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Indiana men’s basketball at Minnesota: 3 things to know
Indiana men’s basketball (7-0,0-0) will play its first true road game of the season, heading to Minneapolis to take on the Golden Gophers (4-4, 0-0). Both teams are led by new head coaches in Darian DeVries and Niko Medved, who have proven themselves as winners at their prior stops. The Gophers enter the game on […]
Big Ten play kicks off for a trio of new men’s basketball coaches
While Indiana’s Darian DeVries won’t meet the Minnesota Gophers’ new head man, Niko Medved, until Wednesday night in the Twin Cities, Big Ten play kicks off Tuesday for one of the conference’s newest names, Ben McCollum. The three are inheriting vastly different situations – more on that later – but will be inextricably linked for […]
Ohio State’s Ryan Day praises Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza ahead of Big Ten Championship
No. 2 Indiana football is set to take on No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday in a historic Big Ten Football Championship game matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Few coaches around the sport know the quarterback position as well as Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day, who’s sent two passers to the first […]
Putting Indiana football’s historic 12-0 2025 season into perspective
Indiana football officially moved to 12-0 with last Friday’s dominant 56-3 road win over rival Purdue. Those 12 wins are the most in a season in program history and mark the Hoosiers’ second undefeated season after 1945’s Big Ten championship team went 9-0-1 with one tie in Big Ten play. The previous high came in […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Curt Cignetti impressed by Ryan Day, Julian Sayin
No. 2 Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on both Sunday and Monday ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Football Championship game matchup against No. 1 Ohio State this coming Saturday. His remarks in each appearance covered a variety of topics, but he made sure to take time to offer praise for a […]
Indiana men’s basketball rises in AP Top-25 poll
Indiana men’s basketball made its AP top-25 poll debut under head coach Darian DeVries last week, just sneaking into the rankings at No. 25 after a 5-0 start to the 2025-26 season that included a 100-77 neutral site win over Marquette. The Hoosiers rose further this week, sitting at No. 22 nationally sandwiched between a […]
ESPN’s Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley set to broadcast Indiana vs Kentucky
No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball’s first regular season matchup against No. 18 Kentucky in over a decade will feature a star-studded broadcast crew. Legendary ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will team up with basketball icon and fellow broadcaster Charles Barkley for the Hoosiers’ game against the Wildcats on Saturday, December 13, according to an […]
ESPN’s College Gameday snubs undefeated Big Ten Championship for SEC title game
The coming clash between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana at Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set to be the first conference championship meeting of the top two teams in the AP Poll in over a decade. For the first time, that matchup won’t […]
Curt Cignetti, Ryan Day share mutual respect ahead of Big Ten Championship
We’ve come a long way from Curt Cignetti saying Ohio State sucks into a microphone at Assembly Hall. That comment, which included jabs at rival Purdue and Michigan, was made to fire up a home crowd and energize a moribund fanbase immediately after Cignetti’s hiring in Bloomington. It also served as a way of punching […]
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti previews Ohio State, Big Ten Championship Game
No. 2 Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Football Championship game matchup against No. 1 Ohio State this coming Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Here’s what Cignetti had to say, courtesy of ASAP Sports: CIGNETTI: Okay. Turn the page from the last […]
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza signs with adidas
Indiana football’s starting quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, has inked an NIL deal with adidas, the official apparel partner of the Hoosiers’ athletics department, according to a post from his official LinkedIn: His signing with adidas comes after the conclusion of Indiana’s 12-0 undefeated regular season and as he sits as the slight betting favorite to win […]
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza finishes regular season as slight Heisman favorite
Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza will enter the 2025 postseason as the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, per odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. Mendoza sits at +115 to win the award. Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, who the Hoosiers will face in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship game, is just behind him at +155. […]
A brief history of No. 1 vs No. 2 in conference championship games
No. 2 Indiana football is set to take on No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday at the Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will make history for several reasons. For one, its Indiana’s first berth in the conference championship game and will be a chance to win […]
Indiana football has won two previous Big Ten championships. Here’s how
No. 2 Indiana is set to play No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game at 8 p.m. ET next Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will serve as the Hoosiers’ first shot at a Big Ten Championship in several decades. Indiana has two Big Ten titles […]
Indiana women’s basketball vs Iowa State key matchups: Guarding Audi Crooks
Indiana women’s basketball is set to face one of the toughest players to defend in the country. The Hoosiers got used to dominant, reliable scoring in the paint in the five seasons Mackenzie Holmes spent in Bloomington. They’ll get a sense of what it was like to be on the other end of that on […]
Indiana women’s basketball vs Iowa State: How to watch, predictions, more
Indiana (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 10 Iowa State (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) in the Coconut Hoops Championship on Sunday afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers are coming off a 76-72 win over Gonzaga on Friday. Shay Ciezki led Indiana in scoring with 24 points on […]
Indiana opens as underdog in Big Ten Football Championship game against Ohio State
No. 2 Indiana football opened as an 6.5-point underdog against No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game, set to be played at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 6th, per FanDuel Sportsbook. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 56-3 road blowout win over rival Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West […]
Indiana to face Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship game
The stage is officially set. Indiana will face Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship Game at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It’s Indiana’s first appearance in the conference championship game in program history. The Hoosiers have won two prior Big Ten championships, in 1945 and […]
Indiana men’s basketball beats Bethune-Cookman 100-56: 3 takeaways
Indiana put together a strong 40-minute performance against Bethune-Cookman Saturday afternoon in a bit of a tune-up game before Big Ten play starts this coming week. Head coach Darian DeVries got strong performances from just about everyone who checked into the game, a good sign of a team that’s hitting its stride early in the […]
Indiana football, Purdue, the Old Oaken Bucket and thieves of joy
Purdue had all the momentum it could possibly ask for. The Boilermaker offense stood a mere five yards away from the opposing endzone and a chance to tie things up against Indiana, which had risen all the way up to No. 2 in the country and entered Ross-Ade Stadium with a chance to cap off […]
Quick reaction: Indiana men’s basketball beats Bethune-Cookman 100-56
Indiana men’s basketball turned in one of its most complete performances of the early season, opening up a quick lead over Bethune-Cookman that only grew as the game went on. Head coach Darian DeVries got contributions from just about everyone who checked in today, but it was Tayton Conerway that really helped Indiana get off […]
Indiana football beats Purdue, advances to the Big Ten Championship game
Indiana football beat rival Purdue 56-3 on a frigid Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, notching a second consecutive blowout victory in the series. The Hoosiers retain possession of the Old Oaken Bucket trophy for another season, move to 12-0 on the season and earn a program-first bid to the Big Ten Football […]
Quick Reaction: Indiana football beats Purdue 56-3, cements 12-0 season
The Old Oaken Bucket trophy will stay in Bloomington for another season. Indiana football beat rival Purdue 56-3 on Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, the second consecutive blowout victory for the Hoosiers after last season’s 66-0 victory in Bloomington that snapped a three-game winning streak for the Boilermakers. Curt Cignetti, in […]
Will Elijah Sarratt, Drew Evans play? Indiana’s availability report vs Purdue
Indiana football is set to take on rival Purdue tonight in the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of a bye week following a 31-7 senior day home win against Wisconsin. It came at a good time, with several members of the roster […]
Indiana football at Purdue: 3 things to know about the Boilermakers
No. 2 Indiana football is set to make the trip up north to take on Purdue on Friday for the Old Oaken Bucket trophy at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers enter the game with a shot at history, the program’s first undefeated season and a berth in the Big Ten title game. […]
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