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IU football’s home-and-home with Notre Dame beginning in 2030 cancelled
IU football fans looking forward to a home-and-home series with Notre Dame were dealt disappointing news on Monday afternoon. According to multiple reports, the games originally set for 2030 and 2031 in Notre Dame and Bloomington, respectively, have been cancelled. National reports indicate Indiana decided to cancel, but it’s worth noting Notre Dame has already [...]
Big Ten, IU football want to get CFP right before addressing non-conference schedule
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Yeah, that seems like a good plan for IU football, at least for the moment. Much has been made from the outside about Indiana’s nonconference schedule since Curt Cignetti took over as head coach. But after a 16-0 national championship season that included six top-10 wins, those [...]
Reaction: What the return of Sam Alexis means for IU basketball in 2026-27
Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to the IU basketball program for the 2026-27 season. What does this mean for the Hoosiers in coach Darian DeVries’ second year at the helm? INDIANA HAS SERIOUS SIZE AND EXPERIENCED FRONTCOURT DEPTH With the addition of Alexis, IU has a three-man rotation at the power [...]
IU basketball: Sam Alexis confirms intent to return in 2026-27
Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to IU basketball for the 2026-27. “Let’s do it again Hoosier Nation,” Alexis wrote on his Instagram account, accompanied by the following photo: Alexis won an injunction in a Tennessee court last week to play a fifth season of college basketball. The NCAA could appeal the [...]
IU basketball scholarship chart – updated after passage of five-year eligibility, return of Alexis
Below is the latest IU basketball scholarship chart. The most recent update accounts for the passage of five-year eligibility by the NCAA in June, 2026, and the return by Sam Alexis for a fifth season. Although 15 players may be allowed it is likely the Hoosiers will add no more than 13 players. Scholarship additions [...]
Notes on Hoosiers in the NFL: Kamara, Horton and Brady
NFL training camps are underway and there has been news related to former IU players this week. 49ers rookie defensive end Mikail Kamara was carted off the practice field on Saturday. Reporters at 49ers camp said Kamara appeared to suffer a knee injury. Kamara was an undrafted free agent. He played a total of six [...]
Hoosier Sounds: IU coach Curt Cignetti on the Pardon My Take podcast
Listen in as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined the Pardon My Take podcast on Barstool Sports. Cignetti discusses refocusing the program after winning the national title, and much more. Entering his third season in Bloomington, Cignetti is 27-2 at IU with a Big Ten and national title to his credit. Indiana currently owns the [...]
Court ruling grants fifth year to all class of 2022 athletes, including these IU football and basketball players
August is setting up to be a wild month across college sports. Get ready for some last minute roster reshuffling. Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado granted a class-wide preliminary injunction on Friday requiring the NCAA to declare all athletes from the high school class of 2022 eligible for the 2026-27 [...]
Former IU basketball player Sam Alexis receives injunction to play fifth year
After spending the week with IU basketball in Peru, Sam Alexis has won an injunction in a Tennessee court to play a fifth season of college basketball. The news comes just days after head coach Darian DeVries said Indiana was open to a late roster addition to the team. It is not yet clear if [...]
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti on Cover 3 Podcast
Watch below as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined the Cover 3 Podcast at Big Ten Media Days. Video via CBS Sports/Cover 3 Podcast on YouTube. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us on X: @daily_hoosier and find us on Facebook and Instagram Seven ways to support completely [...]
IU football coach Curt Cignetti has heard the whining and complaining from the SEC hype machine
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti likes to poke the SEC. A year ago the former Alabama assistant coach mocked their eight-game conference schedule. The SEC changed that a month later. With a 38-3 win Indiana over Alabama at the Rose Bowl and a third straight Big Ten national title since that comment, this year Cignetti has [...]
Watch: Curt Cignetti and the IU players on the Big Ten Network media day set
Watch below for Curt Cignetti and IU football players Isaiah Jones, Carter Smith and Tyrique Tucker with Rick Pizzo on the Big Ten Network set Thursday afternoon at the league’s media day. For Cignetti’s breakout session, GO HERE. For Cignetti at the podium, GO HERE. For the player breakout sessions, GO HERE. Video courtesy of [...]
