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3 stats that stood out from Indiana’s 29-23 win over Northwestern
Indiana football scraped by last Friday with a 29-23 win over Northwestern at home in Bloomington to open up Big Ten play. It was far from the prettiest win of the Curt Cignetti era, but a win it was. There’s plenty of conclusions to draw and a future to infer from the Hoosiers’ performance, but […]
Indiana beats Northwestern 29-23: 3 Observations
Indiana survived a real scare at home against Northwestern Friday night, only sealing the game after recovering an onside kick in the game’s final minute. Like Indiana’s game as a whole, the onside recovery wasn’t perfect, but it was enough to keep Indiana’s perfect season and 20-game win streak intact. Really nothing about this game […]
Instant Reaction: Indiana survives to beat Northwestern 29-23
Indiana football faced its first real test of the season and did not exactly pass with flying colors, barely eking out a win in a close game with Northwestern. The Hoosiers never trailed, but committed more penalties than a typical Curt Cignetti team and struggled to string together good drives on both sides of the […]
Game thread: Indiana Hoosiers football vs Northwestern Wildcats
Indiana football is set to open Big Ten play tonight, welcoming Northwestern to Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Hoosiers sit at 3-0 after wrapping up their non-conference slate with a win over Western Kentucky while the Wildcats are similarly undefeated and are coming off of a blowout win over Colorado this past Saturday. Northwestern will […]
Dissecting the Indiana-Miami National Championship headset communications snafu
Well, would you look at that. We’ve got an excuse to talk about Indiana football’s 27-21 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff Championship Game some eight months removed from the event. Don’t mind if we do. You’ve almost certainly heard tell of it by now but here’s the basics: headset communications went down […]
Candystripe Catchup: The eligibility saga, Indiana vs Northwestern, women’s hoops recruiting
It’s been a huge week for the Hoosiers and we’re here to keep you up to date on the news you need to know. Indiana football wrapped up its non-conference slate with a win over Western Kentucky last Saturday, after which Curt Cignetti defended quarterback Josh Hoover from what he views as unfair criticism. The […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt’s eligibility is restored… again
Another week, another court case against the NCAA. Indiana got some huge news in this one. Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, the pair of Hoosier defensive linemen who’ve been seeking fifth seasons of eligibility, got another court win when they were granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA via the Monroe County Circuit Court on […]
3 bold predictions for Indiana football vs Northwestern
Indiana football, sitting at 3-0 following its non-conference slate is set for its Big Ten opener, welcoming Northwestern on Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Wildcats are undefeated at 2-0 with wins over South Dakota State and Colorado at home. They welcome some newcomers on offense between coordinator Chip Kelly and quarterback Aidan […]
Indiana football’s new-look secondary faces tough test against Aidan Chiles, Chip Kelly
Chip Kelly is right back in college football after another coaching stop in the NFL, this time as the offensive coordinator at Northwestern. Is there a weirder career path than UCLA head coach, Ohio State offensive coordinator, Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator and now the Northwestern offensive coordinator? Probably, but that’s weird enough to merit […]
Opponent Watch: How Northwestern blew out Colorado 41-7
Northwestern, Indiana’s first Big Ten opponent of the 2026 season, earned something of a statement win this past Saturday with a 41-7 shellacking of Colorado in their temporary lakeside home at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. It was a pretty thorough outclassing. Here’s how it happened: [Download the new SB Nation app on the […]
3 things to watch for as Indiana football hosts Northwestern
Indiana kicks off Big Ten play with a rare Friday night contest against a Northwestern team that just beat Colorado 41-7. ESPN Analytics still favors the Hoosiers heavily, giving Indiana an 89.5% chance of victory, but it will be the toughest test of the season by far for Curt Cignetti’s group. The teams did not […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Teri Moren looks to add another strong high school class
Indiana women’s basketball has slipped a bit in recent years, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018 this past season. Teri Moren is determined to pull the Hoosiers back into the top of the Big Ten and she’s recruiting like it, landing her second commitment in the class of 2027 on Wednesday […]
Curt Cignetti rationalizes Charlie Becker’s new role at punt returner
