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Indiana lands commitment from Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman

Indiana football added its first commitment out of the transfer portal ahead of the 2026 offseason on Sunday morning. Preston Zachman, a safety at Wisconsin, committed to the Hoosiers on Sunday morning, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s a 3-star prospect in the transfer portal ranked as the 20th highest-rated safety and the 273rd […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Indiana lands commitment from Michigan State WR Nick Marsh

Indiana is already building back up ahead of the 2026 season. The Hoosiers added a commitment from former Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh out of the transfer portal on Sunday afternoon, per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. Marsh is a 4-star transfer prospect ranked as the third highest rated wide receiver available in the portal […]

about 1 month ago | 4 reads

Indiana football projected to land a top transfer portal quarterback

It looks like Indiana football will turn to the transfer portal to replace its Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. The Hoosiers, currently in the thick of the College Football Playoff, are projected to land a commitment from Josh Hoover, a rising senior quarterback at TCU, according to a crystal ball prediction from the staff of […]

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Indiana football transfer portal target: Miami TE Brock Schott

Indiana football looks to be in the tight end market for a third straight offseason. It’s a position that’s quietly thrived under head coach Curt Cignetti and position coach Grant Cain. Zach Horton transferred in from JMU and played well during his lone season in 2024 and Riley Nowakowski, a former Wisconsin transfer, picked up […]

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Indiana opens as favorite over Oregon in the Peach Bowl

It’s a rematch in Atlanta. No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 5-seed Oregon in the 2026 Orange Bowl on Friday, January 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hoosiers are coming off of a dominant 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl while the Ducks are coming […]

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Recapping Indiana men’s basketball’s non-conference performance

Indiana men’s basketball’s non-conference slate is firmly in the past. The Hoosiers have a substantial break before returning to Big Ten action in the new year. It’s a bit weird to judge the slate because Indiana’s losses, against Louisville and Kentucky, were what was widely expected going into the season. The Cardinals loaded up on […]

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Indiana hands Alabama its largest loss in postseason history

No. 1-seed Indiana football’s 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl Game on Thursday afternoon was historic for a few reasons. For Indiana, it’s the Hoosiers’ first Rose Bowl win and the program’s first bowl win overall since 1991. For Alabama, it’s the largest postseason loss by margin in program history. Nobody […]

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Everything Indiana’s Curt Cignetti said after Rose Bowl win

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media following the No. 1-seed Hoosiers’ 38-3 win over No. 9-seed Alabama at the Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, California. Here’s what he had to say, courtesy of ASAPSports: Q. You had mentioned yesterday that you felt like the preparation was really going that great or you were […]

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Rose Bowl

It’s December in 2004. Indiana University has hired a new head football coach. Terry Hoeppner, or “Hep,” was a Hoosier, born in Woodburn, Indiana. He was also a winner. He’d risen up the coaching ranks from high school to college, eventually taking over at Miami (OH) in 1999, leading the RedHawks to a MAC Championship […]

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Quick reaction: Indiana beats Alabama in the Rose Bowl 38-3

For the eighth time this season, Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers got out to a big enough lead to bring in Alberto Mendoza and the the rest of the second-team players for some second half reps. This time, it came against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl, helping Indiana advance to the College Football […]

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Indiana football projected to land a transfer portal running back

Indiana football could be getting some good recruiting news in the coming days. Turbo Richard, a sophomore running back out of Boston College who entered his name into the transfer portal this week, has received a crystal ball prediction to commit to Indiana, with 247Sports’ Tony Morrell logging it on Tuesday morning. Morrell is an […]

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Indiana football: How can the defense make up for losing Stephen Daley?

Indiana football received some bad news on the heels of the Big Ten Football Championship game win when Curt Cignetti announced that the team would be without Stephen Daley for the remainder of the season after he suffered an injury after said game. Alongside Mikail Kamara, Daley was the only edge rusher to appear in […]

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Breaking down Alabama QB Ty Simpson’s game

Curt Cignetti’s Indiana will see one of the most talented quarterbacks its faced this year in Alabama’s Ty Simpson this Thursday at the Rose Bowl. It won’t be the first time Bryant Haines’ group will be tasked with containing an elite quarterback, but Simpson brings some things to the table Indiana hasn’t seen yet. For […]

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Indiana football transfer target: North Texas QB Drew Mestemaker

Indiana football may be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. The Hoosiers have enjoyed great success at the position through two seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti, with Kurtis Rourke guiding the offense to a 11-2 finish in 2024 and Fernando Mendoza winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy on top of the Big […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Indiana football transfer target: Missouri QB Beau Pribula

Indiana football may be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. The Hoosiers have enjoyed great success at the position through two seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti, with Kurtis Rourke guiding the offense to a 11-2 finish in 2024 and Fernando Mendoza winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy on top of the Big […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Indiana football transfer target: Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola

Indiana football may be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. The Hoosiers have enjoyed great success at the position through two seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti, with Kurtis Rourke guiding the offense to a 11-2 finish in 2024 and Fernando Mendoza winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy on top of the Big […]

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Indiana football transfer target: TCU QB Josh Hoover

Indiana football may be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. The Hoosiers have enjoyed great success at the position through two seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti, with Kurtis Rourke guiding the offense to a 11-2 finish in 2024 and Fernando Mendoza winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy on top of the Big […]

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Indiana football transfer target: Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby

Indiana football may be in the market for a quarterback this coming offseason. The Hoosiers have enjoyed great success at the position through two seasons under head coach Curt Cignetti, with Kurtis Rourke guiding the offense to a 11-2 finish in 2024 and Fernando Mendoza winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy on top of the Big […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read