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5 takeaways from Indiana men’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule
Indiana men’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule was revealed this week and there’s actually plenty to talk about. Darian DeVries is entering his second season at Indiana aiming to move past the mistakes that kept his first team out of the NCAA Tournament and he’ll have plenty of opportunities to avoid extended the program’s ongoing streak […]
3 takeaways from Indiana women’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule
Indiana women’s basketball’s Big Ten schedule for the 2026-27 season was released yesterday via the conference’s media channels and promptly posted to the program’s social media channels: Indiana is coming off of a down year, having not received an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2018. Teri Moren and the rest of the […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana Athletics reveals Hall of Fame class of 2026
Indiana Athletics is set to welcome six new members to its Hall of Fame this year, the 41st class in the hall’s history, brining the hall’s inductees up to 267, per an official release. Here’s the six-member class, with their associated sport and some notables: “We are thrilled to welcome these six remarkable individuals and […]
3 notes from Curt Cignetti’s press conference, Western Kentucky
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday for his usual game week press conference, fielding questions about the first two weeks of the Hoosiers’ season and the third and final non-conference contest against Western Kentucky on Saturday. Here’s a few notes from his remarks: [Download the new SB Nation app on the App Store or Google […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Darian DeVries lands another international center
Indiana men’s basketball landed yet another center from the international ranks on Tuesday when Felix Kiehlneker out of Germany committed to join the program as a member of the class of 2027. That makes three international bigs before DeVries enters his second season as the Hoosiers head coach, with Bosnian Andrej Acimovic joining the program […]
Crimson Crank: Nitpicking Indiana football’s 55-0 win over Howard
On a college football Saturday that saw then No. 1 Ohio State blow a 20-point second half lead, I should have felt relief that Indiana had coasted through week one so easily. A single loss in a college football season can be devastating, so no win should be taken for granted. While this isn’t exactly […]
WATCH: Curt Cignetti press conference ahead of Week 3, Western Kentucky
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media in his usual game week press conference on Monday ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup against Western Kentucky on Saturday. The Hoosiers, 2-0 heading into the contest, are looking to sharpen a few things in their third and final non-conference matchup ahead of Big Ten play. Cignetti […]
Everything Curt Cignetti said in his Week 3 press conference ahead of WKU
Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media for his usual game week press conference on Monday afternoon, answering questions about the prior game against Howard, this week’s contest against Western Kentucky and addressing the team’s health. Here’s everything he had to say, via ASAP Sports: CIGNETTI: All right. Thought it was a good […]
Indiana, Darian DeVries and his various International Depth Pieces
Not even two full years into his Indiana tenure, Darian DeVries is starting to develop some tendencies with regards to roster construction, particularly the last three or four of the 15 available roster spots. Some coaches decide to leave those spots empty, but so far, DeVries has demonstrated an affinity for international players. Tuesday’s commitment […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Where Indiana lands in ESPN’s Week 2 College Football Playoff predictions
It’s way too early to project the 2026 college football postseason, which is why we’re not doing it. ESPN, however, is. The sport’s experts over at the Worldwide Leader took stock of the sport’s landscape following a disastrous Week 2 for the Big Ten to try and project the 12-team field with fallers and risers […]
Indiana men’s basketball lands commitment from 2027 center Felix Kiehlneker
Indiana men’s basketball added onto its incoming recruiting class in 2027 with a commitment from Felix Kiehlneker, an 18-year-old center out of Germany, on Tuesday morning, per Jonathon Givony. Kiehlneker, as Givony notes, started for Germany’s U18 team during this past year’s Eurobasket. FIBA’s website lists his height as 6’11” and his averages in 2026 […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football rises in both polls after Week 2
Indiana football, due in part to its own efforts and those of the other top teams around the sport, moved up in both major polls following Week 2’s games. The Hoosiers sit at No. 4 nationally in both the AP Top-25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll, earning three first place votes in the former. […]
