Watch as IU football redshirt sophomore wide receiver Omar Cooper, Jr. met with the media on Wednesday after practice in Bloomington. In two seasons at IU, the Indianapolis native has appeared in 13 games, including nine games with two starts in 2023. Cooper caught 18 passes for 267 yards and two scores a season ago. Indiana opens the 2024 season on Aug. 31 against Florida International in Bloomington. Video provided by IU Athletics. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/oggvivzAhNY The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier…
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Recognizing the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award has added senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke to its preseason watch list. The Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the top upperclassmen quarterback by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation, encapsulates all that is positive in college sports. The award acknowledges performance on the field for sure, but it goes beyond completion percentage and touchdown strikes. The award values character, citizenship, integrity and those who honor the game. This season’s list acknowledges 63 of the nation’s leading quarterbacks, representing all 10…
Watch as IU football wideout Donaven McCulley met with the media following practice on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5 senior was honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2023. McCulley had multiple impressive games as the 2023 season progressed, including 11 catches for 137 yards at Illinois, 6 catches for 79 yards at Maryland, 5 catches for 67 yards vs. Wisconsin, 4 catches for 96 yards at Penn State, and 5 catches for 48 yards at Purdue. He scored five touchdowns over the last five weeks of the season. In his second season at wide receiver, McCulley started 11 of 12 games on the…
Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher is the latest Hoosier to be named to a preseason watch list. The 6-foot-1 and 233-pound Fisher is on the preseason Butkus Award watch list. That honor goes to the nation’s best linebacker at the end of each season. The 40th annual collegiate Butkus Awar Preseason Watch List features 51 linebackers as a nod to the storied “51” pro jersey worn by the award’s namesake, the late Dick Butkus. His tenacious leadership from the middle linebacker position earned him acclaim by NFL Films as the greatest defensive player in football history. Candidates for the collegiate Butkus…
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media on Monday morning. Cignetti discusses the scrimmage the program held on Saturday, injuries that were suffered, and standouts. Indiana opens the season on Aug. 31 against Florida International. (Video provided by IU Athletics) For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/I5mxP7H3DIg The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.
Listen as former IU basketball player Miller Kopp interviews Hoosiers fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway on the first edition “The Player’s Perspective.” The podcast is a new production by IU collective Hoosiers Connect. For a complete library of interviews and podcasts with current and former IU players and coaches, GO HERE. For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.
As the world celebrates at the Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony, let’s look at what Indiana University’s 20 athletes and coaches accomplished at the Summer Games. Indiana has tied its second-largest group of Olympians all-time, having produced 20 Olympians in 1976 and a record 23 in 1968. Hoosiers represented nine different countries, marking a school record. IU totaled three medals – one gold, two silver – in Paris, all coming in the pool for Team USA. Hoosiers delivered seven top-five and 17 top-10 performances at the games. Eight athletes made Olympic debuts in Paris, and seven of those will return to…
The 1984 United States men’s Olympic basketball team will forever go down in history as the final amateur-level U.S. team to win an Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball. Considered one of the strongest teams in U.S. history at the time, legendary coach Bob Knight was the head coach of the team. Joining him was Steve Alford, then a 19-year-old who had just completed his freshman season of college at Indiana. 40 years ago today, Team USA completed a perfect run through the games in Los Angeles with a 96-65 win over Spain. The team that was selected from April…
Watch as IU football offensive tackle Carter Smith met with the media on Thursday morning inside Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The 6-foot-5 and 308-pound Smith started all 12 games at left tackle for the Hoosiers in 2023. He was a key part of Indiana’s offensive line improvement as a whole, with a Pro Football Focus grade of 67.7 — the best mark of any IU tackle this past year. He’s fared particularly well considering his age, as well. Smith’s PFF grade ranked 15th among all tackles in the 2026 draft class — only one Big Ten player finished above him…
Listen as former IU basketball star Ted Kitchel joined The Ride with JMV on The Fan in Indianapolis this week. Kitchel discusses the current state of IU basketball under the direction of his friend Mike Woodson, the passing of Bob Knight, his upcoming golf outing to raise money to fight Parkinson’s Disease, and more. Kitchel was a member of three Big Ten Championship teams in 1980, 1981 and 1983. He started in the 1981 National Championship game against North Carolina and was a first team All-Big Ten pick in 1982 and 1983. The Galveston, Ind. product averaged a career…