Author: Seth Tow

BLOOMINGTON — The big game is here. Indiana football is back from its second bye week of the season with a potentially season-defining game on tap. The fifth-ranked Hoosiers take on No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus. IU is ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll, the AFCA Coaches Poll, and the College Football Playoff rankings, the latter of which will update on Tuesday. Indiana hasn’t beaten Ohio State since 1988, and its last win at Ohio Stadium came in 1987. That, alone, would make a Hoosiers upset historic. But if they can pull this off, they’d likely…

BLOOMINGTON — After the first three games of the season, IU women’s basketball looked like it had lost its way. Indiana lost a lot from last year with Mackenzie Holmes graduating, and that sort of departure can take time to adjust to. And it’s been bumpy for IU in this first stretch without the All-American anchoring the team. The Hoosiers got away with a lot of sloppy play in the season-opener against Brown, and they couldn’t overcome similar mistakes in consecutive losses to Harvard and Butler. But on Sunday, things changed. IU’s 79-66 upset over No. 24 Stanford is a…

BLOOMINGTON — After losing two straight games for the first time since Feb. 2022, Indiana women’s basketball needed to find some momentum. The Hoosiers struggled through their first three games of the season, even in a 22-point victory over Brown to begin the season. The concerns from that win became bigger problems in consecutive defeats against Harvard and Butler. But IU had a chance to make up for the slow start on Sunday against No. 24 Stanford at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. And Indiana didn’t waste that opportunity. Teri Moren’s team turned in its best performance of this young season,…

BLOOMINGTON — One of the biggest storylines around IU men’s basketball last season was its thin backcourt. Indiana quickly ran into problems at guard last year, with Jakai Newton being unavailable all year and Xavier Johnson suffering injuries in November. That situation forced head coach Mike Woodson to turn to Gabe Cupps, Anthony Leal, and CJ Gunn to fill in the gaps. And while they all had their moments, all three proved too inconsistent for what IU needed in the backcourt. It taught Woodson a valuable lesson that he carried with him into transfer portal season. He knew he needed…

After Indiana football began the Curt Cignetti era with some promising results, questions quickly began arising. As the Hoosiers stacked wins, fans wondered how sustainable this was. Soon enough, as this IU season went from good to great — to historic — fans pondered whether Cignetti would remain in Bloomington long term. His name started to float around the discourse of other programs who could have forthcoming coaching changes. It’s nothing the Hoosiers haven’t dealt with before. When Tom Allen led them to a strong two-year run in 2019-20, he became a popular name in coaching search conversations. IU has…

BLOOMINGTON — Throughout the season, Indiana football games have felt like one long party. The games have never really been in doubt, as Indiana’s steamrolled its opponents on the way to blowout wins. Even when the Hoosiers trailed for the first time all season at Michigan State, they dominated the final three quarters and had Spartan fans heading for the exits by the start of the fourth quarter. IU home games have been a three-plus hour celebration of this new Big Ten football powerhouse. That is, until Saturday. No. 8 Indiana reached 10-0 for the first time in program history…

BLOOMINGTON — If IU women’s basketball didn’t make its struggles to begin the season obvious last Monday, Thursday’s game left no doubts. These are not the same Hoosiers of the last several years. Their 72-68 overtime loss to Harvard made that obvious. For a majority of the night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Teri Moren’s team looked out of sync, undisciplined, and both slower and weaker than the Crimson. It was IU’s first regular-season home loss since Feb. 2022, its first to a non-conference opponent since Dec. 2021, and its first to a non-conference opponent outside a power conference since…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson wouldn’t disclose his halftime message to his team on Sunday. But whatever he said clearly resonated. IU slogged through the first half against Eastern Illinois at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and went into the locker room down at halftime. But the Hoosiers who returned for the second half looked like a completely different team, and they cruised to a 90-55 victory. The result won’t alleviate Woodson’s concerns about the beginning of the game, though. He called it an understatement to say Indiana (2-0) didn’t play as hard as he wanted them…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has made history. The Hoosiers reached 10-0 for the first time in program history with a 20-15 victory over defending national champions Michigan at Memorial Stadium. Here’s a selection of photos from the monumental day in Bloomington. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball entered Thursday looking for a more encouraging performance after Monday’s win over Brown. IU lacked discipline against the Bears, even with its 22-point victory. Head coach Teri Moren thought her team was capable of better play. But on Thursday, the Hoosiers found themselves in a tight battle against another Ivy League opponent in Harvard. And ultimately, they needed overtime to settle things, but the Crimson prevailed. Harvard staved off the Hoosiers for much of the night and handed them a 72-68 defeat at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Crimson made all the big plays IU…