Author: Mike Schumann

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Indiana continues to focus on long versatile wings as they expand their reach geographically in the class of 2021. The latest incoming high school junior to receive a scholarship offer from IU is Somerset, New Jersey based prospect Trey Patterson. Patterson announced the offer today on Twitter. https://twitter.com/_treypatt3/status/1143172864360833025 The 6-foot-8, 5-star rated Patterson plays for Rutgers Preparatory School in Somerset, New Jersey and for Team Rio on the UAA Circuit.  He averaged 19 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Rutgers Prep. Playing up a year on the UAA Circuit, Patteson is averaging 8.7 points and 5.7…

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The class of 2020 commitments are rolling in for Indiana — and they are coming from all over the country. Tampa, Fla. area defensive back Aamaris Brown verbally committed to IU today, becoming the ninth overall commit in the 2020 class, and the third in the last two days for the Hoosiers. Brown’s decision comes after recruiting targets from Michigan and Georgia committed to Indiana yesterday. After an official visit to Bloomington last week, Brown announced his decision on Twitter today: https://twitter.com/ohhthatsab/status/1143172046110756866 Brown hails from Armwood High School, the same program that produced current IU linebacker James Miller, continuing a…

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One of the greats of the IU basketball program has achieved one of his school’s highest honors. Sadly, the announcement comes just sixth months after his passing. Two time Big Ten Champion Eric Anderson headlines the 38th class of inductees to be enshrined into the IU Athletics Hall of Fame. https://twitter.com/IndianaMBB/status/1143157600579719168 Perhaps more than anything, Anderson is known as a winner.  The Hoosiers went 101-31 (.765) during the Illinois native’s four years with the program from 1988 to 1992.  That success reached its pinnacle during his senior year when Indiana reached the 1992 Final Four.  Anderson was named the Most…

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While Indiana has a quarterback room crowded with talent today, the Hoosiers just landed part of the future at the position. Macon, Georgia native Dexter Williams, Jr. has committed to IU, becoming the eighth commit in the class and the second this weekend. Williams announced his commitment on Twitter. https://twitter.com/dex9will/status/1142911572739862529 The 6-foot-1 Williams led Mount de Sales to its 10th nine-win season in the schools’ 58-year history of playing football according to the Macon Telegraph.  He finished his junior season with over 2,500 yards and 28 touchdowns. A dual-threat quarterback, Williams runs a 4.6 40 yard dash according to his…

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Score another win for Indiana in Big Ten enemy territory as the Hoosiers land a package deal from Detroit. After four-star receiver Rashawn Williams committed to Indiana back in April, his former high school teammate Lemuel Neeley-Watley has decided to join him in Bloomington. Neeley-Watley announced his decision on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWN_11/status/1142820533421125632 The 5-foot-11, 170 pound Neeley-Watley played both ways in high school and at various camps and other offseason events.  It isn’t clear which side of the ball he will play on in college, although cornerback appears to be the more likely path. Neeley-Watley was teammates with Williams at Detroit…

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