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Indiana men’s basketball: Jaeden Mustaf scouting report
One of the first players to commit to Indiana out of the transfer portal this season was Jaeden Mustaf, a 6’6” combo guard/wing who has played two years at Georgia Tech. He started 10 games as a freshman, appearing in 26, before becoming a regular in the starting lineup last season. Despite some sites listing […]
Indiana football schedules visit with rising in-state safety Errol Kerns III
Recruiting the state is always a huge priority for Indiana football, but the class of 2027 is proving even more pivotal than usual given the prospects at the top, including one who’s seen his recruitment skyrocket in recent weeks. Errol Kearns III is a safety out of Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis who’s currently […]
Indiana men’s basketball linked to new blue blood-heavy major non-conference event
Neutral site non-conference tournaments have been a thing for decades in men’s and women’s college basketball, but we’re only getting more and more of them with the onset of the NIL era. Now, Indiana men’s basketball is linked to the latest one. The “Diamond Cup,” is an eight-team event under discussion to be played starting […]
Indiana Hoosiers News: Curt Cignetti, Chip Ganassi and liking winners
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti is perhaps the most renowned winner in all of college football. He’s done so at each of his stops as a head coach all the way to Bloomington, where he took one of the sport’s losingest programs to a national championship in just two seasons. On Sunday, he’ll have […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Former quarterback Brendan Sorsby bet on Indiana football games
One of the biggest stories of the college football offseason is tied to Indiana football. A bit. Brendan Sorsby, who was on Indiana’s roster during the 2022 and 2023 seasons, emerging as the starting quarterback in the latter, revealed that he’s been betting on sports during his time as an athlete at both Indiana and […]
Indiana Reacts: Grading Darian DeVries’ transfer portal haul, optimism for 26-27
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’s first season under head coach Darian DeVries ended with disappointment when a late […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football loses one commitment while adding another
Monday was pretty up and down for Indiana football. Or down and up is probably a more accurate way of phrasing it. First, Indiana lost one of its high school commitments in the class of 2027 when Monsanna Torbert Jr., a defensive back out of Princeton High School in Cincinnati, announced his decommitment from the […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football lands a pair of high school commitments
It was a pretty big recruiting weekend in Bloomington for Indiana football. The program hosted a slew of visitors and landed two commitments. The first, Rico Jackson, is a defensive back out of Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He pledged to join the Hoosiers on Friday during an official visit after receiving a […]
Indiana football lands commitment from 4-star offensive lineman Mason McDermott
Curt Cignetti got his sixth commitment from the class of 2027, landing in-state offensive lineman, Mason McDermott. McDermott announced his commitment on Twitter while on his visit to Bloomington this weekend. Per 247 Sports, McDermott is the fifth best prospect in the state of Indiana, playing at Noblesville High School, and the 27th best offensive […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Curt Cignetti addresses possible College Football Playoff expansion
Every major collegiate sports postseason event seems to be expanding. The NCAA Tournament recently made the move to 76 teams from 68 and the College Football Playoff went from just four teams to 12 starting with the 2024 season. It was then that Curt Cignetti took over a long-ailing Indiana football program and led it […]
Indiana receives expert prediction to land in-state 5-star 2027 WR Monshun Sales
Entering 2026, two things were true for Indiana football: The Hoosiers had never won a national championship nor seen a 5-star prospect commit to join the program. Now, with January’s win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game and a recent prediction from On3/Rivals vice president Steve Wiltfong, both could change this year. Wiltfong […]
Indiana football offers 4-star 2028 cornerback Nate Dollard
Indiana football’s staff is taking full advantage of the quieter period of the calendar between spring football and summer football. The Hoosiers are on the recruiting trail putting in more work on established prospects in the class of 2027 while building early connections in the class of 2028. The program made one of the latter […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Will Stein looks to Indiana for inspiration at Kentucky
Indiana football’s unprecedented two-year rise from the depths of irrelevance to the best team in the sport spurred a wave of optimism across college football. If the Hoosiers can do it, why not us? In 2025, that was Illinois fans. In fairness to the Fighting Illini, the “next Indiana,” label was applied by external national […]
