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You may end up feeling a bit of déjà vu on Friday when Indiana heads up north to take on Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. The Hoosiers rather notoriously couldn’t decide between two quarterbacks, Tayven Jackson and Brendan Sorsby, during Tom Allen’s final season as the program’s head coach in 2023. Both saw […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on one of the highest scoring offenses in college basketball’s early season when Kansas State comes to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. The Wildcats rank in at 37th nationally in offensive efficiency, take 41.1% of their shots from 3-point range and convert on 43.3% of those […]
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Curt Cignetti is entering his second Old Oaken Bucket matchup against Purdue as Indiana’s head coach. His first was a statement 66-0 win in Bloomington that cemented the Hoosiers’ bid for an at-large spot in the 2024 College Football Playoff. This week, Indiana has a chance to clinch a spot in the Big Ten Football […]
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Indiana (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Florida Gulf Coast (1-2, 0-0 ASUN) on Tuesday afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers are coming off of a strong 72-53 win over Butler and won their most recent game in the Sunshine State, a 76-72 road win over Florida State […]
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Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries addressed the media during a press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup against Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Here’s what he had to say: Q: You’ve done rebuilds the last two years at Drake and West Virginia. You had the preseason […]
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Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries gave a handful of updates on his team’s health during a press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup against Kansas State on Tuesday night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers have been without two guards, Aleksa Ristic and Jason Drake and one forward, Josh […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media during his usual Monday press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup with Purdue on Friday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Here’s what he had to say: CIGNETTI: Coach Odom has got them playing hard. They’ve been very competitive at home. You look at Purdue. […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti provided a handful of injury updates during his usual Monday afternoon press conference ahead of the Hoosiers’ matchup against Purdue on Friday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers have been without multiple players for the past few weeks and others have kept playing with minor injuries. […]
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For the first time under head coach Darian DeVries, Indiana men’s basketball is ranked in the AP top-25 poll, appearing at No. 25 when the rankings were released on Monday afternoon. Ironically, it’s Indiana’s first appearance in the poll in just about a year. The Hoosiers were No. 14 on November 25, 2024, before a […]
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Indiana men’s basketball opened the 2025-26 season, the program’s first under head coach Darian DeVries, on an offensive tear unseen around the men’s program in several seasons. The Hoosiers scored no less than 90 points across their first three matchups including a 100-77 thumping of Marquette at the United Center in Chicago. They were taking […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. This matchup presents more of a challenge than the Hoosiers have faced up to this point. Indiana is 5-0 on the season with one of those wins, a 100-77 thumping of Marquette in Chicago, […]
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Indiana (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set for a matchup against Kansas State (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) on Tuesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of two consecutive sluggish performances against mid-major competition after opening the season on an offense tear, never scoring less than 90 points in […]
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Indiana (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Lindenwood (5-1, 0-0 Big 12) on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of two less-than-ideal performances in buy games following three straight incredible showings on offense to open the season. Indiana has struggled shooting the ball […]
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D’Montae Tims, a 3-star safety in the class of 2026 out of Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida, who was originally committed to Colorado announced that he’d be flipping his commitment to Indiana, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett: Mims ranks in as the 87th highest-rated safety and 934th highest-rated prospect overall in the class of […]
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Cash Herrera, a 3-star quarterback in the class of 2026 out of The Bishop’s School in San Diego, California, has decommitted from Indiana, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Herrera ranks in as the 61st highest-rated quarterback and 1104th highest-rated prospect overall in the class of 2026, per On3’s Rivals Industry Ranking. He originally committed to Iowa […]
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Indiana men’s basketball beat Lindenwood 73-53 on Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Hoosiers head coach Darian DeVries addressed the media in his usual postgame press conference. Here’s what he had to say: Q: You’ve wanted a loud gym, really loud and juiced up gym. When you’ve got guys that say, okay, we’re flat, is […]
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Indiana men’s basketball beat Lindenwood 73-53 on Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Tucker DeVries and Sam Alexis addressed the media in a postgame press conference. Here’s what they had to say: Q: For both you guys, obviously 5-0, you’re winning, but the rebounding tonight, when you look at that number, give us […]
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For the second consecutive game, Indiana men’s basketball has given its fanbase plenty of questions in spite of a win. A 73-53 win over Lindenwood looks perfectly fine if you’re just looking at the score. Then you have to consider that Indiana was favored by 30+, Lindenwood is far and away one of the worst […]
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Indiana men’s basketball beat Lindenwood 73-53 on Thursday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. It was the second consecutive ugly game for the Hoosiers, with an inferior opponent sticking around far too long and making the game too close too early. It’s only November and there’s plenty of opportunity for this team to grow, but […]
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Indiana football is among the finalists for Messiah Mickens, a 4-star running back in the class of 2026 out of Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who was previously committed to Penn State. Mickens will decide between Indiana, Oklahoma and Mississippi, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. He reopened his recruitment after the Nittany Lions parted ways […]
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Indiana men’s basketball will look to get to 5-0 this Thursday, hosting a 2-3 Lindenwood team that’s already seen some higher-tier competition this year. Entering the game, they are ahead of only Chicago State in Kenpom’s national rankings among remaining Indiana opponents. Given the talent mismatch, the Hoosiers are given a 99.6% chance of victory […]
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Arafan Diane, the No. 1-ranked center in the class of 2026 and an Indiana recruiting target, picked Houston over the Hoosiers on Wednesday, per On3/Rivals’ Joe Tipton. Diane, as stated above, is ranked as the highest-rated center and 16th highest-rated prospect overall in the class per On3’s Rivals Industry Ranking. Kelvin Sampson, who previously coached […]
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Daniel Jones, the starting quarterback of the nearby Indianapolis Colts, addressed the media on Wednesday and was asked about Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The two have led their respective in-state teams to new heights this season with Jones’ Colts sitting at 8-2 and Mendoza’s Hoosiers off to an 11-0 start for the first time in […]
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Indiana football added another name to its incoming recruiting class when Benjamin Novak, a 3-star offensive lineman in the class of 2027 out of Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, announced he’d be flipping his commitment from Wisconsin to the Hoosiers. Novak’s commitment comes days after Indiana beat Wisconsin 31-7 at Memorial Stadium this past […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is hosting Trevor Manhertz, a 4-star small forward in the class of 2027 out of Christ School just outside Asheville, North Carolina, for an official visit on Wednesday, according to a report from Dushawn London of 247Sports. Manhertz later posted a photo at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to his Instagram story. Manhertz […]
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