of Stevie Scott along with the successful recruitment of Sampson James in the class of 2019 led to Walker falling…

The story of Indiana’s eight win 2019 season was its depth at the quarterback position. By now you know all about the job redshirt junior Peyton Ramsey did filling in for injured starter Michael Penix on multiple occasions.  Without Ramsey, there was no eight win season, and there was no Gator Bowl. And by now you no doubt know that Ramsey has put his name in the transfer portal.  He won’t be back in Bloomington for his final year of eligibility. IU had a luxury at quarterback in 2019 that isn’t reasonable to expect in most seasons.  And it’s a…

Indiana football head coach Tom Allen met with the media on Wednesday to discuss national signing day and the latest with the program’s recruiting efforts. IU announced the signing of Jalen Mayala and Kahlil Benson on Wednesday. You can review Indiana’s complete 2020 class here. (Note:  The video begins about two minutes in.  Use the slider at the bottom to advance.  There was an audio issue for the first 30 seconds.  The sound starts at about the 2:30 mark.) Video credit – IU Athletics You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble…

Mark Hagen is headed back to Texas. Multiple reports have the IU defensive line coach going to the University of Texas to share defensive line coaching duties for the Longhorns. A Carmel, Ind. native and former IU player, Hagen returned to the Hoosiers as assistant defensive coordinator and defensive line coach in 2016. He was named co-defensive coordinator in 2018. Before returning to Indiana in 2016, Hagen coached at Texas A&M under Kevin Sumlin where he coached linebackers in 2013-2014, and the defensive tackles in 2015.  According to multiple sources, Hagen’s family stayed in Texas in 2016, a factor that…

Indiana picked up a key late addition to its 2020 recruiting class. Southaven, Miss. offensive lineman Kahlil Benson has committed to Indiana on National Signing Day as IU was able to pull him away from a home state SEC program. Benson made his decision at an event at his high school, and the school announced the news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/WeAreChargers/status/1225085914654957568?s=20 A three-star recruit, Benson is the No. 45 guard in the country according to the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-6 and 305 pound Benson becomes Indiana’s highest rated offensive lineman in its 2020 class. According to his 247Sports timeline, Benson officially…

Watch a great in-depth one-on-one interview with one of the legends of IU basketball, Calbert Cheaney. Cheaney’s 2,613 career points from 1989-93 still stand as the most in IU and Big Ten history. He earned Big Ten and National Player of the Year honors as a senior in 1993. He was selected No. 6 overall in the 1993 NBA Draft and went on to play 13 professional seasons. The video is shared with the permission of Marcus Wilson.  The Bloomington, Ind. native scored more than 2,000 points as a shooting guard at the University of Evansville, and he was the…

Noah Vonleh’s NBA adventure abruptly changed course once again this week. The one-and-done former IU star was traded to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday as part of a four-team deal including the Timberwolves, Hawks and Rockets.  Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic reported the news. Robert Covington will head to Houston and Clint Capela will go to Atlanta as the headliners of the trade, with at least nine other players and draft picks involved as well. In a reserve role, Vonleh averaged 4.1 points and 4.0 rebounds over 12.0 minutes with the Timberwolves in 29 games.  He had not seen any…

It has been the story of the Archie Miller era at Indiana in many respects. Which player or players are the leaders of this program?  We wrote about the apparent lack of true floor leadership just months into Miller’s first season, and to all appearances, not much has changed in the last two years. Someone else that has been talking about it is a person who has seen this Indiana basketball program up close and personal for more than 40 years. The voice of IU basketball Don Fischer knows what attributes have led to the great Indiana basketball teams.  And…

No. 5 ranked Cathedral and Culver Academies played an overtime classic on Saturday night.  Below is the full game, and a chance to watch a future IU player along with a class of 2022 recruiting target. Indiana class of 2020 signee Trey Galloway (No. 32) shined with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.  Galloway secured a place in Culver Basketball history, tying the school’s all-time scoring record with 1,431 career points. For Cathedral, No. 12 point guard Tayshawn Comer is an IU sophomore recruiting target, and fellow sophomore Pete Moe (No. 30) is an intriguing young talent.…

The Barn Burner Trophy is staying with Indiana. The Hoosiers led wire-to-wire in West Lafayette as IU completed the season sweep of its home-and-home series with in-state rival Purdue. Indiana led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter before Purdue mounted a rally to pull within six points entering the fourth.  But Indiana had the answers in enemy territory and reclaimed a comfortable lead down the stretch to pull out a 66-54 win. IU had three scorers in double figures.  Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg flirted with a triple double finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds and…