Oregon, Ohio State and… oh, Purdue: Recapping a disastrous Week 2 for Big Ten football
The Big Ten has had its time in the sun with three consecutive national championships. But oh man, there was a reckoning to be had this past weekend. The conference, which weeks ago seemed to be relishing its newfound primacy, now stands on its heels with losses to ACC, Big 12 and SEC teams with […]
Hoosiers in the NFL: Tracking stats and highlights from Week 1
Indiana football has 18 program alumni on NFL rosters at the start of the 2026 season, with Curt Cignetti’s national championship core from 2025 doing plenty of the heavy lifting. With that in mind, we’ll be tracking how the Hoosiers fare at the professional level throughout the season. Follow along! Here’s what to know from […]
Indiana football opens as 44.5-point favorite over Western Kentucky
Indiana football, sitting at 2-0 with wins over North Texas and Howard, is a massive favorite entering its third and final game of the non-conference slate. The Hoosiers are a whopping 44.5-point favorite over the Hilltoppers as of Sunday evening, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Indiana won its two previous games by 36 and 55 points, respectively, […]
3 Observations from Indiana’s 55-0 win over Howard
Indiana responded to a lackluster week one performance by taking care of business against Howard. The Hoosiers took a 41-0 lead into halftime, enough for Curt Cignetti to play bench players for the majority of the second half. Charlie Becker continued his red-hot start with three more catches, all of which went for touchdowns. The […]
Indiana football beats Howard 55-0: Instant Reaction
Indiana coasted to 2-0 on the season with a dominant win over Howard that saw improvement on both sides of the ball. As opposed to last week, the offense moved the ball with ease on the ground, the defense made stops, and the backups were able to come in for significant time in the second […]
Game thread: Indiana Hoosiers football vs Howard Bison
Indiana football is set to take on FCS opponent Howard on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are looking to clean up a handful of mistakes that showed up against North Texas in week 1 and extend their program record winning streak to 18 games. There’s gonna be plenty to discuss, so […]
Cloudy skies, rain in the forecast for Indiana football vs Howard
Indiana football is set for significantly different weather in Week 2 than it faced in its season opener last week. While the Hoosiers’ bout with North Texas was a scorcher, with on field temperatures reaching over 150° F, the game against Howard is set for nearly the opposite. There’s strong chances of rain from the […]
Ranking the top-3 matchups around Big Ten football in Week 2
The Big Ten is looking to retain its status as the most accomplished conference in college football in 2026, with several programs looking to extend the league’s national championship streak to four following Indiana’s win last season. With this in mind, we thought it’d be a good idea to take a look at that matchups […]
3 bold predictions for Indiana football vs Howard
Indiana football is set for its second game of the season this weekend, welcoming FCS opponent Howard on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers sit at 1-0 with a 17-game winning streak after last Saturday’s 52-16 win over North Texas. They’ll look to better that margin against the Bison, who sit at 1-1 entering the […]
Candystripe Catchup: Indiana preps for week 2, eligibility questions, offensive line notes
It’s been a huge week for Indiana Athletics as the college football season finally arrived and the Hoosiers delivered a 52-16 beatdown of North Texas to open up their 2026 campaign. We spent quite a bit of time looking into that game, from surprising stats to pretty granular nitpicks, and the news kept on coming […]
3 things to watch for Indiana football vs Howard in week 2
Indiana will look to extend its 17-game winning streak Saturday against a 1-1 Howard Bison team coming off a 28-21 loss to the Richmond Spiders. As in week one, Indiana is the heavy favorite entering the game, given a 99% chance of victory by ESPN Analytics. Upsets happen though (looking at you, Rutger, and yes, […]
Indiana’s Stephen Daley, Kellan Wyatt retain temporary eligibility against Howard
Indiana football will be able to play both Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, its pair of defensive linemen actively seeking fifth seasons of eligibility, for at least one more game following the postponement of a hearing originally set for Friday morning, per reporting from Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star. Daley and Wyatt, alongside a […]
Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis could’ve returned for a fifth year. Here’s why he didn’t
Trayce Jackson-Davis ended his four-year career with the Indiana men’s basketball program having set its records for career rebounds with 1,143, career blocks with 270 and landed in third place on the career scoring list with 2,258 points. He could’ve stayed with the Hoosiers for another year, become the program’s all-time leading scorer, and set […]
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