Author: Mike Schumann

Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight almost beat Kirk Haston to Lobelville that spring day in 1999. When he arrived just a few minutes after Haston at his boyhood Tennessee home to mourn with him over the loss of his mother, Knight said something that proved to be prophetic. Acknowledging the difficulties that Haston was going through after learning that his mother was tragically killed in a tornado, Knight told his young player that he knew he was tough enough to get through it. “I know you have that kind of toughness in you because your mom had that kind…

Bloomington based guard Anthony Leal has quickly gone from two to one. After announcing a final two just a couple weeks ago, Leal is now reportedly ready to announce a decision on Friday. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard will announce a verbal commitment to either Indiana or Stanford. We believe that Tipton Edits was the first to report the news. https://twitter.com/TiptonEdits/status/1158738957263413248?s=20 Leal took an official visit to Stanford in March, and as a local he is of course a regular visitor to the IU campus. As a junior at Bloomington South, Leal averaged 19.9 points per game and led a talented…

Former Indiana guard Pat Graham joined our broadcast media partner Indiana Sports Beat to discuss what he is doing now, his IU career, and much more. Graham played for IU from 1989 to 1994 and appeared in 104 games.  He averaged 8.6 points per game while shooting 50.8% from the field overall and 48% from behind the three-point line. Indiana won Big Ten titles in 1991 and 1993. https://youtu.be/V3l2kF8eo4s There are multiple ways that you can listen to Indiana Sports Beat every day: TheDailyHoosier.com IndianaSportsBeat.com TheGruelingTruth.com Radio: WREF 97.7 ESPN iHeartRadio: (link: https://ihr.fm/2Dp9G3o) ihr.fm/2Dp9G3o Apple: (link: https://apple.co/2D7Wmzt) apple.co/2D7Wmzt Spotify: (link:…

Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen hasn’t hesitated to say that the defensive line is the biggest question mark on the 2019 IU football team.  While there are some familiar names, there are concerns when it comes to size and depth at the position. Former IU linebacker and current defensive line coach Mark Hagen took questions on Monday. As a player, Hagen led the team in tackles three-straight years from 1989-91, and he was the team’s Balfour Award recipient in 1991 for bringing distinction and honor to the university. He is tied for fifth in Hoosiers history with 336…

Indiana head football coach Tom Allen met with the media after the team’s third fall camp practice on Monday. The Hoosiers have their first full pad practice on Tuesday. IU opens their 2019 season on August 31 against Ball State in Indianapolis. https://youtu.be/A0Gn_haqn4c Video Credit – Indiana University Athletics 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.

The BTN Big Ten football Bus Tour kicked off in Bloomington on Monday. Below are videos of the IU players and coaches produced by the network. First, head coach Tom Allen met with Dave Revsine, former IU head coach Gerry DiNardo, and Howard Griffith on the BTN set. https://youtu.be/U2R7itSBmfA Wide receiver Nick Westbrook and Stevie Scott met with Dave Revsine and Howard Griffith on the BTN set. https://youtu.be/ZyxS2L_kKY0 Offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer was mic’d up and discusses certain aspects of Indiana’s new system with DiNardo. https://youtu.be/gP4G5UE9I3s Stevie Scott took a tour of the BTN bus (that bears his likeness). https://twitter.com/BigTenNetwork/status/1158460549576953856?s=20…

Familiarity is one thing that has been missing from Reese Taylor’s young college football career. Is he a cornerback, a quarterback, a receiver or a kick returner? While those questions are certainly familiar to Taylor, the answer has typically depended on which week you were asking. One place that is familiar to the sophomore Indianapolis native is Lucas Oil Stadium, where Indiana opens their season in a few weeks. Taylor finished his prep career there at the home of the Indianapolis Colts, leading Ben Davis High School to the Class 6A state championship in 2017. “If I play there I…

Things are coming down to the wire with the top class of 2020 in-state player still on the board for the IU football program. In fact, a decision could be coming for Culver Academies defensive end Deontae Craig any day. The Fort Wayne native is the No. 585 player in the country overall in the 2020 class according to the 247Sports Composite, the No. 27 strong side defensive end, and No. 4 player in Indiana according to that same service.  Those rankings make Craig a higher end three-star recruit. A talented two sport athlete, Craig has continued to say that…

Indiana head coach Tom Allen is not afraid to say that his defensive backfield might be the strength of the 2019 Indiana football team. Watch husky Marcelino Ball, safety Bryant Fitzgerald, corner Andre Brown, Jr., and husky/safety Cam Jones as they share their thoughts on the upcoming season. https://youtu.be/WnB9ooo2m3A https://youtu.be/bi-mSqPSkag https://youtu.be/z9w8M03lTiM https://youtu.be/3cCvp9q5n5I Video Credit – IU Athletics 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.

Once thought to be running at or near the front, Indiana has at least remained in the top six for a highly coveted class of 2020 point guard. St. Louis based top 35 4-star Caleb Love announced a top six of Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri and North Carolina today via his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/caleb2love/status/1157433641447972864?s=20 Love told Rivals this about Indiana: “They want for me to come in and turn that program around. They have been in a drought lately so they want for me to come in and lead their team to a championship and they said that they…