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Indiana men’s basketball picked to finish 9th in Big Ten via media poll

Indiana men’s basketball finished at 10th in the Big Ten during the 2025-26 season, Darian DeVries’ first leading the program as head coach. The conference’s media contingent doesn’t see the Hoosiers taking much of a jump in year two. Indiana was picked to finish at ninth in the final league standings in an annual unofficial […]

3 notes from Curt Cignetti’s press conference ahead of Nebraska

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media for his usual game week press conference on Monday following the 47-15 win over Rutgers and ahead of the game against Nebraska this upcoming Saturday. Cignetti, as usual, lauded the Hoosiers’ next opponent while providing a few observations on this past weekend’s road win. Here’s three […]

Which Indiana football position group excites you the most, five games in?

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 made some pretty exciting moves in the offseason, adding talented pieces in the transfer portal like running back Turbo Richard, wide receiver Nick Marsh, […]

Crimson Crank: Nitpicking Indiana’s 47-15 win at Rutgers

Five total games and two Big Ten contests into the season and we’re finally starting to get an idea of what the 2026 Indiana football team is. Curt Cignetti has another good group on his hands But this is a nitpicking column and, well, there’s a few nitpicks. One of the big question marks coming […]

3 stats that stood out from Indiana football’s 47-15 win over Rutgers

Indiana football cruised to a 5-0 start with Saturday’s 47-15 win over Rutgers. The Hoosiers’ schedule is about to get considerably more difficult with a road matchup against undefeated Nebraska on deck and a showdown with Ohio State following afterwards. All we can take into those matchups is what we’ve gathered from the first five. […]

Indiana football beats Rutgers 47-15: 3 Observations

Well that was fun, wasn’t it? Indiana finally got the dominant victory we fans have become accustomed to, coasting to a 47-15 win over Rutgers. Notably, this is the same Scarlet Knights team that played USC to one touchdown in Piscataway earlier this year. The Scarlet Knights put together a couple of drives in the […]

Who were Indiana’s offensive, defensive players of the game at Rutgers?

Indiana football cruised to a dominant 47-15 win over Rutgers on Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The program always names its offensive and defensive players of the game after wins, with said players being honored on the schedule outside of Indiana’s team room, but we thought it’d make sense to give the […]

Indiana football beats Rutgers 47-15: Instant reaction

Indiana’s offense exploded for over 500 yards and 47 points on the road at Rutgers, coasting to an easy 47-15 win. The victory is Indiana’s 21st in a row, taking the new-look Hoosiers to 5-0 on the season. Bryant Haines’ defense got things started tonight for Indiana, forcing a punt on Rutgers’ first drive, stuffing […]

Game thread: Indiana Hoosiers football at Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Indiana football is set for its first road game of the 2026 season, taking on Rutgers on Saturday night at SHI Stadium in New Jersey. The Hoosiers are looking to move to 5-0 on the season and extend their program record winning streak to 21 games. The Scarlet Knights are reeling, sitting at 1-3 on […]

Indiana women’s basketball lands commitment from 5-star F Azy Jackson

Indiana women’s basketball and Teri Moren have been on fire on the recruiting trail as of late. That continued into this week when Azy Jackson, a 5-star forward in the class of 2027, announced her commitment to Indiana via social media on Friday morning. Jackson, who attends Bonney Lake High School in Bonney Lake, Washington, […]

Indiana fans are looking for improvement from the secondary in Big Ten play

Indiana football’s defensive secondary showed some issues in the Hoosiers’ 29-23 win over Northwestern to open up Big Ten play last Friday night. Wildcats quarterback Aidan Chiles completed 22 of his 29 passing attempts for 293 yards and a pair of touchdowns, finding more success through the air as the game went on. Luke Dehnicke […]

Hoosier Hunch: Predicting Indiana football vs Rutgers

Indiana football is set for its first road game of the season, traveling to the East Coast to take on Rutgers this Saturday evening at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. These Hoosiers are looking to go 5-0 and extend the program’s record winning streak to 21 games in the process of doing so. The […]

Who needs to step up for Indiana football at Rutgers?

Indiana football enters its first road game of the 2026 season looking to move to 5-0 and maintain an ongoing 21-game winning streak. Rutgers hasn’t shown much on the young season, with a 1-3 record that includes losses to UMass, Boston College and USC, but the Scarlet Knights put up a fight against both the […]

3 bold predictions for Indiana football at Rutgers

Indiana football is set for its first road trip of the 2026 season with its matchup against Rutgers on Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. It’s Curt Cignetti’s first time facing the Scarlet Knights as the Hoosiers head coach. Rutgers, led by head coach Greg Schiano, has won each of the last three […]

Opponent Watch: How Rutgers kept it close against USC

Rutgers football opened up its 2026 season with a widely-panned 37-21 home loss to UMass. But, as we should know by know, teams and seasons are far more than their worst game even if said game is the first one. The Scarlet Knights haven’t looked great since, sitting at 1-3 on the season, but they […]

Former Hoosier Kahlil Benson named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month

Former Indiana football players are already winning awards just one month into the NFL season. Kahlil Benson, Indiana’s starter at right tackle for much of the 16-0 national championship season in 2025, was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for September, according to an article from the Kansas City Chiefs’ website. Benson wasn’t selected […]

Indiana basketball could be getting adidas trefoil throwback jerseys

Indiana’s men’s and women’s basketball programs have gone through quite a few alternate jerseys in recent years in the athletic department’s partnership with adidas. Several of these jerseys have popped up on retail sites long before being worn by the Hoosiers on gameday. The latest drop may be the best one yet. These were spotted […]