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No. 2 Indiana beats No. 1 Ohio State 13-10, wins Big Ten championship

No. 2 Indiana football beat No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. As the score indicates, it was a defensive affair. The Hoosiers slightly outgained the Buckeyes overall 340-322 but dominated the matchup on the ground 118-58, picking up 3.5 yards per carry […]

3 Takeaways from Indiana’s 87-78 loss to Louisville

Having suffered his first loss as Indiana head coach, Darian DeVries came into the neutral site matchup facing a number of questions that could define his first season at the helm of the Hoosiers. Could he have his group ready for such a consequential game so early? Can this team punch back against somebody other […]

Quick Reaction: Indiana women’s basketball falls to Illinois 78-57

Indiana women’s basketball dropped to 0-1 in Big Ten play and 8-2 on the season with after a 78-57 battering on the road against Illinois at the State Farm Center in Champaign. If something could go wrong for the Hoosiers, it did. Indiana has been without starting center Zania Socka-Nguemen for the past two games […]

On Indiana, Louisville and the rivalry that isn’t

Indiana’s athletics department exists in a weird spot. Like, geographically. The Hoosiers are in the Big Ten, the premier conference of the Midwest. For most of its history, its teams have shared common threads in agriculture, casserole, a tolerance of the biting cold that comes with late season football and early season basketball, a love […]

Game thread: Indiana men’s basketball vs Louisville

No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on No. 6 Louisville this afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It’s the third matchup in as many seasons for the two programs, both of which have undergone a coaching change since the first in 2023. Mike Woodson’s Hoosiers beat Kenny Payne’s Cardinals at Madison Square […]

Yes, the Big Ten Football Championship game matters. Here’s why

If you’ve been at all plugged into the National Discourse around the coming Big Ten title game you’ve probably heard some variation of the take that it doesn’t matter. Well, no. It does. The crux of this opinion is that the game’s outcome won’t have too much of an impact on the coming College Football […]

Indiana fans think running game will prove crucial against Ohio State

No. 2 Indiana’s ground attack will prove crucial when the Hoosiers take on No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game on Saturday night. That’s what the fans think, at least. A pretty strong majority of fans selected the Hoosiers’ running game as being more important than their passing game in a […]

Indiana football vs Ohio State key matchups: Mike Shanahan vs Matt Patricia

There’s nothing like a good coaching battle. Saturday’s clash between No. 2 Indiana and No. 1 Ohio State will feature one of the nation’s top offenses against the very best defense when Hoosiers offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan’s unit lines up against that of Buckeye defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. That’s a name most football fans know […]

Indiana vs Ohio State key matchups: D’Angelo Ponds vs Jeremiah Smith

For the second season in a row, Indiana’s top cornerback will face one of the toughest assignments of his career. No. 2 Indiana’s historic matchup against No. 1 Ohio State will be loaded with smaller matchups and games within the game, but few will have an opportunity to stand out more than the battle between […]

Indiana fans plan to attend both the men’s basketball, football games in Indianapolis

When Indiana men’s basketball’s 2025-26 schedule was released earlier this year, one date jumped off the page immediately: December 6. No matter what, the Hoosiers would take on Louisville for a semi-home game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It makes sense, the program makes efforts to get to the state’s capital most seasons and has […]

Indiana men’s basketball opens as slight underdog against Louisville

No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on No. 6 Louisville on Saturday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s one of the more anticipated matchups of the Hoosiers’ season given the Cardinals’ quick rise back to prominence under Pat Kelsey and the fact that Louisville is right in Indiana’s backyard. The […]

Indiana vs Louisville key matchups: A battle in the backcourt

It’s backcourt on backcourt in Indianapolis. No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball’s trio of Tayton Conerway, Conor Enright and Lamar Wilkerson has helped make the Hoosiers’ offense go night in and night out. Conerway is capable of getting to the rim and playing strong defense, Enright plays whatever role he’s needed on a given night and […]

Indiana football’s Nico Radicic named Big Ten Kicker of the Year

No. 2 Indiana football kicker Nico Radicic was named the winner of the Big Ten’s Bakken Andersen Kicker of the Year award, per an official release from the conference. Radicic, in his third season with the program, went 70/70 on extra points and hit on all 13 of his field goal attempts on the season […]