Author: Mike Schumann

If Curt Cignetti can flip Indiana from 3-9 to 10-0, imagine what he could do at Florida, Oklahoma or Auburn? That’s what a lot of people were thinking as Indiana continued to rack up impressive win after impressive win. And IU AD Scott Dolson knew every top program in America looking to make a change would have Cignetti at or near the top of their list. What if Cignetti got an offer that more than doubled his IU salary at one of the game’s traditional power brands? Dolson wanted to defuse the situation by getting ahead of the poachers.  The…

Indiana continued to expand their class of 2027 offer list over the weekend. Mike Woodson and staff formally offered Illinois-based guard Davion Thompson, he announced on his X account. Thompson attends Bolingbrook H.S. in Bolingbrook, Ill.  The 6-foot-2 lefty combo guard was incredibly efficient for his age in 2023-24.  He averaged 19.2 points per game as a high school freshman while shooting 59 percent overall and 45 percent from 3-point range.  Thompson added five rebounds and led his team to the sectional finals and a 27–5 record. On film Thompson has high-level shot mechanics and gets to his spots off…

The eyes of the college football world will be on Indiana Saturday. No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 2 Ohio State is one of just two games this weekend involving two ranked teams, with the other being No. 24 Army at No. 8 Notre Dame. With the game in Columbus being the marquee matchup of the weekend, the premiere college football pregame shows will be on location. Indiana (10-0, 7-0 B1G) travels to Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 B1G) on Saturday for a noon ET kickoff on FOX from Ohio Stadium. And the game will be the site of both FOX’s Big…

IU basketball continues to have a one man class of 2025. Top-25 forward Bryson Tiller announced a commitment to Kansas on Saturday, ending a nearly three-year recruitment of the Atlanta-based product by the Hoosiers. Indiana native Trent Sisley remains Indiana’s lone commit in the 2025 class.  A 6-foot-7 forward, Sisley is playing for Montverde Academy this season before he arrives in Bloomington next summer. IU coach Mike Woodson doesn’t have many class of 2025 targets left.  Guard Mikel Brown, forward Nate Ament and center Fridrik Leo Curtis are the three high seniors with offers to this point. Brown visited Indiana…

Despite having the week off, Indiana moved up a spot in the new coaches poll released on Sunday.  They held steady at No. 5 in the updated AP Poll. The Hoosiers are now a consensus No. 5 team across the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll and the College Football Playoff rankings. Up next for IU is consensus No. 2 Ohio State. The game will mark the first time Indiana has played in a game when both teams are ranked in the top five since the 1968 Rose Bowl.  In fact, that game is the only time the Hoosiers have played…

The first big test was passed in impressive fashion. Indiana set the tone with a 14-0 run in the early minutes of the game.  At the 16:50 mark of the first half they took a lead they’d never relinquish.  IU led by as much as 13 in the first half, and they stretched the edge to 18 when Trey Galloway made a three to make it 62-44.  South Carolina would pull to within eight in the final five minutes, but this was a game that Indiana by and large always seemed to have under control. Let’s take a deeper look…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated South Carolina at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Saturday afternoon by a final score of 87-71. Indiana led 43-32 at the half.  They were led in the game by Myles Rice with 23 points.  Mackenzie Mgbako added 17, while Oumar Ballo had a team high 13 rebounds.  Indiana closed the game on an 8-0 run over the last 1:06. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana (3-0) will host UNC Greensboro on Thursday. See also:  Woodson, Mgbako and Rice discuss win over South Carolina. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME (will…

Indiana will be a little shorthanded when they face their first high major opponent of the season on Saturday in Bloomington. Their pregame Big Ten availability report included three of the team’s 13 scholarship players. Anthony Leal and Jakai Newton are both out for the 3 p.m. ET tip (Peacock) against the Gamecocks. Sophomore guard Gabe Cupps was listed as questionable, but he has been going through pregame warmups and appears to be available for the contest. Cupps has been a regular in the rotation but has yet to score in 7.5 minutes per game. Leal has not been available…

Indiana and head coach Curt Cignetti have agreed to a new deal that should keep him at IU long term. Pete Thamel of ESPN broke the news, and IU reported it via release an hour later. Cignetti has led IU to the first 10 win season in program history.  The Hoosiers are in contention for both the Big Ten Championship game and the College Football Playoff. Here is the full release from IU Athletics: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University and IU Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti have agreed to terms on a new eight-year contract with an average annual compensation of…

For the second day in a row, Indiana has a new highest rated recruit in its 2025 class. Baltimore, Md. defensive back Byron Baldwin of Calvert Hall H.S. has committed once again to Indiana.  He originally committed to IU in April, and then backed off that pledge in early October. Baldwin initially pledged to Indiana over Minnesota, Kentucky and others. He was and once again is the top-ranked player in IU’s 2025 class after making a major move up the rankings over the last year. The 6-foot-1 and 180-pound Baldwin is the No. 166 overall player in the 2025 class,…