Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen had his weekly radio show on Wednesday night with the voice of IU radio Don Fischer. Allen and Fischer recap the Florida International game and preview Saturday’s contest against Virginia. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaFootball/videos/934046580127761/ You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below.

The Indiana University football program will face its first power five conference opponent on Saturday when the Virginia Cavaliers come to Bloomington for a game under the lights.  The teams met last year at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia, with Indiana winning that contest, 34-17. The 2018 version of Virginia appears to be improved, especially on the offensive side of the football.  The Cavaliers struggled at times to put up points last year.  But with a fresh face at quarterback, and returning stars running and catching the football, the trend arrow is pointing up. Let’s take a look at the…

First cousins Jonathan Crawford and Donavan Hale had followed the same path since they were infants.  They’ve been teammates and the stars of their teams all the way through high school.  While they have continued on together at Indiana University, while in Bloomington they have charted different courses, at least on the football field. One has been a starter virtually his entire career.  The other has struggled to reach his potential. But both burst onto the scene to begin the 2018 Indiana football season, and each did it with a new wrinkle. For the first time in a career in…

Indiana University head football coach Tom Allen and offensive coordinator Mike DeBord met with the media on Monday to recap Saturday’s win over FIU and preview the upcoming contest on Saturday night against Virginia at Memorial Stadium. Below are the topics that Allen covered: 17 total redshirt freshmen and true freshmen played in Saturday night’s game. Starting running back Cole Gest tore his ACL and is out for the season. 11 former IU players are on NFL rosters. Addressed the Gest injury and the running back position going forward. Allen was asked about his impressions of the defense on Saturday. Allen…

The drama continues for the Indiana University football program at the running back position.  Just over a week after starter Morgan Ellison was indefinitely suspended, his replacement Cole Gest has been lost for the season with a torn ACL.  The injury occurred during Saturday’s 38-28 IU win over Florida International. Gest had five carries for 17 yards on Saturday before leaving the game. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, the running position appeared to be a deep position of strength for IU.  Since then IU was hit with a wave of transfers that included Tyler Natee, Alex Rodriguez and Devonte Williams. …

It is the busy season in the world of college basketball recruiting, with official visits ongoing, lists being cut, and commitments being made.  With no commitments yet for Indiana, a common question is where do the Hoosiers stand with their various targets — and is there a cause for concern? The Daily Hoosier monitors all of the national news on all of IU’s recruiting targets and has a comprehensive feel for the latest. To help ease your mind, we go through each of the uncommitted offered targets that IU is still actively involved with below.  You can click on each…

Four star in-state shooting guard Brandon Newman announced “top four” on Sunday via Twitter: https://twitter.com/ballislife_219/status/1036320861597429760 As always with such announcements, the verbiage is key.  This is a top four, not a final four.  Newman has been connected to other top programs including Kansas, and likely wants to keep his options open to new suitors. In related news, Rivals is reporting that Newman  is working on visiting IU “next weekend.”  (Update: 247Sports is reporting ($) that this is an official visit). Newman took an official visit to Purdue this weekend.  Armaan Franklin also visited Purdue this weekend, and it is believed…

Indiana defeated Florida International 38-28 on Saturday night to open the 2018 season. Below are highlights from the game and a must-see moment in the locker room as head coach Tom Allen awards the game ball to team manager Matt Stauder. GAME HIGHLIGHTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLDKcBwCeEg&t=50s IN THE LOCKER ROOM Tom Allen’s post game comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnUdXq_2i0Y And the game ball goes to Matt Stauder… (You can go to Matt Stauder’s GoFundMe page here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=640hHuCZrWo You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through…

After nine months of anticipation, the 2018 Indiana University football season finally kicked off on Saturday night.  The Hoosiers got a key road victory, 38-28 over Florida International.  IU will now play 7 of its final 11 games at home, including the next three at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. With a lot of new faces on the roster and expected to play, there were a lot of unknowns going into Saturday’s contest with FIU.  It’s still early in the season with a lot of remaining questions, but we learned a lot about this team on Saturday night. THIS IS WHY…

Saturday was cut day in the NFL as teams reduced rosters to their opening day 53-man squads.  Nine former Indiana University stars will be on the field when the season kicks off next week. Nate Sudfeld will be a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. Tevin Coleman will be a running back for the Atlanta Falcons. Jordan Howard will be a running back for the Chicago Bears. Cody Latimer will be a wide receiver for the New York Giants. Ian Thomas will be a tight end for the Carolina Panthers. Dan Feeney will be a guard for the Los Angeles Chargers.…