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Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football loses one commitment while adding another
Monday was pretty up and down for Indiana football. Or down and up is probably a more accurate way of phrasing it. First, Indiana lost one of its high school commitments in the class of 2027 when Monsanna Torbert Jr., a defensive back out of Princeton High School in Cincinnati, announced his decommitment from the […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football lands a pair of high school commitments
It was a pretty big recruiting weekend in Bloomington for Indiana football. The program hosted a slew of visitors and landed two commitments. The first, Rico Jackson, is a defensive back out of Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He pledged to join the Hoosiers on Friday during an official visit after receiving a […]
Indiana football lands commitment from 4-star offensive lineman Mason McDermott
Curt Cignetti got his sixth commitment from the class of 2027, landing in-state offensive lineman, Mason McDermott. McDermott announced his commitment on Twitter while on his visit to Bloomington this weekend. Per 247 Sports, McDermott is the fifth best prospect in the state of Indiana, playing at Noblesville High School, and the 27th best offensive […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Curt Cignetti addresses possible College Football Playoff expansion
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 […]
Indiana receives expert prediction to land in-state 5-star 2027 WR Monshun Sales
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 offers 4-star 2028 cornerback Nate Dollard
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 […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Will Stein looks to Indiana for inspiration at Kentucky
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 […]
Indiana football offers 4-star 2028 quarterback Kaden Craft
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 offers 2028 quarterback Bode Spence
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 offers 4-star 2028 linebacker Ryan Peterson
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 in top-5 for 4-star 2027 safety Davion Jones, visit set
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 schedules visit with in-state edge rusher Ifeanyi Emedobi
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 football set to host 4-star 2027 edge rusher this weekend
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, […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Local blackout lifted for Indy 500 upon sellout
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 […]
Indiana men’s basketball’s home and away opponents announced for 2026-27
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 lands transfer guard Justin Monden
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 […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana football visits the White House
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 […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Indiana softball is heading to another NCAA Tournament
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 lands commitment from German center Clemens Sokolov
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 […]
Bison Breakdown: IHSAA shot clock, Indiana’s trip to Peru, Mark Cuban-Fernando Mendoza
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 […]
Hoosiers Daily News: Darian DeVries addresses Indiana’s offseason approach
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’s Darian DeVries emphasized size, physicality and depth in aggressive portal approach
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 […]
Indiana men’s basketball’s incoming freshmen could have a big role to play
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 […]
WATCH: Indiana men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries gives spring updates
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 […]
7 notes from Darian DeVries’ spring Indiana men’s basketball availability
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, […]
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