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Quick Reaction: Indiana men’s basketball loses to Minnesota 73-64

Indiana played its first true road game of the season and suffered its first loss of the year, falling to the Golden Gophers at the Barn, 73-64. It wasn’t Indiana’s first slow start of the season, but on the road against a Big Ten opponent, the Hoosiers’ overall sluggishness proved costly. Minnesota appeared ready for […]

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Indiana falls to Minnesota 73-64 in first loss under Darian DeVries

Indiana men’s basketball suffered its first defeat of the Darian DeVries era on Wednesday night and it was a bad one. The Hoosiers fell 73-64 on the road to Minnesota, which entered the game all the way down at 116th in KenPom’s overall efficiency rankings. The Hoosiers were able to keep pace through much of […]

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Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football set for early signing period

College football’s early signing period is officially upon us. Recruits in the high school graduating class of 2026 will have the opportunity to sign their financial aid agreements with their school of choice from today, December 3 through Friday, December 5. This’ll make their commitment official. The traditional signing day, held annually on the first […]

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Indiana football recruiting: Class rankings ahead of the early signing period

College football’s early signing period is officially set to begin on Wednesday, December 3 before drawing to a close on Friday. The vast majority of players currently committed to schools will officially sign their financial aid agreement documents, locking them into their programs. There still exists a signing period in February used by some players, […]

9 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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