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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

12 days ago | 1 read

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 […]

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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 […]

12 days ago | 1 read

Indiana football at Purdue: 3 keys to retain the Old Oaken Bucket

No. 2 Indiana football is set to make the short trip up north take on rival Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket Trophy on Friday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers are looking to go 12-0 while the Boilermakers are looking for their first win in Big Ten play. Here’s the biggest […]

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Remember that time… Peyton Ramsey led Indiana over Purdue in 2019?

Indiana football hasn’t had a ton of recent rivalry success aside from the rather prominent 66-0 drubbing the Hoosiers handed the Boilermakers last season to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket. The program, then led by Tom Allen, lost the prior three matchups with some pretty lopsided margins favoring the team to the north. Then there […]

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Indiana football at Purdue: Q&A with Hammer and Rails

Indiana football is set to make the short trip up north to West Lafayette on Friday to take on rival Purdue in the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. We (metaphorically) sat down with the good folks at our SB Nation sister site covering all things Boilermakers, Hammer […]

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Indiana football key matchups: Purdue’s wide receiver corps

Indiana football is set to make the short trip up north on Friday to take on Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers have had a less-than-ideal start to the Barry Odom era this season. Purdue sits at 2-9 on the season and is still searching for its first win in conference […]

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IU basketball beats Kansas State 86-69: 3 takeaways

Indiana men’s basketball moved to 6-0 under head coach Darian DeVries with an 86-69 win over Kansas State at Assembly Hall this Tuesday. The win brings Indiana to 2-0 against high-major programs, including the neutral site win over Marquette. Outside of a stretch of about eight minutes in the first half when the Hoosiers let […]

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Everything Darian DeVries said after Indiana’s win over Kansas State

Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries addressed the media after the Hoosiers’ 86-69 win over Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Here’s what he had to say: Q: Darian, Tayton said Conor has been talking about this match-up defensively for, like, three days and his desire to go up against […]

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Everything Tayton Conerway, Reed Bailey said after beating Kansas State

Indiana men’s basketball’s Tayton Conerway and Reed Bailey spoke with the media following the Hoosiers’ 86-69 win over Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Here’s what they had to say: Q: Tayton, can you talk about what the game plan was to slow down Haggerty and how you guys executed it? CONERWAY: […]

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IU basketball’s defense stifles Kansas State, PJ Haggerty in 86-69 win

Kansas State entered Assembly Hall with one of the highest-scoring offenses in the country. The Wildcats were among the very best 3-point shooting teams nationally and had P.J. Haggerty, men’s college basketball’s leading scorer with 28 points per game, regularly catching defenders out of position and finishing at the rim or firing from deep. They […]

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IU beats Kansas State 86-69: 5 things we learned about the Hoosiers

Indiana men’s basketball earned an 86-69 win over Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers came out swinging, with early 3s and free throws building up a 20-4 lead just six and a half minutes into the matchup. While the offensive production cooled off some in the […]

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Quick Reaction: IU men’s basketball beats Kansas State 86-69

After suffering through some slow starts the last couple of times out, the Indiana Hoosiers hit the ground running against Kansas State. Indiana had eight points before the Wildcats got on the board, locking in on both ends of the floor to build an early lead. Between forcing turnovers on defense and making 3-pointers on […]

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Where Indiana sits in the College Football Playoff rankings in Week 14

The College Football Playoff’s selection committee unveiled its fourth set of rankings for the 2025 season during a live show on Tuesday night. Indiana, ranked No. 2 in both the AP and Coaches’ top-25 polls, remained at No. 2 for the fourth straight week. The Hoosiers are coming off of a bye week following a […]

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