Indiana football offers 4-star 2028 quarterback Kaden Craft
Tino Sunseri, Indiana’s co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, is back in Bloomington after a brief stint at UCLA. Just like in 2024, he’s hit the ground running on the recruiting trail looking for passers to run Curt Cignetti and Mike Shanahan’s offense in the future. The program’s eyes are turning more toward 2028 lately as […]
Indiana football offers 2028 quarterback Bode Spence
Indiana football is making more moves at quarterback in the high school recruiting class of 2028 this month. Tino Sunseri, months into his second stint in Bloomington, is hitting the ground running in the same way he did in 2024. Bode Spence, a quarterback, was recently extended a scholarship offer from the Hoosiers back on […]
Indiana football offers 4-star 2028 linebacker Ryan Peterson
Indiana football’s staff is taking full advantage of the quite period between spring football and summer football, hitting the road and the phones to talk with prospects as they look to build up the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes. Among the latest targets is Ryan Peterson, a linebacker in the class of 2028 out of […]
Indiana football in top-5 for 4-star 2027 safety Davion Jones, visit set
Indiana football is making moves in the high school recruiting class of 2027 and has a massive chance to make an impression on one of the top prospects at safety this weekend. Davion Jones out of William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, North Carolina, released his top-5 programs this week and the Hoosiers are […]
Indiana football schedules visit with in-state edge rusher Ifeanyi Emedobi
Indiana football offered Ifeanyi Emedobi, an in-state edge rush prospect out of Fort Wayne, back in April. Now his recruitment has moved onto the next stage. Emedobi has an official visit to Bloomington scheduled for June, per his social media. He’s rated as a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite, ranking in as the 36th […]
Indiana football set to host 4-star 2027 edge rusher this weekend
Indiana won the national championship largely thanks to its defensive line. The Hoosiers’ front was among the most disruptive in the country and the staff is looking to build it up to maintain that level of play for several seasons to come. Myles Smith, a 4-star prospect at edge rusher in the class of 2027, […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Local blackout lifted for Indy 500 upon sellout
Hoping to watch this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500? What about Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti’s turn in the pace car? Worry no longer. Tickets or not, the race will be broadcast in the Indianapolis area. With the news of reserved seating at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway selling out again, the local blackout […]
Indiana men’s basketball’s home and away opponents announced for 2026-27
The full Big Ten men’s basketball schedule is still a ways out, but we now know who Indiana will face and where for the 2026-27 season, Darian DeVries’ second as head coach. Here’s the breakdown on the Hoosiers’ home and away opponents next season, per an official release: Home Away Home/Away Indiana will welcome some […]
Indiana men’s basketball lands transfer guard Justin Monden
Indiana men’s basketball added a twelfth scholarship player Tuesday in transfer guard Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore. Monden is in his final year of eligibility, having spent two seasons at Georgia Southwestern State. Last year at Maryland Eastern Shore, Monden appeared in 32 games, making one start. He averaged six points and 1.6 assists […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football visits the White House
Indiana football, as is custom for recent champions in American sports, made the customary visit to Washington D.C. and the White House on Monday afternoon, with Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers addressing a crowd on the South Lawn. Here’s everything you need to know about the Hoosiers today: ICYMI on The Crimson Quarry What they’re […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana softball is heading to another NCAA Tournament
Shonda Staton has built one of the most consistent programs in Bloomington in her nine years leading Indiana softball. The Hoosiers have made the last four NCAA Tournaments under Stanton’s watch, marking a new program record after Stanton already achieved three consecutive appearances in 2025. Four of the program’s eleven tournament bids in its history […]
Indiana men’s basketball lands commitment from German center Clemens Sokolov
Indiana men’s basketball made quick work of the transfer portal when it opened last month, landing six commitments within eight days of the portal opening. The Hoosiers’ starting lineup, and obviously some depth, will likely come from that first wave of six players. Indiana had remaining depth needs to address, as Darian DeVries mentioned during […]
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