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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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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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 […]

Hoosiers Daily News: Darian DeVries addresses Indiana’s offseason approach

Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries sat down with the media on Thursday to talk about the Hoosiers’ offseason. He commented on topics such as Indiana’s approach to the transfer portal, the upcoming international trip to Peru and the intriguing new frontcourt pairing. We have plenty of content on that below. With that said, […]