Author: Seth Tow

Indiana women’s basketball needed a big turnaround to pull out its win over Southern Indiana on Wednesday. But Saturday’s Big Ten opener was a different story. Instead of spending the second half coming back from a deficit, the Hoosiers spent it pulling away. They dominated Penn State after halftime and came away with a 75-60 victory at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Indiana (7-3, 1-0 Big Ten) has now won seven consecutive conference openers. Here are three takeaways from IU’s strong performance. Offense dominant after first quarter Indiana shot just 25 percent from the field in the…

BLOOMINGTON — From the very beginning of Indiana’s game against Miami (OH), it was clear the RedHawks couldn’t stop Oumar Ballo. Ballo dished an assist on IU’s first offensive possession, and immediately followed it with a defensive rebound. The Arizona transfer had five rebounds within the game’s first three minutes, and finished the game with 18 — the second-highest total of his college career. He tacked on 14 points, on 5-of-6 shooting, and tied a career high with six assists. The center’s dominant night helped power the Hoosiers to a 76-57 win on Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. “I’m…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is waiting to learn its postseason fate, but the Hoosiers didn’t take a week off. IU officially signed 21 high school commits on Wednesday’s National Early Signing Day. Its class, on signing day, ranked No. 43 in the nation and 13th in the Big Ten on 247Sports. The Hoosiers added nine offensive players and 12 defensive players, and 14 of them will enroll early for spring football. Head coach Curt Cignetti met with local media on Wednesday to discuss the incoming class, his transfer portal plans, Indiana’s approach heading into a likely College Football Playoff game,…

BLOOMINGTON — Since Luke Goode began his IU men’s basketball career, he hadn’t been able to heat up. The Illinois transfer, billed as the sort of outside shooter Indiana needed, started 28.6 percent from 3-point range through the first seven games of this season. Fans, coaches, and teammates alike — and surely Goode himself — hoped that every triple he knocked down would be the one that got him going. But he just hadn’t found much consistency in his shots. That is, until Tuesday. Goode drilled a career-high five threes on seven attempts and scored 18 points — also a career-high.…

All season long, Curt Cignetti has been — unapologetically — himself. His Indiana football team has followed in that same mold. And both he and his players exemplified that in the Old Oaken Bucket Game, as IU steamrolled Purdue in a 66-0 victory. The Hoosiers (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) led 38-0 in the third quarter, and faced a 4th and 6 from the Purdue 44 yard line. They sent out the punt team, to put their dominant defense back on the field — at least, that’s what Purdue (1-11, 0-9) thought. Cignetti, even with the big lead, dialed up a…

There are a lot of different ways to describe the Indiana men’s basketball’s performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis. IU turned in abysmal outings against Louisville on Wednesday and Gonzaga on Thursday. But the Hoosiers salvaged an 89-73 win over Providence in Friday’s seventh-place game. That allows them to finally, after a long week in The Bahamas, to say one thing: It could’ve been worse. Had Indiana (5-2) dropped this game, it would’ve escalated the alarms sounding after the Cardinals and Bulldogs ran away with those contests. The Hoosiers could not afford to return from Atlantis with three straight losses,…

After generating some positive momentum following a rough start, Indiana women’s basketball took a big step back. In the Battle 4 Atlantis opener, Indiana defeated Columbia, which is rated No. 55 in Bart Torvik’s T-Rank. Then the Hoosiers knocked off No. 18 Baylor on Sunday, their second ranked win in eight days. But in the championship game on Monday, they ran out of gas. IU completely collapsed in the second half against No. 16 North Carolina as the Tar Heels ran away with a 69-39 victory. IU (4-3) shot 29 percent from the field, and 21 percent in the second…

Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with local media on Monday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Cignetti discussed the Hoosiers’ loss at Ohio State and the upcoming Old Oaken Bucket game. No. 10 Indiana (10-1, 7-1) and Purdue (1-10, 0-8) kick off at 7 p.m. ET in Bloomington on Saturday (FS1). Video provided by IU Athletics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWXx2tq4d8 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.

The details of Curt Cignetti’s new contract with IU have revealed some notable figures. The Daily Hoosier obtained a copy of the memorandum of understanding between Cignetti and IU outlining the new deal via a public records request. Indiana’s head football coach is set to make an average of $8 million per year of the eight-year contract, with his income increasing by $200,000 each year. This MOU doesn’t mention any specifics about facility upgrade commitments, though reports of future improvements surfaced in the days after Cignetti’s contract was announced. Assistants The new contract contains significant financial increases for Indiana’s assistant…

For the second time in three games, Indiana women’s basketball upset a ranked opponent. The Hoosiers defeated No. 18 Baylor on Sunday, 73-65, in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. IU advances to the championship game on Monday against No. 16 North Carolina at noon ET on ESPN2. Indiana (4-2) got off to a very strong start in the first quarter, riding a 17-0 run to a 25-10 advantage. The Lady Bears (4-2) clawed back from there to keep the game close, but they never regained the lead after their early 2-0 lead. The Hoosiers shot just 38 percent from the…