HoosierHype

11/11/2009 5:54pm

Oladipo signs National Letter of Intent

By Sean Morrison

IU Athletics just released this: Bloomington, Indiana--Indiana University men's basketball coach Tom Crean has announced the signing of Victor Oladipo, a 6-4, 180 guard from DeMatha Catholic High School in Washington D.C., to a national letter of intent to attend the University and play basketball for the Hoosiers. A resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Oladipo is entering his senior year at DeMatha for head coach Mike Jones.

11/11/2009 5:02pm

IU women to play in Big 10 and Big 12 tournament and live blog invitation

By Ari Shifron

Starting next year the Hoosiers and the rest of the Big 10 will play in a tournament with the Big 12 Conference it was announced today. Before I get to the press release I would like to invite everyone to join Candice and I here on the Hoosier Hype blog for a live chat when IU opens its home season against IUPUI on Sunday at 2pm. Now here is the release on the tournament from bigten.org: PARK RIDGE, Ill.

11/10/2009 11:19pm

USA Today on coaching salaries

By Nathan Hart

Which coach has a higher base salary - Bill Lynch or Nick Saban? You'll find the answer in USA Today's comprehensive look at college football coaching salaries.

11/10/2009 11:07pm

IU field hockey makes the NCAA tournament

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman

The No. 13 Hoosiers (14-6) earned a spot to play in the NCAA tournament against Wake Forest this Saturday in Winston- Salem, NC. Wake Forest will host the first and second round, along with the Final Four at Kenter Stadium on Nov.

11/10/2009 10:43pm

Coach Lynch press conference notes and quotes

By Nathan Hart

As usual, IU coach Bill Lynch spoke to the media this afternoon. Here are some highlights. Team making progress? One of the thoughts I've heard this week has been the idea that IU is actually improving - it's just the fact that playing three straight games against top 25 teams (Iowa and Wisconsin the past two weeks; Penn State this week) has kept them from the winning side.

11/10/2009 9:34pm

Will Sheehey decision to come soon

By Justin Albers

Will Sheehey, an IU basketball recruit from Weston, Florida, says he will make a college decision soon. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound shooting guard, who is also considering Michigan and Georgia Tech, said he plans to sit down and discuss the situation with his family this weekend and hopes to have a decision made by early next week. If not, he says, it will come some time in the next month. Sheehey is ranked 131st in the Class of 2010 by Rivals.com.

11/10/2009 4:49pm

NCAA field hockey tournament selection show tonight

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman

The 2009 NCAA field hockey selection show will begin tonight at 8 p.m here. The No. 13 Hoosiers (14-6, 4-2) moved up five spots since the last NFHCA poll on November 3rd. The NCAA tournament selects 16-teams to play in it. IU tied for second in the Big Ten Conference and got second place in the Big Ten tournament this past weekend. This past Sunday, the Hoosiers lost the championship game to No.6 Michigan State 3-2. IU won nine of their past 11 games, losing to Michigan State both times they played in the regular season and in the tournament. The Hoosiers are 1-1 all-time in the NCAA tounament with those two games being played in 2005. Check for updates tonight to see if IU made the tournament.

11/10/2009 4:28pm

Herald-Times reporting David Williams will not sign with Hoosiers

By Sean Morrison

Chris Korman of the H-T has broken the news that David Williams, the first of Tom Crean's recruits from the 2010 class, will not be signing with the Hoosiers - period. We'll try to get more on this soon, as well as updates tomorrow, when Victor Oladipo, the other 2010 commit, is expected to sign with IU.

11/10/2009 2:38pm

Thomas, Replogle questionable for PSU game

By Nathan Hart

NOTE: I will post a recap of Bill Lynch's press conference later. I wanted to post an injury update now - I'll recap what Lynch had to say once I'm free this afternoon. In the preliminary injury report, LB Tyler Replogle (head) and S Austin Thomas (shoulder) are listed as questionable for Saturday's game against Penn State.

11/9/2009 6:04pm

Bielema wants review of muffed punt

By Nathan Hart

Did IU score one more touchdown than they should have on Saturday? I just saw a link to this story - Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is asking the Big Ten to review wide receiver David Gilreath's muffed punt in the first quarter that IU safety Collin Taylor recovered. By rule, the receiving player has the opportunity to catch the ball before it hits the ground, even after muffing the punt. When a valid fair catch signal is made, the unimpeded opportunity to catch a free or scrimmage kick is extended to a player who muffs the kick and still has an opportunity to complete the catch.

11/9/2009 2:19pm

Willis in, Fisher out for PSU game?

By Nathan Hart

IU released its depth chart today, and running back Darius Willis is listed as the starter. Willis, who injured his leg against Wisconsin and did not return to the game, has been hobbled by various injuries all season.

11/9/2009 12:47pm

Big Ten power rankings, week 10

By Nathan Hart

The state of the Big Ten took a big hit this week. Penn State did not look like a BCS contender, and Iowa was exposed as soon as Ricky Stanzi went down.

11/9/2009 12:13pm

Bucket game set to start at 3:30

By Nathan Hart

From IU media relations: The Old Oaken Bucket Game against Purdue on Saturday, Nov. 21, will be televised on the Big Ten Network, it was announced today.

11/9/2009 11:20am

So close, so far: IU-Wisconsin postgame material

By Ryan Winn

The Hoosiers saw another team trying to lead a comeback to a thrilling victory Saturday, only this time, it was them. IU fell short of an upset bid, falling to the Wisconsin Badgers, 31-28, in front of just over 33,000 in Memorial Stadium.

11/8/2009 9:43pm

Practice, St. Joe, Bawa, redshirts, Dumes galore

By Jordan Cohen

DeAntate and I were among the six or seven members of the media who met with Tom Crean around 6:30 tonight in Assembly Hall. He touched on many subjects, including Bawa Muniru and the likelihood of redshirting a player.

11/8/2009 2:57pm

IU field hockey loses in Championship game

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman

The No. 18 Hoosiers (14-6, 4-2) lost to No. 8 Michigan State 3-2 in the Big Ten Championship game on Sunday. The Spartans end Indiana's seven game win streak. IU got off to an early lead with a goal from senior forward Haley Funk in the 14th minute off a penalty stroke. Less than 11 minutes later, MSU responded with a goal from midfielder Jeamie Deacon off a penalty corner. In the 33rd minute, the Spartans scored from a goal by midfielder Floor Rijpma off an assist by back Angie Lucik. 24 seconds later, Michigan State scored again off Deacon's hard shot to the back of the net. After the Hoosiers took a timeout in the second half, they scored off a goal from freshman forward Morgan Fleetwood by an assist from junior midfielder Kelsey Kiper. IU wasn't able to score in the last 18 minutes because of some impressive saves from goalkeeper Elissa Unger. The Hoosiers will find out Tuesday if they earned a spot in the 16-team NCAA tournament.

11/8/2009 9:29am

ESPN rates two schools with IU commits in top-10 in nation among high school programs

By Sean Morrison

DeMatha Catholic High School (2010 commitment Victor Oladipo's prep school) and Bloomington High School South (new home to former Arizona resident and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino) are on ESPN's list of the top-10 high school basketball programs of the year. BHSS, which went undefeated last season under the reins of Indiana Mr. Basketball and current IU freshman Jordan Hulls, is ranked at No.