Author: Mike Schumann

Football programs aren’t transformed overnight. We know what you are thinking.  And, no, with back to back 6-6 seasons, Purdue’s Jeff Brohm hasn’t transformed anything.  Not yet anyway.  He’s just been better than IU. The only difference between Brohm and IU head coach Tom Allen has been a couple seven point games.  Well, that and several million a year.  But hey, you take a million per win if someone is willing to pay for it, right? In all seriousness, of course Brohm is a good coach, but the reason he said he came back to Purdue is to finish what…

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Much was made of the success of Indiana’s in-state recruiting efforts when Greenwood, Indiana native and class of 2019 five-star Trayce Jackson-Davis signed with the Hoosiers last week. But you don’t have to look forward to next season to see the fruits of Archie Miller’s recruiting efforts within Indiana. You can just look at IU’s 2-0 start in the Big Ten, where two different native Hoosier freshmen took those two games over down the stretch to lead Indiana to victory. First it was Romeo Langford against Northwestern on Saturday.  Most IU fans expected some first year fireworks from the five-star…

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Nine former Indiana University football players have registered at least one snap during the 2018 NFL season.  Below is a summary of their performance through thirteen weeks. TEVIN COLEMAN, RB, ATLANTA FALCONS Att – 128 Yards – 514 YPC – 4.0 TD – 2 Rec – 30 Rec Yards – 271 TD – 5 Notes:  Coleman has been the starter all year in Atlanta and has seen an expanded role to due an injury to Devonta Freeman.  Coleman is currently 25th in the NFL in rushing yards.  On his current pace he will surpass 1,000 yards from scrimmage and have…

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As has been the case the last eight times Indiana and Penn State have met, it was a close one at University Park.  Neither team has won by more than eight points in the last eight meetings.  While both teams looked like they might run away with it, in the end the game followed the script, with IU pulling out a nerve wracking win. Indiana moved to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten with a 64-62 win over Penn State on Tuesday night.  In the process, the Hoosiers picked up their first road win in three tries on…

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Indiana head coach Archie Miller met with the media after a 64-62 Indiana win over Penn State.  The Hoosiers move to 7-2 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play. Indiana will host Louisville on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. See also:  Pat Chambers discusses the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXTaoJARh8 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad…

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Penn State head coach Pat Chambers met with the media after the Nittany Lions’ 64-62 loss to Indiana on Tuesday. The Hoosiers host Louisville on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/vwTBYTj0mJY You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly”

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Yes, it was ugly.  Yes, Penn State gave it away at the free throw line.  No, it doesn’t matter.  Indiana got its first road win of the year.  You take conference road wins any way you can get them. Indiana moves to 7-2 overall on the season and gets off to an important 2-0 start in Big Ten play.  With a home game against Illinois waiting when conference play resumes later this month, IU has a strong chance at a 3-0 start. Each team looked as though they might run away with the game.  Penn State got off to a…

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Big Ten play continues on Tuesday night for Indiana as they hit the road, traveling to Penn State.  One thing seems certain when these two teams meet — it’s going to be close. The last seven meetings between Penn State and Indiana have been decided by an average of 3.85 points with the largest margin of eight occurring in a triple overtime contest in Bloomington in 2017. We looked back at some of the more memorable close contests going into last year’s game at IU.  The series has produced buzzer beaters that counted, buzzer beaters that didn’t, and of course…

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IU football head coach Tom Allen and his staff left Memorial Stadium after their season ending loss to Purdue and hit the recruiting trail.  Their post-season efforts are already paying off. The Hoosiers secured their 17th verbal commitment in the class of 2019 when Wisconsin athlete Da’shaun Brown announced that he would be attending Indiana via Twitter: https://twitter.com/Never_The_Less7/status/1069758809676091392 Brown played quarterback in high school for Racine St. Catherine’s.  Earlier this year he scored from three yards out with twelve seconds remaining to tie the Wisconsin Division 4 state championship game, and then ran it in for the two-point conversion and…

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Hoosier fans are going to have to wait until warm-ups at Penn State tomorrow night to learn the status of All-Big Ten forward Juwan Morgan. The senior co-captain injured his lower leg in the second half of Saturday’s game against Northwestern.  Morgan played through the injury for a couple trips down the floor before requiring assistance during the under four minute media timeout. Video of the incident did not provide clarity on the nature of the injury.  Morgan was evaluated throughout the remainder of the game, and team trainers could be clearly seen applying ice to his shin. Indiana University…

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