Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week's episode, Morris is joined by Brendan F. Quinn of The Athletic to preview the upcoming season for the Big Ten favorite, Michigan State. Among the topics discussed: • How can Cassius Winston be even better as a senior? • Is Tom Izzo embracing or downplaying the team's lofty expectations? • Will Aaron Henry's late-season ascensi...
Sep 04, 2019•29 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. This week’s episode is a two-parter as Alex and Jerod discuss Mike Roberts, the schedule and Archie Miller's appearance in Evansville in segment one and are joined by Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch to preview Ohio State's 2019-20 season in segment two. Among the topics discussed: • The hiring of Mike Roberts • IU's 2019-2020 schedule r...
Aug 28, 2019•58 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week's episode, Morris and Bozich are joined by a good friend of the show, IndyStar IU Insider Zach Osterman to discuss IU's recruiting budget, the assistant coaching search and more. Among the topics discussed: • Zach's recent piece on IU's recruiting budget • Despite its spending, why isn't IU recruiting on par with the nation's e...
Aug 21, 2019•43 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. This week's episode is a two-parter as Alex and Jerod discuss the commitment of Anthony Leal to the Hoosiers in segment one and are joined by IU volleyball coach Steve Aird in segment two. Among the topics discussed: • The impact of Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway's commitments • What's next for Indiana in 2020 • When will the IU schedule be...
Aug 14, 2019•52 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Stu Jackson, who covered IU basketball for the IU Rivals site, The Hoosier, for the last three years. Among the topics discussed: • Leaving the IU beat after three years and transitioning to working for an NFL franchise • The current state of IU basketball • Last season's struggles and wh...
Aug 07, 2019•55 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Jordan Sperber, who publishes a weekly college basketball newsletter that is available here. Among the topics discussed: • Jordan’s approach to what he does and the intersection between analytics and X’s and O’s • Jordan’s impressions of Indiana under Archie Miller • Why, in Jordan’s mind...
Jul 31, 2019•47 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Mike Miller, who was the IU beat writer for The Bloomington Herald-Times for the last five years. Among the topics discussed: • Mike's time in Bloomington, his expectations for the job and whether they met reality • The most interesting stories that Mike covered during his time in Bloomin...
Jul 24, 2019•51 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Wisconsin fan and friend of the show, Bart Torvik, the creator of T-Rank, to preview the 2019-20 season in college hoops. Among the topics discussed: • Bart's thoughts on the Badgers in the post-Ethan Happ era • What Wisconsin fans think of Greg Gard • Depth behind Nathan Reuvers and whet...
Jul 17, 2019•44 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week's show, Morris and Bozich are joined by a friend of the show, Dylan Burkhardt, the editor of UMHoops and co-host of the Moving Screen Podcast, to look ahead to the 2019-20 season. Among the topics discussed: • The last six months for Michigan hoops and the whirlwind that it has been • What to expect from a Juwan Howard coached ...
Jul 10, 2019•45 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich open up the reader mailbag and answer your questions. Among the topics discussed: • Romeo Langford's fit in Boston • The departure of Ed Schilling: Alex and Jerod discuss this development from all angles • Was the Keion Brooks recruitment a factor in Schilling's departure? • What's the most imp...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Scott Agness, who covers the Indiana Pacers for The Athletic to discuss Romeo Langford's NBA draft stock, Victor Oladipo and much more. Among the topics discussed: • Is there a chance that Romeo Langford goes to the Pacers? • What does Scott make of Romeo's draft stock at this point? • Ou...
Jun 19, 2019•36 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week's show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News and the Big Ten Network to discuss a variety of topics, including the new league commissioner, next season's Big Ten race, Indiana's offseason thus far and much more. Among the topics discussed: • Jim Delany's exit and the arrival of new commissioner Kev...
Jun 05, 2019•37 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich discuss a variety of topics, including: • IU's NBA draft decisions • The Big Ten NBA draft decision that could have the biggest impact on the league • Takeaways from Archie Miller's appearance at Huber's • Why Miller feels comfortable with two open scholarships next season • How Joey Brunk, Tra...
May 30, 2019•43 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. After a week hiatus, Morris and Bozich are back with former Nebraska coach Tim Miles to discuss a variety of topics, including his time at Nebraska, his sideline battle with Tom Crean back in 2014, his thoughts on IU under Archie Miller and much more. Among the topics discussed: • What it was like coaching in the Big Ten the last seven year...
May 22, 2019•40 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by recent IU graduates and Inside the Hall writers Seth Tow and Ben Ladner to discuss a variety of topics, including their time in Bloomington, covering IU basketball and much more. Among the topics discussed: • Seth and Ben talk about their experiences in sports media as students at...