Fumbling a punt and turning the ball over in a Big Ten game is the kind of nightmare-inducing play that was a hallmark of Indiana football during the B.C. (Before Cignetti) era and Curt Cignetti is determined to leave it there. Indiana has prioritized special teams as much as just about any team in the […]
7 Hoosiers on first availability report before Indiana football vs Northwestern
Indiana football’s first availability report of the 2026 Big Ten season was released on Tuesday ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup with Northwestern on Friday. It’s the initial report for the matchup, so I wouldn’t put entirely too much weight into it until further reports come out. Here’s who was on it and how they were […]
‘I’m glad he’s our quarterback’: Curt Cignetti defends Indiana QB Josh Hoover
Indiana football’s new quarterback, Josh Hoover, took his fair share of fan criticism this past weekend after some of his throws went awry during the Hoosiers’ 38-0 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday. Hoover completed 18 of his 24 passing attempts for 273 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Hilltoppers. But a few […]
Indiana women’s basketball lands commitment from 4-star G Brookeslee Colvin
Indiana women’s basketball added onto their incoming high school recruiting class of 2027 with a commitment from guard Brookeslee Colvin on Tuesday morning, she announced via social media. Colvin, a point guard, is a consensus 4-star prospect who attends Coeur d’Alene High School in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She’s the 4th highest-rated point guard and 29th […]
3 notes from Curt Cignetti’s press conference ahead of Northwestern
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday afternoon following the Hoosiers’ 38-0 win over Western Kentucky and ahead of their Big Ten opener against Northwestern on Friday. Cignetti responded to quite a few questions and you can typically tell the ones that really get to and interest him based upon said response. […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana men’s soccer looks the part of a title contender
In other news: water wet, fork found in kitchen, etc etc. No. 2 Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley has yet another great looking group on his hands, with the Hoosiers having proven themselves early at home with a victory over defending national champion Washington, moving to 7-0-1 on the young season with another […]
Crimson Crank: Nitpicking Indiana’s 38-0 win over Western Kentucky, Memorial Stadium
After a slow start, Indiana found its rhythm and took care of business in the second half against Western Kentucky, winning 38-0 and moving to 3-0 on the season. Indiana now has a two-game shutout streak on top of a 19-game winning streak heading into Friday’s matchup with Northwestern. Now, because I think too many […]
WATCH: Curt Cignetti previews Northwestern, recaps Western Kentucky
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday for his usual game week media availability ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten opener against Northwestern on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana sits at 3-0 on the season with blowout wins over North Texas, Howard and Western Kentucky, not allowing a single […]
Everything Indiana football’s Curt Cignetti said ahead of Northwestern
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday afternoon for his usual game week press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten opener against Northwestern on Friday. Here’s everything he said in transcript form, courtesy of ASAPSports: CIGNETTI: All right, good win Saturday. I like the way we responded to a little […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Hoosiers drop in Week 3 AP top-25 poll
Indiana football will enter Big Ten play 3-0, extending the longest winning streak in FBS to 19 games, but fell in the latest edition of the AP top-25 poll. The Hoosiers rank in at No. 5 in the latest edition of the poll, one spot below where they were last week. The drop is largely […]
3 observations from Indiana football’s 38-0 win over Western Kentucky
This was a weird one. Indiana football moved to 3-0 on the 2026 season with a 38-0 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. A slow start kept the score at 14-0 at the half, with the Hoosiers fortunate to get that second touchdown thanks to a late interception. Ultimately, Indiana’s […]
Indiana football beats Western Kentucky 38-0: Instant Reaction
Indiana football got its weird non-conference game in the third week of the season rather than the first this year, overcoming a slow start to beat Western Kentucky 38-0 on Saturday in Memorial Stadium. There was a moment there when it looked like the Hoosiers were going to enter the third quarter with a paltry […]
Game thread: Indiana Hoosiers football vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Indiana football is set to take on Western Kentucky on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington for its third and final non-conference matchup of the 2026 season. The Hoosiers will be looking to work out some mistakes that showed up in the first two weeks of the season while getting valuable snaps from their […]
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