November 2. Circle the date. *Checks Indiana football schedule* Wait, what? Northwestern? No, there isn’t any bad blood to report here. Actually, it is quite the opposite — some mutual respect. And more than that — a measuring stick. You see, the November 2 meeting in Bloomington between IU and the Wildcats will mark the third of what should be four winnable games for Indiana over a four week span. Even with three games still to go, we’ll know everything we need to know about these 2019 Hoosiers when the dust settles at Memorial Stadium on November 2. For those…
Author: Mike Schumann
(From July 2018) Indiana head basketball coach Archie Miller’s “inside-out” recruiting strategy is well known at this point. More than just talking points at his introductory press conference, Miller has put the plan into action, securing three of the top players in Indiana with the class of 2018. It doesn’t get any more “inside” than within the borders of Bloomington, Indiana. With a non-student population of less than 50,000, you wouldn’t expect too many IU basketball players to come from the school’s hometown. But this is Indiana, and there has been a decent history of Bloomington natives sporting the Cream…
Evan Fitzner continues to travel East. After leaving his home state of California for Bloomington, the next stop appears to be Europe. Fitzner’s agent reported on Twitter today that the one season IU player has signed a professional contract to play in Denmark for Team FOG Næstved. That team plays in the Basketligaen, the highest level Danish basketball league, . https://twitter.com/CrowneAgency/status/1154374448956542976?s=20 A graduate transfer from St. Mary’s, Fitzner appeared in 31 games and averaged 3.5 points during his lone season in Bloomington. He shot 41.4 percent from the field overall and 30.9 percent from 3-point range while also contributing 2…
The IU football program picked up their 12th verbal commitment in the class of 2020 on Thursday afternoon. Tom Allen added a versatile athlete when 6-foot-2 and 175 pound Javon Swinton announced his decision on Twitter: https://twitter.com/famoussvonn/status/1154461095802753024?s=20 Swinton hails from Stafford, Virginia and attends North Stafford High School. According to the 247Sports Composite, Swinton is a 3-star recruit, and the No. 150 player listed as an “athlete” according to that service. In his junior season, Swinton was selected as a First Team All-Region wide receiver and First Team All-Region cornerback. An athlete in more ways than just on the football…
And then there were two. Bloomington South High School shooting guard Anthony Leal announced today via his Twitter account that his recruitment is down to two schools. The 6-foot-5 Leal will decide between Indiana and Stanford. https://twitter.com/anthonyl3al/status/1154421405867528193?s=20 This list cut eliminates primary contenders Northwestern, Xavier, and Cincinnati, as well as Ohio State, which had also recently offered a scholarship. An Indiana fan growing up, Leal has long been suspected to be a heavy IU lean. But his recruitment has gone longer than some expected since Indiana head coach Archie Miller offered him a scholarship in April. Leal has never wavered…
In at least one respect, playing on the offensive line is akin to being an Indiana football fan. It takes a special breed to put in so much time and energy with so few rewards. The true IU football fans come back year after year with renewed optimism, with the thought that one day, one day, there will be another magical season like 1967 or 1945. For an offensive lineman like senior left tackle Coy Cronk, the potential rewards are a bit more tangible than that. And certainly more recent than 1967. The Lafayette native has seen several former recent…
With summer AAU and live period action largely now complete, we are entering list cutting and commitment season for college basketball recruiting. To help you stay abreast of all of the latest news for Indiana’s top 2020 recruiting targets, you can refer back to these recruit profile pages from our recruiting drop down menu. At the bottom of each profile page is all recent coverage of the individual player, including both original reporting by The Daily Hoosier and linked articles in The Daily Hoosier Report. ESSENTIALS Status — COMMITTED (July 26, 2019) Hometown – Culver, Indiana (Culver Academies) Position –…
Two years into the Archie Miller era at Indiana, and there are clearly more questions than answers. What is the team’s identity? Does Miller need his own recruits to succeed? Are players developing under Miller? Where are the alphas, the dogs, and the tough guys that seemed to define the culture of Miller’s Dayton teams? IU Director of Athletics Fred Glass made headlines when he called the IU basketball program a “serious rebuild” back in February, but he maintained that he is optimistic in a recent radio interview despite the slow start for his head coach. “I feel great about…
Class of 2020 point guard RJ Davis’ recruitment has intensified significantly since Indiana offered him in early May. At the time the IU brand may have carried the most clout among the top suitors, but since a number of additional top national programs such as North Carolina and Kansas have jumped into the race. Davis is expected to begin to narrow down his list and then begin taking official visits over the next couple months. According to the 247Sports Composite, Davis is a 4-star point guard and ranked No. 85 in the country. Below are two videos of Davis at…
At this time last year, Indiana’s linebacker room was in a state of transition. It was perhaps the biggest question mark on a very young defense that was full of uncertainty. Despite only having nine career tackles going into the 2018 season, then junior Reakwon Jones was viewed as an emerging leader at a position that was dealing with the loss of two All-Big Ten caliber talents. Heading into the 2019 campaign, IU’s linebackers are still young, but now with a year of experience, the expectations at the position are much higher. And now having a year as a starter…