Author: Mike Schumann

Nebraska saw enough theatrics from Indiana on the diamond for one day. In total, IU softball and baseball combined for 13 runs in their final at bats in a pair of dramatic wins over the Cornhuskers. And both Hoosier wins have significant postseason and conference championship implications. At the Big Ten softball tournament in Iowa City, the No. 8 seed Hoosiers rallied to force extra innings and exploded for a six-run eighth inning to defeat No. 4 seed Nebraska, 9-5, in the tournament semifinal. Indiana (40-17) will play for a Big Ten Championship Saturday at 4 p.m. (ET)/3 p.m. (CT)…

Former IU coach Tom Crean was known for rigorous and unpredictable practices. At least in the case of one 5-star prospect, it may have cost him a recruit while he was head coach at Indiana. Theo Pinson was from North Carolina and was always going to be hard to pull out of the Tar Heel State. But Crean was able to bring Pinson to Bloomington for an official visit in 2013.  So he had a chance.  And according to Pinson, it was a good chance. But one look at the way IU practiced before games changed everything about Indiana in…

Former IU basketball long-range sniper Devonte Green will be part of the IU basketball themed The Basketball Tournament (TBT) squad this summer, it was announced on Friday. He is the fourth known player on the team. Troy Williams, Juwan Morgan and Miller Kopp were the three players first announced as part of the “Assembly Ball” IU team in the annual summer event.  Christian Watford is expected to have a role as well. Green graduated from Indiana in 2020. He scored 954 points, averaging 8.0 through his career and 2.0 assists from 2016-20. He shot 37.7% from 3-point range and had…

Indiana will get a second visit from a quarterback multiple outlets say is the best in the 2025 class. And this time he’ll take a more extensive look at Curt Cignetti’s program. Multiple reports indicate Carrollton, Ga. based signal-caller Julian Lewis will take an official visit Indiana beginning on May 31. Lewis previously visited IU over the winter after Cignetti was hired. “Indiana is building something special. (QB) Coach Tino (Sunseri) and (offensive coordinator) coach (Mike) Shanahan are going to have that offense rolling,” Lewis said to 247Sports after the first IU visit. 247Sports has previously reported three other official…

On Wednesday, Marian Director of Athletics Steve Downing officially announced the hiring of Pat Knight as the next Marian men’s basketball head coach. Knight, the son of legendary coach Bob Knight, is the 10th head coach in program history. Here’s what Knight, Downing and others with IU basketball connections had to say about the news, via release by Marian Athletics. PAT KNIGHT: “I’m really excited to get back into coaching at Marian University,” said Pat Knight on being named the Knights head coach. “I’ve been waiting for an opportunity like this for 10 years. I look forward to working with…

Kory Barnett is capitalizing on an opportunity out of high school to be a walk-on player at Indiana. New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries announced the hiring of Barnett as assistant coach for the Mountaineers. Barnett joins the Mountaineer basketball after spending the last five seasons at Nevada and six seasons at UCLA, working for former IU star Steve Alford at both places. During his basketball career, Barnett has been with eight NCAA Tournament teams, including five in the Sweet 16, two conference championship teams, and seven 20-win seasons. “We are thrilled to have Kory join our basketball staff as…

Everyone knows by now, Indiana has made some major additions via the transfer portal this offseason. So far the Hoosiers have added Oumar Ballo (Arizona), Myles Rice (Washington State), Kanaan Carlyle (Stanford) and Luke Goode (Illinois).  All four project to be major contributors next season for an IU squad now routinely appearing in preseason top-25 projections. Multiple outlets say that talent influx is among the best in the nation. But what about the net effect of the transfer portal on the IU roster? There was concern in some circles IU would lose key contributors with remaining eligibility to the portal…

All four of the main national recruiting sites have finalized their rankings for the basketball class of 2024. Indiana’s lone signee in the class, Maryland-based wing Bryson Tucker, is a consensus national top-30 recruit.  He’s ranked in the top-20 according to three of the outlets, and a 5-star according to two. Here’s how the 6-foot-7 Tucker is ranked by the four most popular national outlets: On3:  No. 12 (5-star) Rivals:  No. 20 (5-star) ESPN:  No. 20 (4-star) 247Sports:  No. 28 (4-star) According to the On3 Industry Ranking, which takes an average of all four sites, Tucker is the No. 20…

Indiana has added some key pieces to the roster this spring, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive lineman C.J. West (Kent State), cornerback D’Angelo Ponds (James Madison), and linebacker Nahji Logan (UMass) are post-spring practice additions just in the last week who seem clearly capable of competing for a starting role at fall camp. And now in the aggregate, IU’s transfer portal haul leading into the 2024 season is beginning to emerge as one of the nation’s best. On3 ranks team performance in the transfer portal in a unique way, examining both transfer portal gains and losses…

Kent State interior defensive lineman CJ West has announced he will transfer to Indiana. LETS GET AFTER IT BLOOMINGTON‼️‼️GO HOOSIERS!!! @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/Ved0Sxes2u — CJ West (@CJWEST50) May 8, 2024 West visited Indiana last month. The 6-foot-2 and 315 pound West was considered one of the best defensive linemen available in the portal. 247Sports ranked him as the top uncommitted defensive lineman and 10th-best uncommitted player in the transfer portal. LSU, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Michigan were also been heavily involved, along with several other Power Four schools.  He visited Wisconsin and Michigan recently as well. West earned third-team All-MAC honors along…