Victor Oladipo, who committed to IU after his Sept. 3 official visit, said he will attend Hoosier Hysteria tomorrow. He will be there along with a list of hopeful Hoosiers who IU is still trying to convince that Bloomington is the place for them. Oladipo called the Indiana Daily Student this evening and confirmed that he will be at Assembly Hall for the inaugural scrimmage.
Last year, fans were more wary than excited about Hoosier Hysteria, the annual event previewing the IU men's basketball season. While IU has a bit of newness still associated with this year's team, fans have some idea who will be walking out during introductions and won't be totally unaware of the playing styles of IU athletes. IU is starting to get back what it once had, an event where people actually knew who they were coming to see, but also some sense of normalcy. Hoosier Hysteria is always tons of fun for IU fans, but my guess is you all will have a bit better time seeing recognizable players take the court. This is my assumption about what y'all think.
Jeremiah Davis, the No. 40 recruit in the nation for 2011 and hot IU prospect, will not be in attendance at Hoosier Hysteria Friday. Davis told me via text message earlier today that he would be at his little brother's football game instead. We're currently working on developing a list of who will be here and who won't.
Before we give you guys a large dose of previews for the Hoosiers' contest with the Illini, we've got a few forums for you to discuss IU football. Nathan Hart has written up a nice piece on the quarterback signals and how IU conducts their secret business.
IU's true colors shone through for one of the first times this year in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Notre Dame. "It was definitely a confident booster for us, and we just needed to get one in the back and I knew the flood gates would open after that," senior Darren Yeagle said.
The Big Ten announced its new bowl lineup (effective 2010-2014) this week. The conference will now have five bowl games on Jan.
Trying to put together some sort of list for recruits who will be attending Hoosier Hysteria and I've picked up some other tidbits along the way. First, Hanner Perea, a 6-foot-8 power sophomore forward currently attending school in North Carolina will be there, according to his AAU coach. *** Second, got a hold of 2011 IU commit Austin Etherington, who not only will be there, but just left Assembly Hall minutes ago after playing in an open gym.
IU coach Bill Lynch addressed the media at his weekly press conference this afternoon. Defensive end Jammie Kirlew and middle linebacker Matt Mayberry also took questions following Lynch.
Senior Alex Martin and sophomore David Erdy sit in 19th and 26th place individually for the Hoosiers after two round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif. The invitational is being played at the Meadow Club, which is yielding low scores to the entire field.
Yes, you read right, and here's a video to prove it: The riders competed in a two-part cycling series at Bill Armstrong Stadium today.
Who knew it would be so prophetic? Check out this video that was played on the video board at Scott Stadium.
The Big Ten conference is shaping up into three tiers. There's the "Still Playing for a BCS Bowl" tier with Ohio State, Iowa and Penn State.
The IU volleyball team ended its Illinois road trip with its second loss in as many days, falling to Northwestern in five sets. The Wildcats (11-7, 2-4) outlasted the Hoosiers (13-7, 2-4) by scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 16-25 and 15-13. The Wildcats looked to have the early edge in the match's initial contest, winning the first five points.
The IU volleyball team looks to rebound from yesterday's loss at No. 12 Illinois with a win at 6 p.m.
Jorge Campillo, IU men's golfer from 2005-2008, finished 10th in the Madrid Masters this week in Spain.
The IU volleyball team dropped the first contest of its two-match road trip, falling to No. 12 Illinois in straight sets. The Fighting Illini (12-3, 4-2) defeated the Hoosiers (13-6, 2-3) by scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 25-22. Junior middle blocker Johannah Bangert paced Illinois, killing eight balls at a .800 clip -- all but two of her hits being kills.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The Indiana Hoosiers took a break from their conference schedule to face Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Virginia Saturday. They probably could have just taken the week off. PHOTOS: UVA 47, IU 7 " Virginia jumped to a 30-0 lead by halftime and was never challenged by the Hoosiers, winning the game 47-7.
A Luis Soffner fingertip save in the final seconds of Saturday's game at Michigan was the deciding factor in IU's 1-0 win. The Hoosiers advance to 6-4-1 (2-0) and snap a two-game losing streak. Andy Adlard, last weeks co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, punched in IU's lone goal.
