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Every major collegiate sports postseason event seems to be expanding. The NCAA Tournament recently made the move to 76 teams from 68 and the College Football Playoff went from just four teams to 12 starting with the 2024 season. It was then that Curt Cignetti took over a long-ailing Indiana football program and led it […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 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’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 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 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 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, […]
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 […]
The full Big Ten men’s basketball schedule is still a ways out, but we now know who Indiana will face and where for the 2026-27 season, Darian DeVries’ second as head coach. Here’s the breakdown on the Hoosiers’ home and away opponents next season, per an official release: Home Away Home/Away Indiana will welcome some […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It was an eventful week for news around Indiana Athletics and we’re here to give our thoughts on everything from Mark Cuban’s NIL moves to Indiana men’s basketball’s upcoming trip to Peru. Have thoughts of your own? Feel free to share them in the comments below! What do you make of Mark Cuban’s revelation that […]
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, […]
Indiana men’s basketball had quite a bit of time on its hands between the end of its first season under head coach Darian DeVries and the official start of its offseason with the transfer portal opening shortly after the conclusion of the Final Four. The staff wasted no time. Indiana was aggressive in those first […]
Much of the focus surrounding the Indiana men’s basketball program this year has been centered on the incoming transfer class, rightfully so. As of now, Indiana’s portal class is fourth nationally, per 247 Sports. Darian DeVries also has a top 20 incoming class of high school players, though, and it’s made up of just three […]
Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries addressed the media on Thursday, providing a handful of updates on the Hoosiers’ offseason. DeVries was asked about and addressed Indiana’s strategy in the transfer portal, the staff’s offseason work, the frontcourt pairing between former Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell and former SMU center Samet Yigitoglu, the impending international […]
Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries spoke with the media on Thursday to provide a few offseason updates. The Hoosiers signed all six of their transfer portal commitments as of his press conference, with former Villanova guard Bryce Lindsay doing so following his visit this week. DeVries touched on Indiana’s approach to the portal, […]
Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries hasn’t ever had a player over seven feet tall on any of his rosters as a head coach. He was asked about the frontcourt pairing of the 6’11” Aiden Sherrell and 7’2” Samet Yigitoglu during a media availability on Thursday. He praised Aiden Sherrell’s abilities as a 3-point […]
Mark Cuban’s presence has been felt around Indiana Athletics before, but few spots felt as significant as his attendance during Indiana’s game at Notre Dame in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff. Cuban sporting the apparel of Hoosiers Connect, the athletic department’s official NIL partner, took in the Hoosiers’ first playoff appearance from a suite in […]
Indiana football will open the 2026 season with its third different starting quarterback in as many seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti. Kurtis Rourke ran out of eligibility following the Hoosiers’ breakout 2024 season and entered the NFL Draft, ultimately being selected by the San Francisco 49ers. His replacement, Fernando Mendoza, went on to win […]