Author: Mike Schumann

Since Indiana’s 2023-24 season came to an end, all of the focus turned to filling holes on the roster via the transfer portal. But the Hoosiers have six players returning from last year’s squad, so it’s time to look back at how they performed, and the outlook for 2024-25. Next up in the series is 6-foot-8 and 217-pound Mackenzie Mgbako, who is returning to IU for his second season with the program. WHAT WENT WELL The best trend for a freshman is improvement over time, and after a choppy start, Mgbako was named the Big Ten’s co-Freshman of the Year. …

In the event that brought her international fame, Lilly King finished fourth on Monday evening in Paris. The former IU star missed the Olympic medal podium in the 100-meter breaststroke final by a painfully close margin.  King tied for fourth, just one hundredth of a second from third. King, who set the world record time of 1:04.13 in the event in 2017, finished in 1:05.60 Monday.  In a tightly contested race, she was just one-third of a second from winning. Tatjana Smith of South Africa won gold with a time of 1:05.28.  She was followed by silver medalist Qianting Tang…

If pressed, both Joe Tipton and Jamie Shaw of On3 would give Indiana the edge to land 5-star Jalen Haralson right now. Let’s be clear, these aren’t hardcore predictions by either analyst. Think of them as more of a pencil to the eye, if predictions had to be made right now, kind of thing. But as Haralson begins to take visits and narrow his recruitment, IU is in a good spot in the eyes of the two well-respected national reporters. Shaw made his pick for IU with 25% confidence two weeks ago, and Tipton chose the Hoosiers as the favorite…

Indiana will conclude their 2024-25 nonconference slate with a home game against Winthrop during the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. The Sunday, Dec. 29 contest will take place at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, with the tip-time still to be announced. According to Bart Torvik’s preseason rankings, Winthrop is in the middle-of-the-pack nationally, coming in at No. 174 out of 364 teams.  Torvik’s model likes Winthrop’s offense (No.  145) better than their defense (No. 214). Winthrop returns 60.2% of their minutes from a season ago.  They are the 69th most experienced team in the nation. The Eagles return…

IU alumna Lilly King has a chance to make history Monday in the 100-meter breaststroke. On Sunday in Paris, the Evansville, Ind. product advanced to the final for her third straight Olympic Games. With a top-three performance, King would become the first American to capture three Olympic medals in the 100 breast. She would join Australian Leisel Jones as the only two women to complete the feat. King is set to race at 3:25 p.m. ET Monday from lane No. 3. The event will air on NBC and Peacock. King finished third in the semifinal Sunday inside La Défense Arena,…

Don’t confuse the three players IU football coach Curt Cignetti brought with him to Big Ten Media Day last week for the team’s 2024 captains. And don’t expect the head coach to be naming captains for his debut season at the helm of the Hoosiers anytime soon. Cignetti said he chose linebacker Aiden Fisher, running back Justice Ellison and offensive lineman Mike Katic to join him at Lucas Oil Stadium because they represent three distinct groups on his first Indiana roster:  a transfer from James Madison where Cignetti came from, a transfer from elsewhere, and a returning IU player. Every…

A Friday court filing has revealed the anticipated terms of the NCAA’s massive antitrust lawsuits settlement. The new details outline how past athletes will share $2.78 billion in damages, a new system for revenue sharing, and new roster limits for multiple college sports, and other items. The judge is expected to review the proposed settlement terms for the next several weeks and decide whether to accept them on a preliminary basis over the next 1-2 months. Impacted athletes will then have a chance to review the terms.  The judge will then make a final ruling on whether to accept the…

Indiana is going to enter fall camp with a healthy football team. The Hoosiers were shorthanded in the spring, especially on the defensive side of the ball, a factor that contributed to the offense having a bit of edge in the spring game. But with fall camp set to open on July 31, new head coach Curt Cignetti says he’ll have all hands on deck with the 2024 season just a month away. “Everybody is back and in the summer conditioning program,” Cignetti said on Thursday at Big Ten Media Day. The main five players who missed the spring practice…

One thing seems certain — Curt Cignetti and his staff do not need multiple seasons to develop high-end quarterbacks. And in 2024, they don’t even really need to develop anyone into a high-end quarterback. They believe, and past performance indicates, they likely already have one. For each of their last four seasons at James Madison, Cignetti, his offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, and his quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri, developed four different quarterbacks who produced in a major way. “Our last four quarterbacks have all been Player of the Year in the league, and they were all different, and they all had…

With AAU basketball and live evaluation periods in the rearview mirror, things are moving fast with the class of 2025. And in the case of four players who have been on the IU basketball radar for a long time, it’s time to officially move on. Several of these developments we warned you last week were likely coming soon. Kiyan Anthony will not follow in the footsteps of his father Carmelo to play for Mike Woodson.  The younger Anthony announced a final six on Thursday that did not include the Hoosiers.  Instead, he’ll choose from Syracuse, Ohio State, Florida State, Rutgers,…