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, typically on Wednesdays.

On this week’s episode, Morris and Bozich open up the reader mailbag and answer your IU basketball questions with the start of the regular season just a few weeks away. Among the topics discussed:

• Indiana's December schedule and which games are most important to win
• What will Indiana's lineup look like on January 1?
• Will the Hoosiers be elite defensively? How will Indiana score this season?
• Can Jerome Hunter alter IU's ceiling in a significant way?
• Does Alex really believe IU will finish 9th in the Big Ten?