Author: Seth Tow

Indiana women’s basketball assistant coach Amber Smith and IU have parted ways, a program spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Hoosier. “Amber is no longer on the Indiana women’s basketball staff and is pursuing other opportunities both within and out of basketball,” the spokesperson said in a text. Smith spent one year in Bloomington, working with IU’s guards. She helped the Hoosiers to a 26-6 season with their third Sweet 16 appearance in the last four years. Among other developments, Smith’s coaching helped Sara Scalia enjoy one of the strongest seasons of her five-year college career. The Minnesota transfer averaged 16.3…

Karoline Striplin remembers watching “Hoosiers” many times growing up. The Hartford, Ala. native is a movie buff. She doesn’t have a lot of free time, given her academic and basketball demands. But she works movies into her schedule as much as possible, whether at home or at a movie theater. Her favorites are “About Time,” “Good Will Hunting,” and “The Dark Knight.” She’s a Regal Unlimited member, giving her unlimited movie tickets for a monthly subscription fee. Striplin said she tries to see movies in the theater at least twice a month — even during basketball season. “When I go…

Former IU quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was the first big surprise of the 2024 NFL Draft. Penix was selected with the eighth overall pick Thursday by the Atlanta Falcons, who just signed Kirk Cousins in free agency in March. This was higher than most mock drafts projected Penix to go, though some had him going a few picks later. No Hoosiers have been taken in the first round since wide receiver Thomas Lewis was taken No. 24 overall by the New York Giants in 1994. The last IU player to go in the top 10 was tackle Eric Moore, taken…

The upcoming NFL Draft will see at least one former Hoosier selected. But Indiana may still not be called during the draft. Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is a potential first-round pick, but — of course — he transferred from IU to Washington in 2022. When Penix is selected, it will be as a Husky. The Hoosiers will be hoping one of their players earns a call on day three. And that is far from certain. Many mock drafts that project all seven rounds have IU getting shut out. If that happened, it would be the second consecutive season for the…

Curt Cignetti doesn’t call out his players very often. Sure, he’s unafraid of criticizing his team as a whole, or maybe even a position group. But he usually avoids identifying any individuals in those sorts of remarks, even if asked to. That made it more noteworthy when he did it twice this spring. At separate points, he said that redshirt sophomore quarterback Tayven Jackson’s development has “been a little slower,” and that senior wide receiver Donaven McCulley needed to pick it up. Both players seemed to heed the message. Jackson enjoyed a strong spring game, showing a clear grasp of…

Indiana football has had three more players enter the transfer portal over the last couple days. Redshirt freshman tight end Anthony Miller Jr. announced his venture into the portal on Thursday morning ahead of Indiana’s spring game. Then, on Friday morning after the game, redshirt freshman offensive lineman Will Larkins and fifth-year senior linebacker Darryl Minor Jr. joined Miller in the portal. All three players joined the Hoosiers ahead of last season — Miller and Larkins as true freshmen, and Minor as a transfer from UTEP. Miller appeared in four games for IU in 2023, mainly on special teams. Larkins…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football brought back its spring game on Thursday for the first time in several years, giving fans an extended look at Curt Cignetti’s first squad in Bloomington. Only so much can be gleaned from these sorts of events — after all, Cignetti has acknowledged multiple times that he views these scrimmages as glorified practices. But with spring camp concluded, it provided a glimpse at how several position groups stack up, and what to expect from some players going into the fall. Cignetti said IU avoided any injuries during the spring game, which is a victory for all…

Indiana’s spring game is here. IU takes the field at Memorial Stadium at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, on Big Ten Network, in the first extended look at Curt Cignetti’s team. The Hoosiers have a little over four months before they kick off the 2024 season against FIU in Bloomington. The spring game is, obviously, much different than a real game, and should be taken with a grain of salt. But it will be the first opportunity for fans to see the group Cignetti has assembled for the coming year and how much progress the team’s made through spring camp.…

It was hard for Myles Price to leave Texas Tech. The wide receiver built strong bonds with his teammates throughout his four years with the Red Raiders. But deep down, Price wanted a new opportunity. So he entered the transfer portal after the season, and he landed at Indiana. “Leaving them (former teammates), there’s days I still wake up and I’m still kind of shook about it and hurt about it, cause the bond that I had with them, it was something special,” Price said. “It was hard. But it was something that I had to do. And it’s working…

Indiana women’s basketball alum Mackenzie Holmes was selected by the Seattle Storm at No. 26 overall in the third round of Monday’s WNBA Draft. Holmes announced last week that she’s undergoing knee surgery to address long-term issues she’s fought through with her left knee, and the procedure will keep her out for the entire 2024 WNBA season. She said in her statement that she will be ready for training camp in 2025. This is the third straight year an IU player has been selected in the WNBA Draft. Ali Patberg was picked by the Indiana Fever in the third round…