IU football: Curt Cignetti provides insight on tight end health, offensive line positions
CHICAGO — Heading into fall camp, Indiana head football coach is pleased with his team’s health. The Hoosiers dealt with a lot of injuries during spring practice, with an abbreviated offseason after their national championship run. Players had less time than normal to have offseason surgeries and go through recovery processes ahead of spring ball. [...]
Watch: IU football’s Carter Smith, Tyrique Tucker and Isaiah Jones Big Ten media day breakouts
CHICAGO — Watch below as IU football’s Carter Smith, Tyrique Tucker and Isaiah Jones met with the media at 2026 Big Ten media day. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. Videos by Mike Schumann and Seth Tow for TDH. The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us [...]
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti at the 2026 Big Ten media day podium
CHICAGO — Watch below as IU football coach Curt Cignetti addressed the crowd at 2026 Big Ten media day. Set to commence his third season as the IU head coach, Cignetti is 27-2 in two seasons in Bloomington, with a national title and Big Ten title to his credit. Video courtesy of the Big Ten. [...]
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti Big Ten media day breakout session
CHICAGO — Watch as IU football coach took 30 minutes of questions at Big Ten Media Day. Set to commence his third season as the IU head coach, Cignetti is 27-2 in two seasons in Bloomington, with a national title and Big Ten title to his credit. Video courtesy of the Big Ten. For complete [...]
Report: Reed Bailey part of group seeking injunction for fifth year of eligibility
Former IU basketball forward Reed Bailey is part of a group of 50 players seeking an injunction to play a fifth year of eligibility. That’s according to a report by Pete Nakos of On3. It’s not clear if Bailey is seeking a return to Indiana. The Hoosiers have an open roster spot and coach Darian [...]
IU football 2026 opponent overview, Week 5: Rutgers
College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp opening in early August. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: Rutgers Date/Time/TV: Saturday, October 3, 8 p.m.; TBD Location: SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey 2025 record/postseason result: 5-7, 2-7 Big Ten Overall returning production: 47 percent (per [...]
IU football: Defensive lineman Triston Abram to enter transfer portal
Defensive lineman Triston Abram intends to enter the transfer portal, he announced on Wednesday. A 3-star recruit out of St. Louis, the 6-foot-3 and 228-pound Abram did not see the field as a true freshman in 2025. He’ll depart IU with four years of eligibility remaining. The move comes despite significant losses on the edge [...]
Purdue’s Barry Odom sees “hope, vision, belief” when he looks at IU football
Purdue football’s last win over a power conference opponent came nearly three years ago, against IU in 2023. Much has changed since then. That win by the Boilermakers was the final nail in Tom Allen’s tenure as head coach in Bloomington. A year later new Hoosier head coach Curt Cignetti would return the favor and [...]
National analyst highlights some early names to know for IU football’s recruiting class of 2028
IU football is on the verge of assembling back-to-back (2027 and 2026) high school recruiting classes ranked right around No. 30 nationally. From a historical perspective, that’s bordering on as good as it gets for the Hoosiers, just short of the all-time best in 2022. But the class of 2028 — rising high school juniors [...]
Longtime IU football defensive coordinator Joe Novak passed away
The man who orchestrated some of the best defenses in IU football history passed away this week. Longtime college football coach Joe Novak was 81. He was the defensive coordinator at IU for 12 seasons (1984-1995) under head coach Bill Mallory. At Indiana, he was a part of seven winning regular seasons and six post-season [...]
IU football roundup: Everyone is talking about the Hoosiers
We’ve reached the pinnacle of talking season, and lots of people are talking about Indiana football. As we’ve shared throughout the offseason, most national commentators and computer models are not picking the Hoosiers to repeat as national champions in 2026. But don’t count ESPN’s Pete Thamel among the IU doubters. “I’m just going to spoiler [...]
DeVries: Indiana men’s basketball “got a lot out of” Peru trip
Indiana men’s basketball’s summer trip to Peru went as expected in some ways, but didn’t in others. The Hoosiers participated in the FISU America Games in Lima, Peru and captured the gold medal on Monday. They were rarely, if at all, seriously challenged by opposition in the tournament. Monday’s 43-point victory for the championship was [...]
IU basketball: Darian DeVries says he is still open to a late roster addition
The IU basketball team is departing Peru this evening, and for the players that means some well earned time off until the fall semester begins in Bloomington in a few weeks. But for the staff, it means one final evaluation of the roster, with the benefit of five games and nearly two months of practice [...]
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