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ESPN’s Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley set to broadcast Indiana vs Kentucky
No. 22 Indiana men’s basketball’s first regular season matchup against No. 18 Kentucky in over a decade will feature a star-studded broadcast crew. Legendary ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will team up with basketball icon and fellow broadcaster Charles Barkley for the Hoosiers’ game against the Wildcats on Saturday, December 13, according to an […]
ESPN’s College Gameday snubs undefeated Big Ten Championship for SEC title game
The coming clash between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana at Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, is set to be the first conference championship meeting of the top two teams in the AP Poll in over a decade. For the first time, that matchup won’t […]
Curt Cignetti, Ryan Day share mutual respect ahead of Big Ten Championship
We’ve come a long way from Curt Cignetti saying Ohio State sucks into a microphone at Assembly Hall. That comment, which included jabs at rival Purdue and Michigan, was made to fire up a home crowd and energize a moribund fanbase immediately after Cignetti’s hiring in Bloomington. It also served as a way of punching […]
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti previews Ohio State, Big Ten Championship Game
No. 2 Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Football Championship game matchup against No. 1 Ohio State this coming Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Here’s what Cignetti had to say, courtesy of ASAP Sports: CIGNETTI: Okay. Turn the page from the last […]
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza signs with adidas
Indiana football’s starting quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, has inked an NIL deal with adidas, the official apparel partner of the Hoosiers’ athletics department, according to a post from his official LinkedIn: His signing with adidas comes after the conclusion of Indiana’s 12-0 undefeated regular season and as he sits as the slight betting favorite to win […]
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza finishes regular season as slight Heisman favorite
Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza will enter the 2025 postseason as the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, per odds from FanDuel Sportsbook. Mendoza sits at +115 to win the award. Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, who the Hoosiers will face in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship game, is just behind him at +155. […]
A brief history of No. 1 vs No. 2 in conference championship games
No. 2 Indiana football is set to take on No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday at the Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will make history for several reasons. For one, its Indiana’s first berth in the conference championship game and will be a chance to win […]
Indiana football has won two previous Big Ten championships. Here’s how
No. 2 Indiana is set to play No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game at 8 p.m. ET next Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will serve as the Hoosiers’ first shot at a Big Ten Championship in several decades. Indiana has two Big Ten titles […]
Indiana women’s basketball vs Iowa State key matchups: Guarding Audi Crooks
Indiana women’s basketball is set to face one of the toughest players to defend in the country. The Hoosiers got used to dominant, reliable scoring in the paint in the five seasons Mackenzie Holmes spent in Bloomington. They’ll get a sense of what it was like to be on the other end of that on […]
Indiana women’s basketball vs Iowa State: How to watch, predictions, more
Indiana (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 10 Iowa State (8-0, 0-0 Big 12) in the Coconut Hoops Championship on Sunday afternoon at Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida. The Hoosiers are coming off a 76-72 win over Gonzaga on Friday. Shay Ciezki led Indiana in scoring with 24 points on […]
Indiana opens as underdog in Big Ten Football Championship game against Ohio State
No. 2 Indiana football opened as an 6.5-point underdog against No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game, set to be played at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 6th, per FanDuel Sportsbook. The Hoosiers are coming off of a 56-3 road blowout win over rival Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West […]
Indiana to face Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship game
The stage is officially set. Indiana will face Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship Game at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 6, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It’s Indiana’s first appearance in the conference championship game in program history. The Hoosiers have won two prior Big Ten championships, in 1945 and […]
Indiana men’s basketball beats Bethune-Cookman 100-56: 3 takeaways
Indiana put together a strong 40-minute performance against Bethune-Cookman Saturday afternoon in a bit of a tune-up game before Big Ten play starts this coming week. Head coach Darian DeVries got strong performances from just about everyone who checked into the game, a good sign of a team that’s hitting its stride early in the […]
Indiana football, Purdue, the Old Oaken Bucket and thieves of joy
Purdue had all the momentum it could possibly ask for. The Boilermaker offense stood a mere five yards away from the opposing endzone and a chance to tie things up against Indiana, which had risen all the way up to No. 2 in the country and entered Ross-Ade Stadium with a chance to cap off […]
Quick reaction: Indiana men’s basketball beats Bethune-Cookman 100-56
Indiana men’s basketball turned in one of its most complete performances of the early season, opening up a quick lead over Bethune-Cookman that only grew as the game went on. Head coach Darian DeVries got contributions from just about everyone who checked in today, but it was Tayton Conerway that really helped Indiana get off […]
Indiana football beats Purdue, advances to the Big Ten Championship game
Indiana football beat rival Purdue 56-3 on a frigid Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, notching a second consecutive blowout victory in the series. The Hoosiers retain possession of the Old Oaken Bucket trophy for another season, move to 12-0 on the season and earn a program-first bid to the Big Ten Football […]
Quick Reaction: Indiana football beats Purdue 56-3, cements 12-0 season
The Old Oaken Bucket trophy will stay in Bloomington for another season. Indiana football beat rival Purdue 56-3 on Friday night at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, the second consecutive blowout victory for the Hoosiers after last season’s 66-0 victory in Bloomington that snapped a three-game winning streak for the Boilermakers. Curt Cignetti, in […]
Will Elijah Sarratt, Drew Evans play? Indiana’s availability report vs Purdue
Indiana football is set to take on rival Purdue tonight in the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers are coming off of a bye week following a 31-7 senior day home win against Wisconsin. It came at a good time, with several members of the roster […]
Indiana football at Purdue: 3 things to know about the Boilermakers
No. 2 Indiana football is set to make the trip up north to take on Purdue on Friday for the Old Oaken Bucket trophy at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers enter the game with a shot at history, the program’s first undefeated season and a berth in the Big Ten title game. […]
Indiana football at Purdue: How to watch, streaming, predictions, more
No. 2 Indiana (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) is set to take on Purdue (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers, sitting at No. 2 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, remain undefeated on the season after a resounding 31-7 home win over Wisconsin and a bye week […]
Indiana football at Purdue: 3 keys to retain the Old Oaken Bucket
No. 2 Indiana football is set to make the short trip up north take on rival Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket Trophy on Friday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Hoosiers are looking to go 12-0 while the Boilermakers are looking for their first win in Big Ten play. Here’s the biggest […]
Indiana football: Big Ten Championship game scenarios for the Hoosiers
Indiana football is heading up north on Friday to take on rival Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket. Should the Hoosiers win, they’d complete the first 12-0 regular season in program history and, more than that, secure a spot in the 2025 Big Ten Football […]
Remember that time… Peyton Ramsey led Indiana over Purdue in 2019?
Indiana football hasn’t had a ton of recent rivalry success aside from the rather prominent 66-0 drubbing the Hoosiers handed the Boilermakers last season to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket. The program, then led by Tom Allen, lost the prior three matchups with some pretty lopsided margins favoring the team to the north. Then there […]
Indiana football at Purdue: Q&A with Hammer and Rails
Indiana football is set to make the short trip up north to West Lafayette on Friday to take on rival Purdue in the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. We (metaphorically) sat down with the good folks at our SB Nation sister site covering all things Boilermakers, Hammer […]
Purdue DC Mike Scherer on Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza: ‘Extremely smart’
Indiana football is set to take on rival Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket on Friday at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers’ athletic department parted ways with former head coach Ryan Walters after the Hoosiers’ 66-0 win in Bloomington last season. In steps a new staff and pretty new roster led by […]
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