Author: Seth Tow

For the first time since 2020, Indiana football is bowl-eligible. The 23rd-ranked Hoosiers defeated Northwestern on Saturday, 41-24, for their first win in Evanston, Ill. since 1993. It sent them to 6-0 for just the second time in program history — their only other 6-0 start was the 1967 Rose Bowl season. And it made IU the first team in the country this year to cross the six-win threshold to become eligible for a bowl game. It’s a historic accomplishment for Curt Cignetti in his first season as Indiana head coach. He’s the first IU head coach to ever start…

Indiana defensive back DJ Warnell Jr. has entered the transfer portal, per reports. On3 was the first to report the news. The fifth-year senior is no longer listed on Indiana’s roster. He didn’t play in IU’s season-opener against Florida International, but appeared in each of the next four games on special teams. He recorded four total tackles in those contests. Warnell transferred in during the spring portal window, so he spent just five months with the program. He was expected to provide depth in the secondary, but he was unable to earn a role in the first half of the…

Indiana’s win over Maryland sent the Hoosiers to 5-0 for the first time since 1967, and continued to fuel the massive excitement surrounding the program this year. The Hoosiers could now clinch bowl eligibility this week with a win at Northwestern. IU had a number of players excel against the Terps on Saturday, in all three phases. The Hoosiers have so many guys playing well so far this year, it’s difficult to highlight all of them. But here are three standout performers we’ve identified from the Maryland game, who should all play important roles for Indiana the rest of the…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is off to a historic start to 2024. The Hoosiers are 5-0 for the first time since 1967, after their 42-28 win over Maryland on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. IU, as a result, entered the AP Poll at No. 23 on Sunday, for the first time since 2021. Head coach Curt Cignetti spent the entire offseason talking big, igniting the fan base with a confidence rarely felt around IU football. His team is now backing it up on the field, and the fan base is buying in. The players can feel it. “I think today was…

BLOOMINGTON — Entering week five, the biggest knock against Indiana football was its lack of a real test. The Hoosiers steamrolled through their first four weeks of the 2024 season. But that group included just one Power Four opponent — UCLA, which was expected to finish in the bottom half of the Big Ten — and one of the worst FCS teams in the country in Western Illinois. IU looked excellent in those games, and set itself up well for the rest of the year. But those teams rarely, if ever, forced Indiana to face difficult moments. And the schedule…

Indiana women’s basketball was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten preseason poll by both media and coaches. This is the sixth consecutive year the Hoosiers have been picked to finish in the top half of the Big Ten. IU finished third last season, after winning its first title in 40 years in 2022-23. Big Ten newcomer USC was picked to win the conference title this year in both polls. UCLA checked in behind the Trojans, followed by Ohio State, Maryland, and IU. The Big Ten released only the top five for each poll. Trojans star sophomore JuJu Watkins…

Oumar Ballo may be new to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, but he’s already familiar with Indiana’s fan base. The big man played against the Hoosiers with Arizona in December 2022 in a marquee non-conference matchup at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. IU was ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll, at the time, while the Wildcats sat at No. 10. Ballo and Azuolas Tubelis faced off with Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson in the paint, while Mike Woodson watched on from the sidelines during his second season coaching Indiana. Ballo joined forces with Woodson less than two years…

BLOOMINGTON — As Indiana football’s season rolls on, the games start to become increasingly important and more difficult. That part of the season begins this week, as IU (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) hosts Maryland (3-1, 0-1) at noon ET. The Terrapins have won three straight against the Hoosiers, but dropped their Big Ten opener this year against Michigan State. Head coach Curt Cignetti met with local media on Monday to preview that game and discuss his surging Hoosiers. Here are some key things he talked about. Big test coming Maryland and IU football spent the last decade in similar positions,…

BLOOMINGTON — A third of the way through the 2024 season, Indiana’s offense has been a merciless wrecking crew. The Hoosiers boast some of the top team offensive numbers in the Big Ten and the country through four games, and it’s difficult to find much fault with the unit so far. Indiana hasn’t been perfect, but that’s an impossibly high standard to set — and the offense still hasn’t been far off that mark. IU continued the domination on Saturday, with a 52-14 win over Charlotte at Memorial Stadium. The victory gives the Hoosiers their first 4-0 start since 2020, the…

BLOOMINGTON — Curt Cignetti has accomplished something no other Indiana head football coach has pulled off. With IU’s 52-14 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, Cignetti became the first Hoosiers head coach to start his tenure 4-0. It’s Indiana’s second 4-0 start, at all, since 1991, and the first since 2020. Terry Hoeppner (2005) and Bill Lynch (2007) were the last two coaches to start their IU careers 3-0. Before Hoeppner, no Indiana head coach even started 3-0 since James M. Sheldon in 1905. The strong start to this season gives IU more wins than it had all of…