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‘We don’t cry a river’: Curt Cignetti praises Big Ten as best league in college football
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti ended his Big Ten Media Days press conference on Thursday with some remarks on the strength of the Big Ten. “The Big Ten is the best league in football,” Cignetti said. “A lot of really good football teams, it’s hard to win on the road. Very physical football teams, […]
Big Ten’s Tony Petitti says Indiana football was disrespected after 2024
Indiana football’s rise from the depths of the Big Ten to the top of college football hasn’t come without its detractors. Far from it. The Hoosiers’ breakout 2024 season under then-first year head coach Curt Cignetti was met with rising skepticism, most notably from media personalities attached to the SEC, as the weeks went on. […]
How to watch Indiana football at 2026 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago
Indiana football is set for its turn on the Big Ten Media Days stage in Chicago, Illinois, this afternoon with head coach Curt Cignetti and a trio of players set to address the media. The Hoosiers, as reigning national champions, will attract as much attention as they ever have at the event today. Cignetti’s peers […]
Hoosiers Daily News: The rest of the state reckons with Indiana’s football title
Indiana football fans have spent the past six months basking in the glory of the program’s first national title. The rest of the state has spent that time reasoning with it. There are two other power teams in the state, Notre Dame and Purdue, the latter being Indiana’s in-state rival. Both Marcus Freeman of the […]
Indiana fans express high optimism in football recruiting moving forward
We’ve never seen Indiana football recruit at the level it’s been lately. The Hoosiers have had moments where they’ve reigned in highly-rated high school prospects, but they’ve been few and far between. They’ve never had a five-star commit, as happened when Monshun Sales announced his decision earlier this month. Nor have they ever landed one […]
Indiana Reacts Survey: How helpful was the trip to the FISU America Games?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in IU fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Indiana men’s basketball, representing the United States, is coming off of five straight wins and a […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana men’s basketball wins gold at FISU America Games
Indiana men’s basketball went to Peru for some chemistry building and is leaving with some hardware. The Hoosiers, representing the United States at the FISU America Games, beat the Virgin Islands 99-57 in the gold medal game on Monday afternoon. Indiana went 5-0 across group and elimination play during its time in Lima. Here’s what […]
Indiana football projected to finish third in Big Ten by two media polls
If you’ve been around the Big Ten enough, you know the drill. There’s no official preseason media poll for football, men’s basketball or women’s basketball. As a result, the media publishes unofficial polls to fill in the gap. Here’s what you need to know about where said polls slot Indiana ahead of the 2026 college […]
Does Indiana football’s title loom over Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman? Sort of
Indiana and Notre Dame share a strange history on the gridiron. The two programs occupy the same state but there’s little that brings them together outside of recruiting that shared territory. The Hoosiers and Fighting Irish have met just thirty times with the first game taking place way back in 1898. Indiana’s in-state rival has […]
How to watch Indiana men’s basketball vs Virgin Islands in FISU’s gold medal game
Indiana men’s basketball, representing the United States at the FISU America Games, has torn through its competition en route to the gold medal game. The Hoosiers easily dispatched both of Peru and the U.S. Virgin Islands during group play before eliminating Chile on Saturday to advance to the final this afternoon. Indiana will go for […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana men’s basketball set for FISU gold medal game
Indiana men’s basketball has represented the USA well at the FISU America Games in Lima, Peru. The Hoosiers have torn through international competition with blowout after blowout in group play before advancing past Chile in the knockout round on Saturday. Now they’re set for the gold medal game, a rematch against the U.S. Virgin Islands. […]
Former Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza signs rookie contract with Las Vegas Raiders
The long wait is finally over: former Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has signed his rookie contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. Mendoza, coming off of a national championship season that saw him win the Heisman Trophy, was selected by the Raiders with the first overall pick in this past spring’s NFL Draft. He’s the […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football is recruiting like never before
Indiana football has had its moments in recruiting. Tom Allen had his moments on the field and the trail, landing multiple of the program’s highest-rated signings at the time including Dasan McCullough, son of then-running backs coach Deland McCullough. But the Hoosiers have never seen the types of prospects Curt Cignetti is landing on the […]
Indiana men’s basketball adds yet another exhibition, will face Butler
Indiana men’s basketball has added its third preseason exhibition matchup against another NCAA Division-I college basketball program. The Hoosiers will face Butler at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, October 11 with the Bulldogs traveling down to Bloomington the next year for a return exhibition game at Assembly Hall. This October’s game will be […]
Indiana football lands commitment from 2028 QB Lukas Prock
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti and company kept the momentum going on the recruiting trail, landing their first commit of the class of 2028 in Lukas Prock, a four-star quarterback out of New Jersey. Prock is a consensus top-10 quarterback in the class of 2028, ranked between fifth and seventh by various recruiting outlets. Prock, […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Men’s basketball begins play in FISU America Games
Indiana men’s basketball’s second international trip in as many years under head coach Darian DeVries is underway as FISU America Games play begins in Lima, Peru. The Hoosiers, representing the United States in the event, handed Peru a 115-36 loss without breaking a sweat on Tuesday, YouTube livestreaming issues aside. They’ll be back in action […]
Indiana football receives expert prediction to land top 2028 QB prospect
Indiana football keeps gaining momentum on the recruiting trail as the staff puts together the 2027 recruiting class. But there’s always an eye on the future at the sport’s premier position. Lukas Prock, a quarterback prospect in the class of 2028, has received an expert prediction to commit to Indiana from On3/Rivals is the vice […]
How to watch Indiana men’s basketball vs Virgin Islands in the FISU America games
Indiana men’s basketball, representing the United States, is set for its second matchup in the FISU America Games. The FISU America Games is a multi-sport event held every two years between collegiate athletes from the Americas as a leadup to the FISU World University Games, a larger scale event featuring collegiate athletes from around the […]
Indiana Reacts Survey: How confident are you in Indiana football recruiting?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in IU fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Indiana football landed its first verbal commitment from a 5-star recruiting prospect last Friday when Monshun […]
What to know about Indiana men’s basketball’s FISU America Games schedule
Indiana men’s basketball, representing the United States in the FISU America Games, is set to begin play in the FISU America Games this week in Lima, Peru. The FISU America Games is a multi-sport event held every two years between collegiate athletes from the Americas leading up to the FISU World University Games, a larger […]
How to watch Indiana men’s basketball vs Peru in the FISU America games
Indiana men’s basketball, representing the United States, is set for its first matchup in the FISU America Games. The FISU America Games is a multi-sport event held every two years between collegiate athletes from the Americas as a leadup to the FISU World University Games, a larger scale event featuring collegiate athletes from around the […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana men’s basketball strengthens non-conference schedule
Indiana men’s basketball’s 2026-27 non-conference schedule just got considerably stronger. The Hoosiers added another neutral site game to their slate with a matchup against Arkansas set for November 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’ll be the program’s first game against Arkansas since 2019 and the first against a John Calipari-coached team […]
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti flips another script by landing Monshun Sales
Indiana isn’t the first team to rise to prominence and reach the top of its sport, far from it. But the Hoosiers’ path to that championship and its epilogue differs from their predecessors. Landing commitments from 5-star recruits is usually part of the rise to said championship rather than a feature of its aftermath. But […]
Indiana football: Monshun Sales scouting report
Indiana football landed a commitment from the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in the class of 2027, Lawrence North’s Monshun Sales, on Friday. Curt Cignetti already has 16 recruits signed in that class, putting Indiana in the top 50 nationally, but Sales is a major addition. For reference, Indiana’s best high school recruit in program […]
Indiana Football, Monshun Sales and recruiting with the best
In just two years at Indiana, Curt Cignetti has accomplished seemingly all there is to accomplish in the sport. He did the impossible in bringing the Hoosiers their first National Championship, first Heisman Trophy winner, first Rose Bowl victory, and on, and on. By now, his detractors are mostly acting in bad faith, pretending that […]
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