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IU football: Curt Cignetti’s radio show schedule for 2026 at new Bloomington location
IU broadcasting legend Don Fischer is set to begin his 54th season as the radio voice of Hoosier football. Before the season opener, Fischer will kick off year three of his weekly radio show with head coach Curt Cignetti. Inside Indiana Football begins Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. ET. The live show has a [...]
Friendship hits pause as former IU football teammates Fisher and Mendoza play NFL exhibition
A year ago at IU football fall camp, alpha leaders on both sides of the ball barked at each other. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza and linebacker Aiden Fisher had their share of verbal duels, in the process helping to the prepare each other for Indiana’s magical national championship run. The pair became close friends over the [...]
IU football’s 2026 home games appear to be completely sold out
The reigning national champs are a big attraction. All signs point to all eight IU football home games being sold out in 2026. This would mark the first time since 1969 the school completely sold out a football season. Indiana Athletics has cycled through sales of 2026 season tickets, mini-season packages and individual game sales [...]
Watch: Richard, Radicic, scrimmage highlights featured in latest edition of IU football’s The Standard
Watch below episode seven of IU football’s documentary series The Standard. Featured in this episode are running back Turbo Richard, kicker Nico Radicic, and highlights from the first scrimmage of fall camp. Video via IU Athletics on YouTube. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not [...]
IU football 2026 opponent overview, Week 7: Ohio State
College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp underway. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: Ohio State Date/Time/TV: Saturday, October 17, TBD Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 2025 record/postseason result: 12-2, 9-0 Big Ten (13-10 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship Game, 24-14 [...]
Watch: IU football’s Carter Smith, Isaiah Jones and Tyrique Tucker fall camp Q&As
Watch below as IU football players Carter Smith, Isaiah Jones and Tyrique Tucker met with the media Wednesday morning in Bloomington. Indiana opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 against North Texas at Memorial Stadium. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can [...]
Fernando Mendoza reveals he chose mom over money in picking IU football
Fernando Mendoza has revealed bits and pieces of his decision to transfer from Cal to Indiana over the last few months. And it isn’t hyperbolic to suggest it was a decision that helped lead to one of the greatest stories in the history of sports. Mendoza has said the main three schools he considered while [...]
Former IU football OT signs with Indianapolis Colts
Former IU football offensive tackle Trey Wedig has signed a free agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts. He most recently played in the UFL. Listed at 6-foot-6, 310 pounds, Wedig spent time on the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad last season. He participated in the Los Angeles Rams’ 2025 offseason program and training camp. Wedig was [...]
Former IU basketball player Reed Bailey is transferring to St. John’s
Former Indiana forward Reed Bailey is planning to play his fifth and final season at St. John’s according to multiple Tuesday reports. The news came just hours after it was reported Bailey had entered the transfer portal. Bailey has played four seasons of college basketball beginning in 2022. Like all players with that fact pattern, [...]
IU football 2026 opponent overview, Week 6: Nebraska
College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp underway. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: Nebraska Date/Time/TV: Saturday, October 10, TBD Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 2025 record/postseason result: 7-6, 4-5 Big Ten (44-22 loss to Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl) Overall returning production: [...]
IU football: Four earn preseason AP All-America, Martin and Richard on Doak Walker Watch List
Four IU football players were voted preseason AP All-Americans ahead of the 2026 campaign. Left tackle Carter Smith and linebacker Rolijah Hardy were named to the first team, while wide receiver Charlie Becker and defensive tackle Tyrique Tucker both earned second-team nods. Smith earned second-team AP honors following the 2025 season, while Tucker was on [...]
IU soccer kicks off 2026 season ranked No. 22
IU men’s soccer is set to start the 2026 season this week. Once again, the Hoosiers are nationally relevant, ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. The Big Ten also announced its preseason coaches poll this week, with Indiana landing at No. 3 behind reigning NCAA Champion Washington and defending Big Ten [...]
IU soccer kicks of 2026 season ranked No. 22
IU men’s soccer is set to start the 2026 season this week. Once again, the Hoosiers are nationally relevant, ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. The Big Ten also announced its preseason coaches poll this week, with Indiana landing at No. 3 behind reigning NCAA Champion Washington and defending Big Ten [...]
