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Having lost four straight games, Darian DeVries found himself in a tough spot in his first season as Indiana’s head coach. All four of the losses came against ranked opponents, two of them being on the road, so they weren’t necessarily bad on paper. But the Hoosiers didn’t look competitive for stretches (sometimes long ones) […]
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Not much had been going well for Darian DeVries’ Indiana Hoosiers over the last four games, over which they went 0-4 and lost the last three games by 10 or more points. DeVries desperately needed a get-right game to keep his first season at Indiana from going off the rails heading into Friday night’s game […]
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Fernando Mendoza made it official on Friday: he’s declaring for the NFL Draft. He shared the news on social media, posting a video to Instagram and LinkedIn reflecting on his time and accomplishments at Indiana before sharing his intentions. Mendoza, the most decorated individual player in Indiana program history, leaves Bloomington as a Big Ten […]
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Indiana football is hiring Tyson Brown, the senior associate head coach and director of strength and conditioning at Colorado State, as the program’s new head strength and conditioning coach, according to reporting from Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Derek Owings, Indiana’s previous head strength and conditioning coach, left to take the same role at Tennessee […]
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Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has shined on some of the biggest stages this season from the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Miami Gardens. He’ll occupy a different stage at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday night: that of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, per […]
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Indiana football’s top cornerback is heading to the NFL. D’Angelo Ponds, on the heels of the Hoosiers’ win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, said he plans on declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday during an appearance at Raising Cane’s in Bloomington, per Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star. Ponds was […]
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The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions of college football. Indiana, the No. 1-seed in this past College Football Playoff, outlasted No. 10-seed Miami in a 27-21 victory in the National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, winning its first national title in program history. The folks over at […]
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Part of what made Indiana football’s 2025 National Championship run so newsworthy was the makeup of the Hoosiers’ roster, largely full of players who were generally described as ‘overlooked,’ in some capacity. By now, most are familiar with the fact that Fernando Mendoza went from a 2-star recruit of high school to winning the Heisman, […]
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Indiana football hasn’t been without its detractors during its marvelous two year run of success under head coach Curt Cignetti. Few have been as sharp and perhaps none have been as prolific as Paul Finebaum, a television-radio personality and the songbird of the SEC. Finebaum was critical of Indiana’s inclusion in 2024’s College Football Playoff, […]
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Indiana football claimed its first national title in program history on Monday night, beating Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It’s the most significant achievement for the athletic department in decades. The game and eventual win drew plenty of attention on social media with public figures from rapper Lil Wayne to […]
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Derek Owings, Indiana football’s Director of Athletic Performance, has been hired as the Director of Football Sports Performance at Tennessee, roughly the same job, the Volunteers’ program confirmed on Tuesday. Owings was in his second season with the Hoosiers after following head coach Curt Cignetti from the same role at James Madison. He’s previously worked […]
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Alberto Mendoza, Indiana football’s second string quarterback in 2025 through its run to the National Championship, has entered the transfer portal, according to reporting from ESPN. Mendoza, the younger brother of starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, has been with the Hoosiers since before the 2024 season. He flipped his commitment to Indiana […]
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It literally does not get better than this for Indiana football fans. Monday night’s win over Miami in the National Championship game capped off a 16-0 season for Indiana, the first time since Yale did it in 1894 that a team has won 16 games in a season with out a loss. The Hoosiers had […]
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Indiana football beat Miami 27-21 on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Here are three takeaways from the game: The Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are a college football team. They play their games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It wasn’t a fully unclosed stadium until Barack Obama was in […]
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Indiana needed a play. Miami was driving and the deficit was just six points with just under two minutes left in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. A touchdown and an extra point would put the Hurricanes in front with just a few, if any, seconds left for Indiana to make anything happen. The […]
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It happened. It’s real. The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions in college football. Indiana beat Miami 27-21 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to win the program’s first national championship. It’s the biggest win for Indiana, in any sport, in decades. The folks over at BreakingT have been hard at […]
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The Hoosiers did it. In Curt Cignetti’s second year as head coach, Indiana has won its first National Championship in program history, finishing the season at a perfect 16-0. It was Indiana’s first undefeated season, first Big Ten Championship win, first Rose Bowl win, and first three College Football Playoff wins in program history. Indiana […]
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Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hoosiers haven’t been without their share of injuries this season but have held up well through their playoff run. Here’s what you need to know from Monday’s official availability […]
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Indiana football keeps receiving well-wishes ahead of its bout with Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The state has rallied around the Hoosiers during their playoff run. Several high schools pushed basketball games to later dates so fans could avoid conflicts with Indiana’s […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana (14-0, 9-0 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 10-seed Miami (11-3, 7-1 SEC) in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hoosiers got here after beating previous No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 10-seed Miami tonight in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It’s the Hoosiers’ chance at their first national title in program history while the Hurricanes are looking to return to the top of the sport. Indiana […]
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Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Who do college football fans want to see hoist the trophy? SB Nation asked, the fans answered. Of those surveyed, 83% of fans are cheering for Indiana in […]
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Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The whole college football season has led to this, with the Hoosiers going undefeated through the regular season, winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game and advancing through […]
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Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Indiana, the No. 1-seed, is here after winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game, beating No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl and beating No. 5-seed Oregon in […]
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Looking to snag some last-minute tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game? You’re in luck (barely). In the sense that tickets are… available! The get in ticket price has fallen slightly on Sunday after surging to a new high on Saturday. As of right now, fans can get in the building for $3,766, […]
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