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Indiana was favored by KenPom and Bart Torvik entering the game, but this had all the makings of a rough, weird home struggle for the Hoosiers. The team’s been off for nearly two weeks, Washington matches up generally well with Indiana, and most of the focus in Bloomington has been on the football team of […]
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Indiana men’s basketball came off a nearly two-week break looking like the hottest-shooting team in the country, with Tayton Conerway and Conor Enright combining to go 5-5 from 3-point range in the first four minutes of play. The Huskies were going shot-for-shot with the Hoosiers for much of that streak, though, and led for brief […]
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Indiana men’s basketball moved to 2-1 in the Big Ten with a 90-80 win over Washington on Sunday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers had their share of issues, namely keeping the Huskies from scoring or drawing fouls on the perimeter, but ended up scoring enough points in the last four minutes to […]
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Indiana women’s basketball fell 82-67 to No. 7 Maryland on the road on Sunday evening at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. The loss drops the Hoosiers to 0-4 in Big Ten play as the hole they’ve found themselves in early continues to deepen. They can’t really afford many more losses if they have […]
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Indiana women’s basketball fell to 0-4 in Big Ten play after an 82-67 road loss to No. 7 Maryland at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. The Hoosiers hung tough with the Terrapins in the first half, finishing the first quarter down just 25-20 and entering the locker room down 39-32 despite making several […]
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For the third consecutive offseason, Indiana football is loading up in the backfield. Turbo Richard, a sophomore running back formerly of Boston College, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. He’s rated as a 3-star prospect in the portal and ranks as the 19th highest-rated running back […]
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Indiana is reloading on defense ahead of the 2026 season. Jiquan Sanks, a sophomore defensive back formerly of Cincinnati, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s a 3-star prospect in the portal and ranks in as the 85th highest-rated defensive back and 749th highest-rated prospect overall. […]
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Indiana football is loading up on the defensive line again. Tobi Osunsanmi, a junior edge rusher formerly of Kansas State, has committed to the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, per reporting from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’s the third (I think, this is all happening at once) transfer commitment of the day for the program, […]
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Indiana football likely has its quarterback for the 2026 season. Josh Hoover, a junior quarterback at TCU, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’s rated as a 4-star transfer prospect and ranks in as the 6th highest-rated quarterback and 15th highest-rated prospect overall, per On3/Rivals. He attended Rockwall-Heath […]
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Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has earned several honors during his time with the Hoosiers. Big Ten Champion, Grange-Griffin Big Ten Championship Game Most Valuable Player, Heisman Trophy winner, and Rose Bowl champion are among the titles he’s won up to this point. He’s favored to add another honor this spring: first overall pick in […]
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Indiana women’s basketball (11-4, 0-3 Big Ten) is set to take on Maryland (14-1, 2-1 Big Ten) on the road on Sunday evening The Hoosiers’ last outing was an 80-60 home loss against No. 24 Michigan State. Zania Socka-Nguemen has remained unavailable due to injury and Indiana’s interior scoring has suffered mightily as a result, […]
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When Indiana women’s basketball tips off against No. 7 Maryland on Sunday afternoon in College Park, it’ll do so against a familiar face. Yarden Garzon, who spent three seasons with the Hoosiers from 2022-2024, will suit up against her former team after joining the Terrapins through the transfer portal this past offseason, which saw plenty […]
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Indiana football added its first commitment out of the transfer portal ahead of the 2026 offseason on Sunday morning. Preston Zachman, a safety at Wisconsin, committed to the Hoosiers on Sunday morning, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s a 3-star prospect in the transfer portal ranked as the 20th highest-rated safety and the 273rd […]
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Indiana is already building back up ahead of the 2026 season. The Hoosiers added a commitment from former Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh out of the transfer portal on Sunday afternoon, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. Marsh is a 4-star transfer prospect ranked as the third highest rated wide receiver available in the portal […]
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Indiana men’s basketball (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) is set to take on Washington (9-4, 1-1 Big Ten) in its first game of the new year on Sunday night. The Hoosiers’ last outing was an 81-60 win over Siena at home. Indiana avoided any disastrous performances in the non-conference slate but didn’t pick up any notable […]
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It looks like Indiana football will turn to the transfer portal to replace its Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. The Hoosiers, currently in the thick of the College Football Playoff, are projected to land a commitment from Josh Hoover, a rising senior quarterback at TCU, according to a crystal ball prediction from the staff of […]
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Indiana football looks to be in the tight end market for a third straight offseason. It’s a position that’s quietly thrived under head coach Curt Cignetti and position coach Grant Cain. Zach Horton transferred in from JMU and played well during his lone season in 2024 and Riley Nowakowski, a former Wisconsin transfer, picked up […]
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It’s a rematch in Atlanta. No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 5-seed Oregon in the 2026 Orange Bowl on Friday, January 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hoosiers are coming off of a dominant 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl while the Ducks are coming […]
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Indiana men’s basketball’s non-conference slate is firmly in the past. The Hoosiers have a substantial break before returning to Big Ten action in the new year. It’s a bit weird to judge the slate because Indiana’s losses, against Louisville and Kentucky, were what was widely expected going into the season. The Cardinals loaded up on […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana football’s 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl Game on Thursday afternoon was historic for a few reasons. For Indiana, it’s the Hoosiers’ first Rose Bowl win and the program’s first bowl win overall since 1991. For Alabama, it’s the largest postseason loss by margin in program history. Nobody […]
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Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media following the No. 1-seed Hoosiers’ 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama at the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California. Here’s what he had to say, courtesy of ASAPSports: Q. You had mentioned yesterday that you felt like the preparation was really going that great or you were […]
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It’s December in 2004. Indiana University has hired a new head football coach. Terry Hoeppner, or “Hep,” was a Hoosier, born in Woodburn, Indiana. He was also a winner. He’d risen up the coaching ranks from high school to college, eventually taking over at Miami (OH) in 1999, leading the RedHawks to a MAC Championship […]
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Indiana became the first team in the 12-team playoff era to survive the First Round Bye and advance to College Football Playoff Semifinals, doing so in dominant fashion against an Alabama team that was alleged to be more battle-tested than the Hoosiers. Outside of some potential jitters and probable technical issues on the first and […]
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For the eighth time this season, Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers got out to a big enough lead to bring in Alberto Mendoza and the the rest of the second-team players for some second half reps. This time, it came against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl, helping Indiana advance to the College Football […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 9-seed Alabama this afternoon in the 2026 Rose Bowl Game, which doubles as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. We’ve said this quite a bit as of late, but this is in all likelihood the biggest game in […]
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