Author: Mike Schumann

The debate was wide open for No.’s 6-10 on our list.  Strong arguments could have been made for several former Hoosier stars that didn’t make the cut.  We’d argue that now, in the final five, the only question is with the order.  These final five are in our opinion the undeniable time-tested legends of IU football. A recurring theme with our all-time Hoosier football top ten has been that of the outlier.  Richard Corbett “Corby” Davis stands alone as the only IU football player to be selected as the first overall pick in the NFL Draft.  For a while it…

Despite key losses at every level of the IU defense, the clear strength in 2018 seems to be the defensive backfield.  A core of strong veterans return and they are bolstered by a group of promising young players. To be sure IU lost three long-time high-caliber players from its defensive backfield.  All three will be difficult to replace.  But the Hoosiers will be able to line up with all third year or more players likely starting, and all of these guys will have extensive experience. Beyond the experienced players, the coaches believe that there is no a major drop-off in…

Born 10 weeks premature, the odds were stacked against Tevin Coleman from day one.  Perseverance would be a trait that would come in handy during his college football career. Despite only playing the equivalent of two full seasons, Coleman is the program’s 5th all-time leading rusher with 3,219 yards.  Truly an outlier, he can claim something unique from all of the other Hoosiers on the all-time top ten list, with a gaudy career average of more than 7 yards per rushing attempt. It all came together for the Illinois native in a magical 2014 season when Coleman became the program’s third…

At the conclusion of the 2017 season, when we first started to look forward and think about the running backs on the 2018 roster, one word came to mind — loaded.  Perhaps too loaded.  There didn’t appear to be enough snaps to keep everyone happy. With 14 offensive linemen returning and a roster full of experienced backs, IU appeared destined to improve significantly on their 105th ranked rushing attack from the year prior. And then the attrition started.  And even here in late August, it hasn’t stopped. But behind an offensive line that appears to be the strength of the…

There is probably no more difficult position to compare across more than 125 years of a football program than quarterback.  The style of the game has changed dramatically through the years, and making comparisons based on raw statistics can of course be misleading. There are different styles of quarterback at the college football level as well.  The dual-threat and the pro-styles are difficult to compare in and of themselves.  As you might have imagined, there will be a dual-threat quarterback later in this list. For our money, the best pro-style quarterback in IU history is none other than Nate Sudfeld. …

The Daily Hoosier is previewing each position group during the final 10 days leading up to the opening kickoff of the 2018 Indiana University football season on September 1 at Florida International. Today we take a look at the linebackers.  You can see links to our other previews below. You can’t start with talking about the 2018 Indiana University football linebackers without first mentioning who is gone.  Former Hoosier stars Tegray Scales and Chris Covington are both competing for roster spots in the NFL.  Covington was drafted in the 6th round by the Dallas Cowboys. With the significant losses, the…

Class of 2019 five-star power forward/center Isaiah Stewart has narrowed his list of potential college landing spots to six.  The Rochester, New York native made the announcement on Friday via Twitter. https://twitter.com/Dreamville_33/status/1033179731712204802 Ranked in the top 10 nationally, Stewart’s remaining six schools are Indiana, Washington, Syracuse, Duke, Villanova, and Michigan State. Previously in his top 10 and left out of the mix were Georgetown, Louisville, Notre Dame, and Texas. Coming in at 6-foot-9 and 245 pounds, Stewart has a college ready physique.  He has used that size to become a dominant force on the Nike EYBL circuit and in high…

For the third season in a row, the Indiana University football team will have to deal with the loss of a major weapon on its offense. In 2016 IU lost star wide receiver Simmie Cobbs on his first play of the season.  The same thing happened in 2017 to Nick Westbrook. IU announced today that running back Morgan Ellison has been suspended from the team indefinitely.  It also announced that linebacker Mo Burnham has been suspended for the opener against Florida International. Here is the language from the official release from IU: “STATEMENT FROM INDIANA ATHLETICS AND INDIANA FOOTBALL Indiana…

Indiana has had its share of talented pass catchers, sending several wide receivers to the NFL through the years.  But only one is the program’s all-time leading receiver in virtually every major category. James Hardy was consistently dominant for three straight seasons at Indiana, but if there was any question as to whether he should be on this list, his senior season put him over the top:  79 catches, 1,125 yards and 16 touchdowns.  Save for one really strong season by Ernie Jones, no other receiver in program history even comes close to that production. But he wasn’t a one…

We all should have known better when this whole quarterback competition started.  To understand, you have to go back to last season. Peyton Ramsey didn’t have any reason to expect a big role on the road against Virginia.  The thought was that he might see some action for a change of pace, but starting quarterback Richard Lagow was coming off a 420 yard performance against Ohio State.  He was the man.  Until he wasn’t. Lagow started that game against the Cavaliers 3 of 10 with an interception.  The change of pace was inserted.  And he never left. It wasn’t that Ramsey…