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Indiana football cornerback D’Angelo Ponds to declare for NFL Draft

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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It just got a lot harder to recruit against Curt Cignetti’s Indiana football

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 strength coach Derek Owings hired by Tennessee

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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Indiana football quarterback Alberto Mendoza enters the transfer portal

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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From the mountaintop

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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Shop Indiana Hoosiers football national champions apparel on BreakingT

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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Quick reaction: Indiana football beats Miami 27-21, wins National Championship

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 Hoosiers vs Miami Hurricanes: CFP National Championship game thread

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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3 keys to Indiana football beating Miami in the CFP National Championship

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. As of Sunday afternoon, the Hoosiers are an 8.5-point favorite over the Hurricanes with an over/under of 47.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Indiana, the No. 1-seed, got here by […]

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Which former Hoosier would Indiana fans add to this team? Here’s the pick

With Indiana set to face off with Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night, we asked fans which former Hoosiers they’d add to this team if they could. Hoosier fans delivered a pretty strong favorite: defensive end Adewale Ogunleye: Ogunleye won out over Dan Feeney and Micah McFadden, and it […]

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One last time, be sure to appreciate this Indiana football team

This is it. One way or another, Monday is the last time this Indiana football team will suit up and play a game. The simple fact of the matter is that teams like this don’t come around often in sports, literally never in the case of this program. These Hoosiers have shattered every single notion […]

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