Author: Mike Schumann

Some ideas seemingly never die. “Look, mister, these boys got a routine they’re used to.  You throw a new coach with newfangled ideas at ’em, might get ’em all confused.” When Norman Dale took over the Hickory Huskers, the locals were none to pleased with the new coach’s old school, militaristic style.  They liked their run-n-gun offense and zone defense. It is well documented that the Norman Dale character was at least in part based on former head coach Bob Knight. And here’s the thing. Perhaps it is no coincidence that Knight actually faced similar sentiments when he took over at Indiana in 1971. As…

After spurning national powerhouse Ohio State for Indiana, IU freshman running back Sampson James is already a fan favorite in Bloomington before he ever sees the field. James is the highest rated recruit ever to sign with IU during the recruiting rankings era after he de-committed from the Buckeyes last fall and officially joined the Hoosiers on signing day in December. With that high profile comes high expectations. But before James can even begin to try to live up to the rankings, he has to see the field, and that in and of itself will be a challenge. The Hoosiers…

UPDATE:  IU released the following statement regarding former assistant coach Ed Schilling: Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced that Ed Schilling will not remain as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers and will look to pursue other opportunities in basketball. “I appreciate Ed for his hard work and dedication to our program and wish nothing but the best for he and his family,” Archie Miller said. “His contributions were extremely beneficial to what we are trying to accomplish.” “It was a blessing to have the opportunity to return home to my family, friends and high school coaching…

Huntington Prep is somewhat of a hub of recruiting for Indiana basketball. After recent success at the West Virginia school with the prior coaching staff landing Thomas Bryant and Curtis Jones, Archie Miller has placed a heavy emphasis there with an offer to 2020 center Zach Loveday and discussions with point guard AJ Hoggard. The latest player from Huntington Prep to receive an IU offer is 2020 forward Jaemyn Brakefield.  The 6-foot-8 four-star recruit announced the offer from the Hoosiers on his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/Jaemyn1/status/1143994488823697415 Brakefield is ranked as the No. 33 player nationally in the class of 2020 according…

Designated for assignment to the minor leagues — to overnight sensation in the big leagues — in a month. That’s not the way the story typically goes. But then, nothing has been typical about Alex Dickerson’s Major League Baseball career to this point. After accumulating just two runs batted in at the major league level over the last 2.5 seasons, Dickerson posted nine in his first two games with the San Francisco Giants this month. Those stats are misleading of course, because coming into the 2019 season, Dickerson hadn’t seen an at bat at any level in more than two…

Former IU star Romeo Langford has arrived in Massachusetts and he is attending to his early responsibilities with his new team — the Boston Celtics. The New Albany, Ind. native sat down with Amanda Pflugrad and addressed a number of topics including his draft day experience, his impressions of the Celtics franchise, what he believes stood out to the Celtics about him, and more. Langford was selected by the Celtics with the No. 14 pick in last week’s NBA Draft. https://youtu.be/ejrEmaYPWz0 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re…

Whether you are his son or a school trying to recruit his son, Keith Lander’s no nonsense approach expects that you take things seriously — and get to work. When you go to Ben Davis High School and see the top 100 players in the state of Indiana? Time to get back to work to stay ahead of the competition. When you consider whether his son can be the next Romeo Langford — following the path from southern Indiana to a lottery pick in the NBA Draft? Time to get back to work. Those were Keith Lander’s thoughts, but the…

Make that four in three days for IU, as the summer verbal commitment season rolls on. And once again, the Tampa area to Bloomington pipeline is paying dividends. Clearwater, Florida defensive tackle JeJuan Sparks is the tenth verbal commit to the Indiana class of 2020.  Sparks announced his commitment on Twitter. https://twitter.com/jejuansparks/status/1143534353076690944 The IU 2020 class got bigger in more ways than one with the addition of Sparks. At 6-foot-2 and 327 pounds, Sparks has college ready size that he will look to impose in the Big Ten. The Clearwater Academy International product has actually slimmed down according to a…

Indiana isn’t finished issuing offers in the class of 2020. IU offered Fairmont, West Virginia based forward Jalen Bridges on Monday night. The offer was first reported by Corey Evans of Rivals on Twitter.  Bridges also announced the offer on Twitter. https://twitter.com/jalenbridgess/status/1143323546560663552 The 6-foot-7 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 for the class of 2020. Bridges is rated as the No. 81 player in the nation in the 2020 class according to the 247Sports Composite, and…

The highly touted Indiana football class of 2019 is now on campus and training for the upcoming season. We will have videos over the next several days of many of the Hoosier newcomers. Defensive lineman C.J. Person hails from Montgomery, Alabama.  He was ranked as the No. 65 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN.  Person arrives at IU at 6-foot-3 and 297 pounds. https://youtu.be/9WHgbemf9gE https://youtu.be/WSwZ1sOaEs0 See also:  Josh Sanguinetti Beau Robbins Sio Nofoagatoto’a DK Bonhomme Tiawan Mullen Gary Cooper Jeramy Passmore Video Credits – Indiana University Athletics / Indiana Sports Beat You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier…