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WATCH: Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti press conference, Fall camp week 3
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday to open up the third week of Fall camp ahead of the Hoosiers’ 2026 season. Cignetti was asked about the roster’s depth three years into his tenure, that of the offensive line in particular, the first scrimmage of the Fall. He emphasized player development […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Is Indiana being doubted again ahead of 2026?
Indiana football has very little to prove under Curt Cignetti moving forward. The Hoosiers won a national championship in year two of his tenure, something nigh unthinkable just 24 months prior. They were given twelve games to play and ended up winning sixteen. Despite this, Indiana will open the 2026 season outside of the top-5 […]
Indiana football 2026 position preview: Wide receivers
With the 2026 Indiana football season rapidly approaching, we’re going through the Hoosiers’ roster with position by position previews. Indiana, coming off of its first national title in program history, lost a fair amount of production to the NFL Draft and exhausted eligibility this past offseason. The Hoosiers’ staff hit the portal to fill in […]
Report: Indiana AD Scott Dolson signs contract extension
If you want to win championships, go to Indiana. Scott Dolson, whose time with Indiana University began as an undergraduate student in the 1980s, has signed n amended contract to continue serving as the Hoosiers’ athletic director through 2031, per reporting from Michael Niziolek of the Herald-Times. The contract comes with a pay raise and […]
Indiana football survey: Projecting the Hoosiers’ win total in 2026
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. Indiana football is coming off of the sport’s first 16-0 season in over a century and the program’s first national championship. The Hoosiers, after losing plenty […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Curt Cignetti sounds off on Notre Dame
We really aren’t gonna escape this weird Indiana-Notre Dame… thing anytime soon, huh? The Hoosiers and Fighting Irish are in the news again, this time because Curt Cignetti was asked about it during an appearance on Big Ten Network this past weekend. “Yeah, I’d like to play Notre Dame,” Cignetti said. “They oughta come to […]
Indiana football 2026 position preview: Quarterbacks
With the 2026 Indiana football season rapidly approaching, we’re going through the Hoosiers’ roster with position by position previews. Indiana, coming off of its first national title in program history, lost a fair amount of production to the NFL Draft and exhausted eligibility this past offseason. The Hoosiers’ staff hit the portal to fill in […]
The Josh Hoover and Fernando Mendoza debate is not real
Towards the middle August, just after the MLB All-Star Break but before college football officially kicks off, we enter the Take Zone for football writers. In the absence of bigger stories like transfers, coaching moves or injuries, a few topics surrounding big-name programs get taken up by the big media outlets. At that point, everyone […]
Candystripe Catchup: Curt Cignetti’s Rece Davis interview, Josh Hoover, more
It’s been a decently busy week of news for the Hoosiers, which is to be expected with football season rapidly approaching. For starters, Curt Cignetti sat for an insightful interview over a film session with ESPN’s Rece Davis. Cignetti walked Davis through a few key plays from the 2025 season, broke down tape of some […]
Could 2025 Indiana football beat 2019 LSU? One model says yes
Indiana football embarked on one of the greatest seasons in the history of college football in 2025, finishing 16-0 and winning the program’s first national championship. The Hoosiers won just about every trophy they had a shot at including the Big Ten Championship, Rose Bowl, Peach Bowl and, of course, the national championship with Fernando […]
Once again, “The next Indiana” does not exist and never will
Welcome to the second edition of what will almost certainly become an annual column here and elsewhere. The college football season is drawing ever closer and you know what that means. That’s right, tailgating setups are being planned, various SEC programs are plotting on ending their title drought, Curt Cignetti is in the film room […]
WATCH: Indiana safety Amare Ferrell, cornerback Jamari Sharpe press conferences
Indiana’s defensive secondary proved crucial during the Hoosiers’ run to the national championship in 2025. Multiple key members of that group return for 2026. Losing standouts like cornerback D’Angelo Ponds and safety Louis Moore hurts, but the Hoosiers’ staff turned to the transfer portal to fill in the gaps as best as they could. Two […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Fernando Mendoza set to make NFL preseason debut
The NFL preseason is upon us, which means it’s time to get a first look at a few Hoosiers in their new digs. First up, Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick in this past Spring’s NFL Draft, will make his debut in the silver […]