IU football has a new trophy case inside Memorial Stadium
For more than a century, the idea of an IU football trophy case was a laughable concept. Beyond a few lower-level bowl wins and an occasional appearance by traveling trophies, there wasn’t much to collect except dust. Yes, Indiana won an outright league title in 1945 and shared the crown in 1967, but those accomplishments [...]
“He loves the game”: IU football LB Rolijah Hardy staying humble amid All-American talk
There may be no player on the Indiana roster who better epitomizes the staff’s eye for talent. Coming out of his senior year at Lakeland H.S. (Lakeland, Florida), linebacker Rolijah Hardy was unranked and had no FBS offers. He had caught the eye of defensive coordinator Bryant Haines, but high school injuries left head coach [...]
IU football: Curt Cignetti addresses depth at three key positions
BLOOMINGTON — As Indiana football’s fall camp continues on, the team’s roster and potential difference-makers have come more into focus. IU has a lot of returning talent, along with a strong crop of transfers who will step into big roles this year. The Hoosiers have good depth in a lot of areas as well, but [...]
IU football ranked No. 6 in 2026 AP preseason poll
On Monday at noon Eastern, the 2026 AP preseason poll was released. Despite Indiana coming off a perfect season which saw them win their first national championship, they will not begin their title defense atop the rankings. The Hoosiers received a No. 6 ranking, as voted on by over 60 media members. The five teams [...]
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti recaps first full two weeks of 2026 fall camp
BLOOMINGTON — Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media on Monday morning. The third-year Indiana coach discussed his team’s progress through the first full two weeks of 2026 fall camp. Indiana opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 against North Texas at Memorial Stadium. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. [...]
IU football DC Bryant Haines on depth on the edge: “Let them compete their tails off”
In at least one way, Indiana came in second in 2025. At 77.2 rushing yards allowed per game, the Hoosiers finished in the No. 2 spot nationally behind Texas Tech. That’s a fact defensive coordinator Bryant Haines is well aware of. “We were second in the country in stopping the run,” Haines said on BTN [...]
Here’s how former IU football players did in week one of the NFL preseason
Below is a summary of how former IU football players performed in week one of the 2026 NFL preseason: Fernando Mendoza, QB (Las Vegas Raiders) — 10 of 16 passing, 97 yards (team high), 1 TD pass; 2 carries for 6 yards. E.J. Williams, WR (Las Vegas Raiders) — 1 reception, 41 yards (team high). [...]
“Kill the old you”: IU football QB Josh Hoover says he’s never been held to a higher standard
Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover says he came to Bloomington to be the best version of himself. Arriving at IU with 9,629 career passing yards and 71 touchdown passes, the version who came to the Hoosiers from TCU was already pretty good. But Hoover has seen the progression of Fernando Mendoza, Kurtis Rourke, and the other [...]
Watch: BTN spends day in Bloomington, interviews IU football players and coaches
Watch below as the Big Ten Network’s fall training camp tour stopped in Bloomington on Friday. The BTN crew sat down with IU players Josh Hoover, Charlie Becker, Tyrique Tucker and Jamari Sharpe. They also spoke with coaches Curt Cignetti, Bryant Haines and Mike Shanahan. Indiana opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 against North [...]
Curt Cignetti sets terms under which he’d play Notre Dame
If Notre Dame wants to play a true home-and-home with Indiana, they need to join a conference. Those are the terms outlined by IU football coach Curt Cignetti Friday in an interview with the Big Ten Network. “I’d like to play Notre Dame,” Cignetti said on the Big Ten Network. “They ought to come to [...]
Former basketball trainer Tim Garl filed lawsuit against IU Board and AD Scott Dolson
After more than 40 years as the IU basketball trainer, Tim Garl has filed a lawsuit against the IU Board of Trustees and AD Scott Dolson. In a the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the US District Court for Southern District of Indiana, Garl alleges age discrimination. Garl’s suit said Dolson told him on March 26, [...]
Report: IU Board of Trustee votes signal coming Memorial Stadium upgrades
Some long overdue maintenance and improvements appear to coming at Memorial Stadium. On Friday the IU Board of Trustees approved $50 million of financing for renovations at the 66-year-old home of Indiana football, Indiana Public Media is reporting. The Board also voted to make a $150 million capital project request to the state for further [...]
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