Author: Seth Tow

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The more football Indiana’s offense played against Notre Dame, the greater the sense of inevitability grew. The 10th-seeded Hoosiers sputtered for much of Friday’s game in the College Football Playoff first round. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke turned in an uncharacteristically erratic night, the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish completely locked down IU’s running game, and there weren’t any easy answers to fix the problems. it ended in a 27-17 Notre Dame victory, in a contest that wasn’t as close as that score indicates. IU (11-2) racked up 126 yards of offense and scored two touchdowns in the last five…

The biggest game in Indiana football history forces the Hoosiers to balance two strong mindsets. IU is set to take on Notre Dame Friday at 8 p.m. in South Bend in the first round of the College Football playoff. If the Hoosiers pull off an upset victory, they advance to the Sugar Bowl to take on Georgia. The team is in a special position, the type players envision themselves in as they grow up around the game. But appreciating that significance directly conflicts with the things Curt Cignetti has preached all year — no one game is bigger than the…

Indiana women’s basketball sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season, the program announced Thursday on social media. Beaumont had not yet played this year, while battling a lingering knee problem from the offseason. Her status remained unclear, and head coach Teri Moren sounded pessimistic about her prospects of suiting up anytime soon. But Thursday’s announcement put that uncertainty to rest. Beaumont, the program said, underwent successful knee surgery this week. She’ll utilize her medical redshirt for this year, and will return for 2025-26 as a redshirt sophomore. Meanwhile, graduate student Sydney Parrish is nearing a…

It didn’t take long into Zach Horton’s football career for him to want something different. The Roanoke, Va. native began playing as early as he was allowed to, at age five or six. He started at running back, and his earliest memory of the game came from that position. Horton scampered 90 yards for a highlight-reel touchdown, the type that would hype up most players. But he wasn’t in a celebratory mood after crossing the goal line. “I went to the sideline to my dad, and I told him, ‘I don’t want to do it no more. I don’t want…

BLOOMINGTON — After over a week since its last game, Indiana women’s basketball looked more rested than rusted. IU completely dominated Bellarmine on Sunday, running away with a 95-61 win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers (8-3) pulled away quickly, with 27 points in the first quarter that put them ahead by 13 points. They went on to lead 54-30 at halftime, completing — perhaps — their strongest half of the season. Teri Moren’s squad kept rolling in the second half, but it was the first half that really set the tone. IU shot a whopping 67.7 percent from…

Indiana men’s basketball recovered from a slow start to Friday’s game at Nebraska, and hung in with the Cornhuskers for most of the contest. The Hoosiers trailed by just one point with 6:51 remaining in Lincoln. But that just set the table for a total collapse, as Nebraska closed the game on a 17-1 run from there. It rode that stretch to an 85-68 victory. Indiana (8-3, 1-1 Big Ten) had trouble on defense for much of the night, as Nebraska (7-2, 1-1) shot 61 percent from the field. IU defensive lapses helped the Huskers build their lead early in…

As Indiana football begins its latest foray into the transfer portal, it’s worth reviewing what happened last year. The Hoosiers — obviously, based on their strong 2024 season — picked up a lot of good players in the portal last offseason. But the team also lost a good number of players as well. Some went on to have successful years, others made less of an impact. Here’s a look at some of the players who left IU last year and how they performed at their new schools this season. Brendan Sorsby The quarterback had a solid season for Cincinnati. Sorsby…

Indiana men’s basketball will be down a player for extended time. Sophomore guard Gabe Cupps will be out indefinitely, the program announced Wednesday, after undergoing a successful surgery for a pre-existing, nagging lower body injury. Cupps is reporting on social media he had his meniscus repaired. Cupps has played in only four games for the Hoosiers so far this season, and he’s missed the last three contests. He averaged six minutes per game across those four appearances, and didn’t score a point on his four field-goal attempts. He last played four minutes during IU’s win over Providence in the Battle…

BLOOMINGTON — The beginning of Kanaan Carlyle’s Indiana career had been bumpy, to say the least. The Stanford transfer battled multiple injuries within the first six weeks of the season, and performed inconsistently when healthy. The latest injury, which remained unknown, kept him out for three games. But Carlyle returned to action on Monday, and he turned in his best game as a Hoosier thus far. He set season-highs with 14 points and five assists, along with three rebounds, while shooting 5 for 8 from the field and 3 for 6 from 3-point range. The sophomore was key in the…

The battle for Indiana is on. IU football, for the first time ever, is playing in the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) are in as the No. 10 seed, in the new 12-team bracket, and will face No. 7 seed Notre Dame (11-1) in South Bend, Ind. on Friday, Dec. 20. Here’s a collection of statistics and figures that provide insight into Indiana’s opponent for the biggest game in program history. Notable team stats Notre Dame is one of the best teams in the country in terms of turnover margin. The Fighting Irish are tied for…