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Indiana keeps adding to its defensive front ahead of the 2026 offseason. Joe Hjelle, a junior defensive lineman formerly of Tulsa, has committed to join the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. He’s rated as a 3-star prospect and ranks as the 107th highest-rated defensive lineman and 1038th highest-rated […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 5-seed Oregon in the Peach Bowl on Friday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hoosiers are currently a 3.5-point favorite over the Ducks, per FanDuel Sportsbook. The game doubles as a College Football Playoff semifinal, with the winner advancing to the national championship game […]
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After holding one of the more one-dimensional offenses left in the playoff field to just three points in the Rose Bowl, Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers will be faced with a much tougher task in the Peach Bowl against Oregon, a team that boasts one of the top rushing attacks in the country. Entering the College […]
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Indiana men’s basketball moved to 12-3 on the season and 4-1 in conference play with its first road win of the 2025-26 campaign, an 84-66 showing in College Park, Maryland. For the second time in five conference games, the Hoosiers found themselves in a meeting of first-year head coaches, though Buzz Williams is having a […]
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Entering tonight’s game at Maryland, Darian DeVries’ Indiana had yet to win a true road game on the season, dropping winnable games to both Minnesota and Kentucky. Buzz Williams’ Terrapins, winless through three games in Big Ten play, made for the perfect trap game opponent. To avoid another road upset, DeVries was probably hoping for […]
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Indiana men’s basketball (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) is set to take on Maryland (7-7, 0-3 Big Ten) in a road matchup on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a pretty strong 90-80 win over Washington. Indiana took an early lead thanks to some strong 3-point shooting out of the backcourt and managed to hold […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 5-seed Oregon in the Peach Bowl […]
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Indiana has added strong transfers at tight end in each of its past two offseasons. Monday’s news makes that three. Brock Schott, a freshman tight end formerly of Miami, has committed to join the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s rated as a 3-star prospect ranked as the 12th […]
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No program in all of college football had a better week than No. 1 Indiana. First, the Hoosiers dominated No. 9-seed Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl, which doubled as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal, on Thursday. It was the largest postseason loss in program history for the Crimson Tide and wasn’t truly competitive at […]
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Indiana continued loading up on edge rushers through the transfer portal on Monday. Chiddi Obiazor, a sophomore edge rusher formerly of Kansas State, has committed to join the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s a 3-star transfer prospect ranked as the 38th highest-rated edge rusher and 292nd highest-rated […]
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No. 1-seed Indiana football moved to 1-0 in the College Football Playoff with a 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl on New Years Day in Pasadena, California. This has, of course, inspired some choice apparel. Perhaps a new take on the Hollywood sign, keeping the “H” but changing it to “Hoosiers,”? […]
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As a perimeter-oriented group, Darian DeVries’ first team at Indiana has struggled with the things you would expect a team to struggle with. Notably, rebounding. There are ways to defend and score at the rim with good scheming, but rebounding is harder to teach. To overcome a size deficit like the one Indiana faced tonight […]
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Indiana loaded up on defensive linemen last offseason and it worked out tremendously throughout the 2025 season. This offseason, they’re doing it again. Joshua Burnham, formerly of Notre Dame, announced his commitment to the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, per Allen Trieu of 247Sports. Burnham rates as a 3-star prospect in the transfer portal […]
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Indiana was favored by KenPom and Bart Torvik entering the game, but this had all the makings of a rough, weird home struggle for the Hoosiers. The team’s been off for nearly two weeks, Washington matches up generally well with Indiana, and most of the focus in Bloomington has been on the football team of […]
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Indiana men’s basketball came off a nearly two-week break looking like the hottest-shooting team in the country, with Tayton Conerway and Conor Enright combining to go 5-5 from 3-point range in the first four minutes of play. The Huskies were going shot-for-shot with the Hoosiers for much of that streak, though, and led for brief […]
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Indiana men’s basketball moved to 2-1 in the Big Ten with a 90-80 win over Washington on Sunday night at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers had their share of issues, namely keeping the Huskies from scoring or drawing fouls on the perimeter, but ended up scoring enough points in the last four minutes to […]
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Indiana women’s basketball fell 82-67 to No. 7 Maryland on the road on Sunday evening at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. The loss drops the Hoosiers to 0-4 in Big Ten play as the hole they’ve found themselves in early continues to deepen. They can’t really afford many more losses if they have […]
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Indiana women’s basketball fell to 0-4 in Big Ten play after an 82-67 road loss to No. 7 Maryland at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland. The Hoosiers hung tough with the Terrapins in the first half, finishing the first quarter down just 25-20 and entering the locker room down 39-32 despite making several […]
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For the third consecutive offseason, Indiana football is loading up in the backfield. Turbo Richard, a sophomore running back formerly of Boston College, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. He’s rated as a 3-star prospect in the portal and ranks as the 19th highest-rated running back […]
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Indiana is reloading on defense ahead of the 2026 season. Jiquan Sanks, a sophomore defensive back formerly of Cincinnati, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s a 3-star prospect in the portal and ranks in as the 85th highest-rated defensive back and 749th highest-rated prospect overall. […]
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Indiana football is loading up on the defensive line again. Tobi Osunsanmi, a junior edge rusher formerly of Kansas State, has committed to the Hoosiers out of the transfer portal, per reporting from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’s the third (I think, this is all happening at once) transfer commitment of the day for the program, […]
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Indiana football likely has its quarterback for the 2026 season. Josh Hoover, a junior quarterback at TCU, has committed to Indiana out of the transfer portal, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’s rated as a 4-star transfer prospect and ranks in as the 6th highest-rated quarterback and 15th highest-rated prospect overall, per On3/Rivals. He attended Rockwall-Heath […]
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Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has earned several honors during his time with the Hoosiers. Big Ten Champion, Grange-Griffin Big Ten Championship Game Most Valuable Player, Heisman Trophy winner, and Rose Bowl champion are among the titles he’s won up to this point. He’s favored to add another honor this spring: first overall pick in […]
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Indiana women’s basketball (11-4, 0-3 Big Ten) is set to take on Maryland (14-1, 2-1 Big Ten) on the road on Sunday evening The Hoosiers’ last outing was an 80-60 home loss against No. 24 Michigan State. Zania Socka-Nguemen has remained unavailable due to injury and Indiana’s interior scoring has suffered mightily as a result, […]
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When Indiana women’s basketball tips off against No. 7 Maryland on Sunday afternoon in College Park, it’ll do so against a familiar face. Yarden Garzon, who spent three seasons with the Hoosiers from 2022-2024, will suit up against her former team after joining the Terrapins through the transfer portal this past offseason, which saw plenty […]
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