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Immortality in Indianapolis
It happened. It’s real. Indiana University Hoosiers football. Big Ten Conference champions. Truly, there’s so many things that can be said about this. Too many. Way too many for a single blog, be it this story or website as a whole. I’m gonna do my best though, so bear with me here. Indiana winning the […]
On Indiana football, mid pizza and The Journey
Seven years ago I was a freshman student at IU Southeast (story for another day) sitting in the school’s food court in a gap between classes engaging in my usual routine: Food court Papa John’s pizza and 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football highlights. The pizza? Meh. The football? Also meh. My heart? Taken. Of all the […]
3 takeaways from No. 2 Indiana’s win over No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship
No. 2 Indiana beat No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the Hoosiers’ first appearance in the conference title game and marks the program’s first Big Ten championship since 1967. The win caps off Indiana’s first 12-0 regular season […]
Fernando Mendoza surges to overwhelming Heisman favorite after Big Ten Championship
No. 2 Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza is now the overwhelming favorite to win the 2025 Heisman Trophy following Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship game win over No. 1 Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, per FanDuel Sportsbook. As of Saturday night, Mendoza sits at -3000 to win the award. He’s trailed by […]
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 men’s basketball loses to Louisville 87-78:
Following an upset loss on the road at Minnesota, Indiana had a shot to preserve its AP Top 25 ranking with a win today over top 10 Louisville. A neutral site game in a city already buzzing for the school’s first Big Ten Championship football game should have provided the perfect setting for Indiana to […]
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 […]
Indiana football vs Ohio State: 3 keys to the Big Ten Championship game
No. 2 Indiana is all set for a historic Big Ten Football Championship game against No. 1 Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Hoosiers and Buckeyes have spent the bulk of the latter half of the season at first in second in both major polls and the College Football Playoff rankings. […]
Indiana football, Curt Cignetti take on the weight of history in the Big Ten Championship
34. 37. 58. 80. That’s the amount of years that have passed since Indiana football’s last postseason win, last win over Ohio State, last Big Ten championship of any kind and last outright Big Ten championship. Curt Cignetti has already made a ton of history in his two seasons as the Hoosiers’ head coach, setting […]
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 […]
Big Ten Football Championship game thread: Indiana vs Ohio State
No. 2 Indiana is set for a game of the century matchup against No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game this evening at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s set to be a huge day for the athletics department in the circle city, with No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball taking […]
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: 3 keys to the Big Ten Championship game
No. 2 Indiana is all set for a historic Big Ten Football Championship game against No. 1 Ohio State at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Hoosiers and Buckeyes have spent the bulk of the latter half of the season at first in second in both major polls and the College Football Playoff rankings. […]
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 […]
How to watch Indiana vs Ohio State: Time, TV and streaming options, spread
No. 2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) on Saturday in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The Hoosiers are coming off of a dominant 56-3 road win over rival Purdue for possession of the Old Oaken Bucket for the second straight season. The 12-0 […]
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 […]
How does Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza stack up against previous Heisman Trophy winners
In the game of the year, the Indiana Hoosiers will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend in a classic No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup for the Big Ten Championship Game. There are quite a few exciting matchups to look for, but perhaps none is more significant than the quarterback battle between Fernando […]
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 […]
How to watch Indiana vs Illinois: Tipoff time, TV and streaming options, spread
Indiana women’s basketball (7-1, 0-1 Big Ten) is set to take on The Hoosiers are coming off of a bit of a weird 71-53 win over Western Michigan that started pretty slow, with the Broncos leading after the first quarter, before Indiana took control in the second and stayed there for the rest of 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 men’s basketball vs Louisville: 3 things to know, key stats
One of Indiana’s biggest games of the year is upon us. The No. 22 Hoosiers are set to take on No. 6 Louisville on Saturday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Both teams sit at 7-1 and are coming off their first loss of the season, Indiana falling to Minnesota and Louisville to its […]
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