How to watch Fernando Mendoza’s NFL preseason debut
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana football’s first Heisman Trophy winner and national championship-winning quarterback, is set to make his NFL preseason debut today. The Las Vegas Raiders, which selected Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in this past spring’s NFL Draft, are set to host the Arizona Cardinals for a preseason contest this evening at Allegiant […]
WATCH: Indiana OL Joe Brunner and DL Joe Hjelle address the media
Indiana football entered the 2026 offseason needing to fill a few holes along both the offensive and defensive lines. The offensive line was losing starting center and Rose Bowl MVP Pat Coogan, who’d joined the Hoosiers for the 2025 season after spending the majority of his career at Notre Dame. The defensive line was losing […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Opposing coaches share intel on Indiana QB Josh Hoover
Indiana football is used to its doubters at this point. Countless voices across the media and fan landscape downplayed the Hoosiers’ breakout season in 2024 under Curt Cignetti, going as far as questioning their inclusion in that year’s College Football Playoff. Indiana wasn’t even projected to be in the Big Ten Championship Game last preseason […]
Hoosiers Daily News: What Indiana football’s rise has meant for the athletic department
Football can be a rising tide that lifts all boats. That was generally the idea when Indiana approached a coaching search following the ill-fated 2023 season, Tom Allen’s final year as head coach in Bloomington. The goal seemed to be finding, and hiring, a coach who could get Indiana into the postseason on a consistent […]
Indiana fans share slight approval of cancelling the Notre Dame series
Indiana football caught quite a bit of heat last week when news came out that the Hoosiers requested out of their coming series against Notre Dame. Hoosier fans, are slightly divided on the topic, with a majority voicing approval for the series’ cancellation in our Reacts Survey this past week. Of those who responded, 57% […]
ESPN analyst sees Indiana, Curt Cignetti atop college football for the foreseeable future
Indiana football burst onto the national scene in 2024, its first season under head coach Curt Cignetti, winning 11 regular season games and crashing the first 12-team College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers rose even higher in 2025, going undefeated in the regular season, earning the playoff’s No. 1-seed following the Big Ten Championship win and […]
WATCH: Indiana’s Curt Cignetti opens week two of fall camp on Monday
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday to open the Hoosiers’ second week of fall camp ahead of the 2026 season. There was much to discuss given the recent news of Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt’s return to the roster for fifth seasons of eligibility, the recent press conference gaffe from […]
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti gives health update on returners Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt
Indiana football’s already formidable defense got a huge boost last week with Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, members of the Hoosier defensive line in 2025, announced their returns to the roster ahead of the 2026 season for fifth seasons of eligibility. Both Daley and Wyatt’s 2025 seasons came to a close due to injury. Daley […]
WATCH: Indiana’s Curt Cignetti sits down with ESPN’s Rece Davis
Nobody loves watching film quite as much as Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti. Cignetti was one of multiple interviews completed by ESPN broadcaster Rece Davis this offseason, who also spent time with Miami’s Mario Cristobal and Texas Tech’s Joey Maguire. Davis structures these interviews by meeting subjects where they’re comfortable doing what they love. […]
Curt Cignetti had the perfect response to new Purdue AD’s jab
The Indiana-Purdue rivalry was back in headlines last week and, just like on the field, it didn’t go all that well for the Boilermakers. Incoming Purdue athletic director Tommy McClelland, set to take over in January following the departure of Mike Bobinski, took an ill-advised swipe at Indiana during his introductory press conference last week. […]
Indiana football: The backup quarterback race heats up
According to reporting from Michael Niziolek of the Herald-Times, Indiana quarterback Tyler Cherry got reps with the second team today after having been behind Grant Wilson on the depth chart for the first three days of fall camp. Because he missed 2025 with an injury, Cherry is still listed as a redshirt freshman on Indiana’s […]
Indiana Reacts Survey: Do the Hoosiers have the best defensive line in college football?
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. Indiana football’s already formidable 2026 defense got a huge boost this past week. Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt, key pieces of the Hoosier defensive line in […]
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