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A few years into his tenure as the head football coach at Indiana University of PA, Curt Cignetti was looking to fill an opening on his coaching staff coaching the defensive line, part-time work that demanded full-time hours. He ended up finding his man in a young coach coming off of graduate assistant roles at […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media during his usual weekly press conference on Monday following the Hoosiers’ 56-6 win over UCLA and ahead of their matchup at Maryland next Saturday. Here’s what he had to say: CIGNETTI: A 3:30 homecoming game. Good football team. Coach Locksley and his staff have done a […]
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Indiana was the story of the 2024 college football regular season when the Hoosiers, led by then-first year head coach Curt Cignetti, went a stunning 11-1 and made it into the very first 12-team College Football Playoff field, ultimately falling in the first round. At the time, nationally, some treated the Hoosiers as something of […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media during his usual press conference on Monday and provided a handful of updates on Indiana’s health heading into the matchup against Maryland. Just three Hoosiers were listed in the Big Ten’s availability report ahead of the game against UCLA: defensive back Bryson Bonds and running back […]
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Indiana fans are very confident that the Hoosiers’ football program has strong institutional support, according to the results of a poll we conducted last week: Of the fans who responded, 79% indicated they were “very confident” while 15% listed themselves as “mostly confident” in support for the football program. Just 4% responded that they were […]
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Given the hypersonic ascent from one of the saddest programs in college football history to one of the most consistent and dominant over the last two seasons, Indiana football has been one of the most talked-about programs in the country since Curt Cignetti took over. Cignetti is, famously, is not afraid of making headlines with […]
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The 2025 UCLA Bruins got off to one of the worst starts in the sport, dropping four straight before parting with DeShaun Foster and his two top coordinators. Since then, the Bruins have bounced back in a major way, starting with an upset win over Penn State that likely played a roll in James Franklin’s […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is among the three programs under consideration by Vaughn Karvala, a 4-star small forward in the class of 2026 out of Bella Vista Prep in Oregon, Wisconsin, who will announce his commitment on November 1st. Karvala is the 18th highest-rated small forward and 43rd highest-rated prospect overall in the class of 2026, […]
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No. 2 Indiana football is set to welcome the turnaround story of the 2025 college football season when the Hoosiers take on the UCLA Bruins on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. They’re not quite the 2024 Hoosiers in terms of turnaround. UCLA’s move came midseason when the athletic department moved on from now-former […]
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No. 2 Indiana football is set to take on UCLA at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, this weekend. The Hoosiers are coming off a statement 38-13 home win over Michigan State this past weekend that was decently competitive in the first half before Indiana pulled away in the second. UCLA has undergone a turnaround under […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Indiana football got a big-time investment last week when head coach Curt Cignetti agreed to the […]
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Complacency isn’t a thing around Indiana football. When head coach Curt Cignetti’s teams experience success, which happens far more often than it doesn’t, eliminating complacency throughout his program becomes one of the bigger parts of his job. It’s a trait he shares with his boss, athletic director Scott Dolson. When Indiana surged to even greater […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media during his usual Monday press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup against UCLA this weekend. Here’s what he had to say: CIGNETTI: UCLA, we’re playing a 3-0 football team that’s undefeated, 3-0 in conference. Since they have retooled their staff, now have their new defensive coordinator […]
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Indiana men’s basketball recruiting target Anthony Thompson, a 5-star forward out of Western Reserve Academy in Lebanon, Ohio, will announce his college decision tomorrow, per On3/Rivals’ Joe Tipton: Thompson’s finalists are listed as Indiana, Kentucky, Texas, Ohio State, Michigan, and North Carolina. Rivals ranks him as the 6th highest-rated prospect in the class and 2nd […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti announced that Indiana could be without Kellan Wyatt for the rest of the season after the defensive end left Saturday’s contest against Michigan State with a knee injury. Wyatt transferred into Indiana this season after three years at Maryland. In three years there, he appeared in no fewer than […]
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At 7-0 with a 38-13 win over Michigan State Saturday, Indiana has moved up to the No. 2 spot in the latest AP Poll. This is, for the second consecutive week, the highest ranking in program history. With Miami’s Friday night loss to Louisville, Indiana likely entered Saturday’s game knowing that this would be possible, […]
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Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has the second best odds to win the Heisman Trophy following Week 9, per FanDuel Sportsbook. As of Sunday afternoon, Mendoza’s odds sit at +340, just behind Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who leads with odds of +320. The two are trailed by Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin (+410), Texas A&M […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti spoke with the media following the Hoosiers’ 38-13 win over Michigan State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium for Homecoming. Here’s what he had to say: CIGNETTI: Good win, coming off that big road win last week. We all are aware of the potential issues you’re dealing with there, and […]
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Indiana football moved to 7-0 on the season with its 38-13 win over Michigan State on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. This wasn’t necessarily a pretty one, for a few reasons. The Hoosier defense struggled to respond to a Spartans offense that was keyed in on working Indiana’s trademark aggression on early downs into its own […]
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For the first time in 2025, Indiana football has a clean availability report ahead of its matchup, with the Hoosiers’ report ahead of the matchup against Michigan State only showing players who are out for the season. While Bryson Bonds and Lee Beebe Jr. remain out for the season, freshman defensive back Byron Baldwin is […]
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Indiana football is getting involved with the recruitment of Matt Sieg, a 4-star safety in the class of 2026 out of Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pennsylvania, who is currently committed to Penn State, per Tom Loy, a national recruiting analyst at 247Sports. While Sieg, an in-state prospect in Pennsylvania, remains committed to Penn […]
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Former James Madison and NFL quarterback Ben DiNucci, currently working in broadcasting with CBS Sports, heaped praise on Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti, who coached him when the two were still with the Dukes. “He’s come a long way from calling me a slappy first day of winter workouts in 2019 at JMU,” DiNucci […]
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Indiana is one of several programs involved with the recruitment of Amir Brown, a 4-star running back out of Rolesville High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, who was previously committed to Bill Belichick and North Carolina, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. As stated above, Brown is rated as a 4-star by Rivals/On3, ranking in as […]
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What a week. After being the topic of just about every coaching search and potential coaching search in the country, Curt Cignetti inked a new contract to stay in Bloomington, declaring that he plans on “retiring as a Hoosier.” We can all exhale. Meanwhile, Cignetti and No. 3 Indiana will be tasked with defending the […]
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Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries provided updates on the Hoosiers’ health during a media availability on Thursday ahead of their exhibition against Marian. He was asked for updates on Nick Dorn, Aleksa Ristic and Jason Drake. Dorn, a transfer wing from Elon, is working his way back, isn’t expected to play against Marian […]
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