May 07, 2019•58 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Jon Sauber of TheHoosier.com to talk Monday's busy day on the recruiting trail and the April evaluation period. Among the topics discussed: • Monday's scholarship offers to Trey Galloway and Anthony Leal • How Galloway and Leal could potentially fit in Bloomington • The offer to c...
Apr 30, 2019•47 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Sports Illustrated assistant managing editor and The Crossover editor Matt Dollinger to talk about IU players in the NBA, Romeo Langford and much more. Among the topics discussed: • Matt's thoughts on Indiana's 2018-19 season • What the process is for guys declaring for the draft ...
Apr 24, 2019•49 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, we're joined by the newest Hoosier Joey Brunk, Dustin Dopirak of The Athletic and we also open up the reader mailbag to answer your questions. Among the topics discussed: • Dustin's scouting report on Joey Brunk • How Brunk will fit with De'Ron Davis and Trayce Jackson-Davis • Why Brunk decided to leave Butler a...
Apr 17, 2019•53 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by former IU and NBA guard Greg Graham for an in-depth conversation that covered many topics. Among them: • Greg gives an update on what he’s been doing since leaving Warren Central back in 2015 • Greg reflects on his high school career at Warren Central • On going through the recrui...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Eddie Cotton of The Hoosier Network to discuss a variety of topics. Among them: · Eddie's recent piece on Devonte Green and the things he learned from doing the story · The feedback he's received on the story so far and how Eddie hopes it helps the fanbase · The evolution of the f...
Apr 03, 2019•38 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Stu Jackson of TheHoosier.com to discuss Indiana's NIT loss to Wichita State, the 2018-19 season as a whole and much more. Among the topics discussed: · General impressions from IU's loss to Wichita State · How Wichita State's urgency and aggressiveness determined the outcome · ...
Mar 27, 2019•55 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich touch on a variety of topics including: · The atmosphere on Tuesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall · The disappointment of not making the NCAA tournament · Is there any value in advancing in the NIT? · How Saint Francis (Pa.) embraced being selected for the NIT · Romeo Langford's missing Tuesd...
Mar 20, 2019•56 min
Editor’s note: Throughout the 2018-19 season, Seth Tow and Ben Ladner will host “The Matchup,” a podcast previewing Indiana’s upcoming games. The episodes will be available on the Podcast on the Brink feed. In this edition of The Matchup, Seth and Ben preview Indiana’s upcoming matchup against Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament. Among the topics discussed: • What stood out from IU's first game against Ohio State • The importance of Rob Phinisee • The impact Devonte Green and De'Ron Davis have ...
Mar 13, 2019•25 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich have a two-part episode with Jess Settles of The Big Ten Network and Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch to preview this week's Big Ten tournament in Chicago. Among the topics discussed: · Indiana's recent surge and what's behind it · The play of Juwan Morgan and Romeo Langford over the last ...
Mar 12, 2019•52 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris is joined by John Gasaway of ESPN.com to discuss Thursday's Indiana-Illinois matchup in Champaign, the NCAA tournament bubble and much more. Among the topics discussed: · What has changed for Indiana and Illinois since their first matchup · Why Indiana's offense has been stunted by its poor shooting per...
Mar 06, 2019•38 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich open up the reader mailbag and answer your questions. Among the topics discussed: · What is the potential for roster turnover this offseason? · Who’s to blame for IU’s poor late game execution? · What needs to be the coaching staff’s emphasis in the offseason? · What is the ceiling for Rob Ph...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 3 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Rick Bozich of WDRB.com to discuss Indiana's free fall in Big Ten play and much more. Among the topics discussed: · Tuesday's loss to Purdue and the key takeaways · How the program will respond to its 11th loss in 12 games · Why it is disappointing that IU is having to coach eff...
Feb 20, 2019•50 min
In this edition of The Matchup, Seth and Ben preview Indiana’s upcoming matchups against Purdue and Iowa. Topics discussed include: • What Indiana can correct from its first matchups with Purdue and Iowa • Whether the Hoosiers can unlock Romeo Langford and their offense as a whole • De'Ron Davis' recent impact on IU's offense • What making "drastic changes" could actually entail
Feb 19, 2019•40 min
Podcast on the Brink is back for another episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. In this edition of the show, Morris and Bozich are joined by Jordan Hulls to discuss his professional basketball career, IU's tumultuous season and fighting through adversity. Among the topics discussed: · Jordan updates how his family is doing over in Germany and his professional career · Indiana's struggles this season and what it's lik...
Feb 13, 2019•37 min
In this edition of The Matchup, Seth and Ben preview Indiana’s upcoming matchup against Iowa. Topics discussed include: • What stood out from the Michigan State game • Key matchups to watch against Iowa • Justin Smith's defense • Al Durham's emergence as a scorer • What factors will determine the game on Thursday
Feb 07, 2019•33 min