Author: Mike Schumann

A 23-point loss at Ohio State was suboptimal when it comes to Indiana comfortably staying the College Football Playoff. But was it enough to knock the Hoosiers out of the bracket? Curt Cignetti said after the loss to the Buckeyes the answer to that question is obviously no. But you can never be too sure with traditional powers like Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M breathing down your neck, especially when all three have a more difficult strength of schedule.  While IU was No. 5 in the CFP rankings coming into the weekend, those three schools were No. 7, 9…

The kick time and television designation are set for Indiana’s regular season finale against Purdue in Bloomington. The battle for the Old Oaken Bucket will kick at Memorial Stadium Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. ET and air on FS1.  The game is sold out.  For tickets, use our StubHub affiliate link by GOING HERE. We’re working to confirm, but this could be the first ever evening kickoff in the history of the series.  There have been plenty of games that kicked off in the late afternoon and ended under the lights. This will be the 126th game in the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana suffered their first loss of the season in a top-5 matchup Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium, falling to the Buckeyes 38-15. Three quick reasons why IU lost, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana (10-1, 7-1) will host Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket next Saturday at Memorial Stadium in the regular season finale. Watch:  IU football coach Curt Cignetti postgame Q&A THREE QUICK REASONS WHY IU LOST 1. Special teams disasters.  Indiana hadn’t really suffered any major special teams blunders during their 10-0 start, but two that bookended halftime completely changed this game.  Punter James Evans…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana is at Ohio State Saturday afternoon for one of the biggest games in program history. Refresh this page for live scoring updates, and join us in the discussion thread below. Updates will appear towards the top of the page. Indiana and Ohio State kick at Noon ET on FOX. FINAL STATS: FOURTH QUARTER: TOUCHDOWN OHIO STATE:  Will Howard runs it in form 1-yard out.  3 plays, 40 yards.  It’s 38-15 Ohio State with :35 left. Onside kick recovered by OSU. TOUCHDOWN INDIANA:  Lawton runs it in from 2-yards out.  Cooper with the 2-point conversion.  15 plays,…

The stakes have rarely been higher this late in the season for Indiana. On the line:  A trip to the Big Ten Championship game, a bye in the College Football Playoff, and ultimately, the national championship. The eyes of the college football world will be fixated on this one. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s matchup against the Buckeyes. No. 5 INDIANA (10-0, 7-0) at No. 2 OHIO STATE (9-1, 6-1) Kickoff:  Noon ET, Saturday Location:  Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Stadium (102,780) Television: FOX — Gus Johnson (pbp), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (sideline); FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff, ESPN…

Legendary former college football coach Nick Saban is familiar with Ohio State and Indiana from unique angles. At Alabama, Saban went head-to-head with Ohio State in two postseason games, splitting 2014 and 2020 contests.  He also coached against the Buckeyes regularly when he was in charge at Michigan State. And IU coach Curt Cignetti worked under Saban at Alabama for four years, and they were together at West Virginia when Cignetti played there under his father while Saban was an assistant. Having coached at a power-brand school like Alabama, Saban knows there is a risk Ohio State will underestimate Indiana.…

Well that left a lot to be desired. Twice Indiana built 16-point first half leads against UNC Greensboro, 21-5 midway through the opening stanza, and 36-20 towards the end.  But between those runs and pretty much the entire second half, the Hoosiers were uninspiring.  UNCG came all the way back to tie the game at 40, and it took a 14-2 IU run in response to gain back what would remain a slim margin of comfort to the end. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 69-58 with our latest edition of The Report Card. Indiana (4-0) will…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated UNC Greensboro on Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 69-58. The Hoosiers led at halftime 36-27.  They were led in the game by Myles Rice with 20 points and six assists.  Bryson Tucker added 14.  Oumar Ballo had a team high 11 rebounds. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Indiana (4-0) will travel to The Bahamas and face Louisville on Wednesday in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. See also:  Mike Woodson postgame press conference THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1.…

Indiana will be down two reserve guards when they host UNC Greensboro tonight. Classmates Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton will both be unavailable according to the Big Ten’s availability report released this afternoon. Neither player has had a significant role early in the 2024-25 campaign. Cupps was listed as questionable against South Carolina, and he dressed for the game.  But the sophomore guard never saw the floor.  He played in the first two games but has yet to score a point this season.  The nature of Cupps’ injury or other reason for being out is unclear to this point. This…

Nico Radicic hasn’t been asked to do much this year. But the redshirt freshman kicker from Texas has done everything that’s been asked of him. And in Indiana’s first tight game of the season, Radicic’s two field goals provided the difference in a 20-15 win over Michigan. His second make against the Wolverines, a 41-yarder with just 2:34 left in the game, forced Michigan to have to score a touchdown to win.  With that kick Radicic moved his way into a tie for No. 8 on the program’s consecutive field goals made list, at nine-straight tries to open his career.…