Author: Seth Tow

BLOOMINGTON — Several times during the week, Indiana head football coach Tom Allen said his team was in “playoff mode” going into its game against Wisconsin at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers needed to win each of its last four games this season to make a bowl game. And on Saturday, they got the job done. IU held on for a 20-14 victory, snapping a four-game losing streak and giving Allen his third Big Ten win since the start of 2021. Wisconsin (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) out-gained the Hoosiers 344-261 on the day, but Indiana (3-6, 1-5) came up with key…

BLOOMINGTON — Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall has seen a lot in its 52-year history. But the 50 hours from Wednesday through Friday evening were unlike any others in the history of this storied building. And yet, they were also strangely normal. Fans strolled into the arena Wednesday evening for Indiana women’s basketball’s exhibition against Northwood, and there was no reason to think they’d experience anything significant beyond attending a basketball game at Assembly Hall. And then, around 40 minutes before tipoff, news circulated on X, formerly known as Twitter, that legendary IU men’s basketball coach Bob Knight had passed away.…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball earned a top-10 preseason ranking, and the Hoosiers looked the part during Wednesday’s exhibition game. IU handled its business against Division II opponent Northwood in a 111-68 win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers built up a huge lead by halftime, at 65-26. They gave their reserves more playing time in the second half, and the Timberwolves kept things close in those quarters. So IU head coach Teri Moren knows her team has work to do heading into the start of the regular season. But Indiana’s top players can come away from the exhibition…

As Ali Patberg pondered her basketball future in 2022, one big thing stood out to her. The IU women’s basketball great was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the third round of the WNBA Draft in April, but didn’t make the team out of training camp. She had a contract offer to play overseas — which many WNBA players do in the offseason. But Patberg was eyeing a future in coaching, and had to decide whether she wanted to begin her career on that side of the game or continue playing. And though it was a hard choice, one realization…

With the dust settled on rosters for the 2023-24 season, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Next up is Ohio State, which is coming off an extremely disappointing season. The Buckeyes finished with a losing record for the first time since 2003-04, as things spiraled out of control in Columbus. It was also the first time Ohio State missed the postseason since 2016-17, Thad Matta’s last season with the program. WHO’S GONE: Brice Sensabaugh (16.3 PPG) Justice Sueing (12.3 PPG) Sean McNeil (9.7 PPG) Isaac Likelele…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s basketball didn’t start Saturday’s exhibition game against UIndy flying high, but the Hoosiers got it together when they needed to. IU overcame a sloppy first half and pulled away with a 74-52 win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The team will have one more exhibition game to shore things up before the regular season begins. Any takeaways from an exhibition game like this come with some obvious caveats. IU was likely keeping things vanilla in a tune-up game like this, and UIndy probably had a much more detailed scouting report on the Hoosiers. And, in general,…

With the way Indiana’s season has gone, it would have been easy to mentally check out by now. The Hoosiers now need to win out to make a bowl game, and frankly, for most of the season, they haven’t looked like a bowl-caliber team. IU has looked like a broken program for the majority of the year. Players have insisted the team is staying together despite the rough season and the current four-game losing streak, but lopsided losses continued piling up. But Saturday, if only for one game, the Hoosiers showed fight. It’s not something they’ve shown often this year,…

Indiana football hung with No. 10 Penn State for much of the afternoon, but couldn’t seal the deal. The Hoosiers tied the game at 24 with just under three minutes to play in the fourth quarter on a 35-yard field goal by Chris Freeman, after Josh Sanguinetti came up with Drew Allar’s first career interception. But Penn State answered back quickly, as Allar hit KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a 57-yard touchdown to take a 31-24 lead. Penn State (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) sealed it one play later. IU quarterback Brendan Sorsby fumbled at the 25 yard line, and it bounced all…

Indiana men’s basketball is nearly back. The Hoosiers will take the court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday for their first of two exhibition games ahead of the 2023-24 season. IU head coach Mike Woodson met with the media over Zoom on Friday to discuss the upcoming game and his team at large near the end of preseason practice. Here are a few key points that came up in the media session. Exhibition games approaching Sunday’s matchup with UIndy will be Indiana’s first opportunity to face a different opponent this season, as opposed to intrasquad scrimmages. This, as always,…

As Indiana football’s season has gone downhill, head coach Tom Allen is trying different approaches to keep his team together and focused. The Hoosiers have lost three straight games to fall to 2-5 overall. They remain winless in Big Ten play, and really only have one win to feel good about this season. And things won’t get easier this week, as IU will face No. 10 Penn State at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. With the Nittany Lions coming off their first loss of the season against Ohio State and looking to bounce back this week, Allen has emphasized a resilient…