Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana fans got good news last week when freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis announced his intent to return for his sophomore season at IU. The third team All-Big Ten performer played in all 32 games and averaged 29.4 minutes per contest.  Jackson-Davis contributed 13.5 points while shooting 56.6 percent from the field and added 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.  He led the team in all four of those categories.  Jackson-Davis shot 68.5 percent from the foul line with a team leading 168 attempts from the charity stripe. Below are more than 10 minutes of highlights from the Greenwood, Ind. product’s freshman…

The legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer joined a group of his colleagues in the college sports radio business to discuss how they got their breaks in the business and some early embarrassing moments. Fischer discussed he favorite memory at IU, how he had to lie to get his first job in sports radio, and the big mistake he repeatedly made during his first ever IU broadcast. Don Fischer has been the radio voice of Indiana University football and men’s basketball since the 1973-74 school year. Note:  If you want to skip ahead to the Fischer segments they are…

Class of 2022 guard Peter Suder is one of the top in-state high major recruiting prospects in the class of 2022. Below are the 6-foot-4 Carmel High School guard’s sophomore season highlights. To read more about Suder, see our “names to know” feature here. https://youtu.be/_mPLV5mXIIU Want us to share your video of an IU recruiting target on our platform?  Message us. 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.

Although the calendar still says early May, most of Indiana’s 2020-21 schedule is known. And if you are in the camp that thinks that IU should be facing a bit more challenging slate, you will no doubt be pleased with what’s in store for the 2020-21 campaign. After starting the 2019-20 season with seven straight games against mid and low major competition, the Hoosiers played 25 consecutive games against high majors including one Big Ten Tournament contest.  That respectable schedule ranked No. 23 nationally according to KenPom. Things will get worse in November. Fueled by a November trip to Hawaii,…

Ready for the return of college athletics? If you are looking for good news, there is at least a framework in place for that. Unfortunately, the NCAA’s criteria for the return of sports released on Friday is long, complex, and dependent on outside forces such as the various state governments. Things are moving in the right direction, but a lot will have to go right for college football to kickoff in four months as the NCAA intends to take a cautious approach until a vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available. Here are the core principles for the return of college athletics…

The legendary voice of IU Athletics Don Fischer hosted a special edition of Inside IU Football with Tom Allen on Thursday night. Allen discussed the new additions to his coaching staff, how the team is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. The special guest in the second half of the show was new strength and conditioning coach Aaron Wellman. 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.

The Spirit of Indiana Director’s Award is given each year to the two student-athletes that best represent The Spirit of Indiana: 24 Sports, 1 Team. This year’s honorees for the Director’s Award are Brenna Wise (Women’s Basketball) and Nick Westbrook (Football). Watch as IU Director of Athletics Fred Glass surprises Westbrook and Wise with the news that they have won the award for the 2019-20 year. https://youtu.be/j_3qDe22KqE 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 IU coverage…

It was a quick change for Damezi Anderson. After announcing last week that he was tranfering from Indiana, the 6-foot-7 Anderson has found a new home. The South Bend, Ind. product announced on social media on Thursday evening that he has committed to play at Loyola University Chicago. View this post on Instagram Next Chapter of My Story👿📖🙏🏾 A post shared by Damezi Anderson Jr. (@damezianderson) on Apr 30, 2020 at 5:39pm PDT “Next Chapter of My Story” Anderson said in his Instagram post. Anderson got off to a good start for the 2019-20 season but could not…

Indiana has added a Michigan speedster to their 2021 recruiting class. Auburn Hills based running back David Holloman announced on Thursday that he has verbally committed to IU. The 5-foot-11 and 190 pound Holloman broke the news on his Twitter page. “First I would like to thank God for everything [thus] far and providing me an opportunity to play college football,” Holloman stated on his Twitter post. “I’m very grateful to be where I am today. I would like to thank all the coaches who recruited me throughout the process. I’m very grateful to be where I am today. I…

One of the more memorable games in the history of IU women’s basketball came a few weeks before their 2018 WNIT title.  The Hoosiers survived a four overtime thriller against Michigan State at the Big Ten Tournament on March 1, 2018. Head coach Teri Moren and 2018 seniors Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill joined BTN to relive the final minutes of regulation and the four extra sessions. Amanda Cahill scored a career high 38 points to go with 9 rebounds and 6 assists.  Fellow senior Tyra Buss added 24 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.  Both played all 60 minutes…