Nick Westbrook was the wrong guy to ask the obvious question. A business major, named three-time Academic All-Big Ten, on the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, and also a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team — the 22 year old fifth year wide receiver has the kind of resume that can make a guy feel inadequate. With a new offensive coordinator on board, and not two but three potential quarterbacks to build chemistry with in that system, one would reasonably expect that Indiana’s deep and talented wide receiver group has had a less than optimal offseason. I quizzed Westbrook on…
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Indiana’s first commit in the 2020 class is a versatile competitor that plays hard on both ends of the floor. Below is nearly 4:30 of high quality video of Culver, Ind.’s Trey Galloway from AAU action this summer. Playing with the Indiana Elite on the Adidas circuit, Galloway had a strong spring and summer that led to an increased level of interest and a late April offer from IU. Galloway played 21.4 minutes per contest over 16 games with Indiana Elite and averaged 16.1 points on 61.4 percent shooting from the field overall and 42.9 percent shooting from three point…
Indiana has once again turned in state to the loaded class of 2021. Rising South Bend shooting guard Blake Wesley announced an Indiana offer via his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/blakewes8/status/1155971037411995653?s=20 A four-star recruit, Wesley is ranked the No. 102 player overall in the 2021 class by the 247Sports Composite and the No. 4 player in the state of Indiana. IU head coach Archie Miller got a chance to see Wesley play earlier in the summer at the Indiana team camp in Bloomington. Playing for the G3 Grind on the Under Armour AAU circuit, Wesley was efficient this spring in U16 play. …
Class of 2020 forward Jalen Bridges’ recruitment took off to another level this summer, including a late June offer from Indiana. In the rankings, Bridges jumped more than 100 spots according to 247Sports, moving from a three-star prospect to No. 82 in the country. Now it’s time to dial it all back — just a bit. The 6-foot-7 West Virginia product announced his top ten schools on Monday afternoon. https://twitter.com/jalenbridgess/status/1155916542929977346?s=20 Bridges is technically part of the class of 2019, but he is going to attend Scotland Campus prep school in Pennsylvania for the 2019-20 season, and he is being recruiting…
Former IU sharpshooter Nick Zeisloft joined our friends at Indiana Sports Beat today to discuss his professional career, living overseas, his time at IU, his summer camp, and much more. The segment with Zeisloft should begin simply by pressing play below. If it doesn’t, the segment begins at the 16:20 mark. https://youtu.be/WJTWzhxPHFs?t=979 You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier 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.
Injuries played a major role in derailing former Indiana wide receiver Cody Latimer’s 2018 season, his first with the New York Giants. After a promising start through six weeks, Latimer was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and didn’t return until December 19. Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round in 2014, Latimer has yet to carve out a role in the NFL as an every down receiver. The could be about to change after a dramatic turn of events at the Giants’ training camp at East Rutherford, N.J. After a rash of injuries to Giants’…
The offensive line pieces of Indiana’s 2020 recruiting class have quickly taken shape with the second verbal commitment of the day. Belleville, Michigan’s Coleon Smith announced his decision on Twitter on Sunday afternoon. https://twitter.com/D1coleonsmith/status/1155554647391817728?s=20 Smith is IU’s third offensive line commit in the 2020 class and 14th player overall. He is also the third commit in the class from the state of Michigan. Listed as a tackle by the recruiting services, Smith brings Big Ten ready size at 6-foot-6 and 340 pounds. Smith is rated as a 3-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite, and the No. 175 tackle nationally…
Indiana has picked up their 13th commitment in the class of 2020, and this one involved a change of heart. After previously committing to Rice, Missouri based offensive lineman Brady Feeney has flipped his commitment to Indiana. According to a 247Sports report, Feeney took a visit to Indiana this weekend, and he announced his decision today on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brady_feeney/status/1155504485705355264?s=20 Named first team all-state in 2018, Feeney attends Christian Brothers High School in St. Louis. That school has won consecutive Missouri Class 6A state titles. The 6-foot-4 and 285 pound Feeney is a 3-star recruit according to the 247Sports Composite and…
College football begins in just over a month, and that means it is preseason watch list season. Over the last two weeks, five different Indiana players have been named to seven different preseason watch lists. You can read more about each player and the awards they have been nominated for below. Stevie Scott: Maxwell Award / Doak Walker Award The Maxwell Award, named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell, has been given to America’s College Player of the Year since 1937. The Doak Walker Award is presented to the nation’s top college running back. Scott became the 13th Hoosier…
With a lot of painful misses along they way, it had been about eight months since a high school basketball player committed to play for Indiana University. That ended today. IU head coach Archie Miller went back to his most reliable source of talent for recruits — the state of Indiana. 6-foot-4 guard and Culver, Ind. product Trey Galloway announced today that he has verbally committed to Indiana according to his Instagram account. After a late May IU official visit that Galloway’s father Mark told us went very well, Trey indicated to The Daily Hoosier a few weeks ago that…