Author: Seth Tow

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Purdue is coming off a second consecutive Big Ten championship, the first team since Ohio State in 2006-07 to win back-to-back outright titles. And this time, the Boilermakers finally got their breakthrough March Madness run to back up all the regular-season success. Purdue reached its first Final Four since 1980 and advanced to the national championship game, before falling to a superior UConn team. Despite some roster turnover, Matt Painter’s team looks poised for another…

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke is set to return on Saturday against Michigan State, head coach Curt Cignetti announced on his radio show on Thursday. Rourke left Indiana’s win over Nebraska at the end of the first half with a right thumb injury. He missed the second half of that game, as well as last week’s victory over Washington while recovering. The sixth-year senior underwent surgery after the Nebraska game and had two screws placed in his thumb, and he resumed throwing on Friday. “Kurtis Rourke will start and play the game. He has taken more reps every day. He built…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball is back at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The 25th-ranked Hoosiers handled business in Wednesday’s exhibition game against Division II Maryville, cruising to a dominant 95-27 victory. This was IU’s lone preseason game ahead of the season-opener on Monday against Brown. Maryville was completely overmatched against Indiana, so it’s important to maintain perspective when analyzing this game. But the Hoosiers still showed plenty on Wednesday about what they’ll look like this season. Here are three takeaways and notes from this exhibition win. Injury updates IU missed some notable players on Wednesday with some injuries, and another…

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Minnesota entered last season expected to finish at the bottom of the conference, but Ben Johnson’s squad was one of last season’s bigger surprises. The Golden Gophers finished with a winning record for the first time since 2018-19, and the first time under Johnson. They finished tied for ninth in the conference and advanced to the second round of the NIT. But Minnesota lost several key players from that group in the offseason. WHO’S GONE:…

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Oregon’s 2023-24 season ended with a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. That defeat left Dana Altman’s team agonizingly short of a third Sweet 16 appearance in the last five tournaments. Now, the Ducks enter the Big Ten with high hopes of making an immediate splash. WHO’S GONE: N’Faly Dante (17.0 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Jermaine Cousinard (16.6 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Jesse Zarzuela (10.0 PPG) (exhausted his…

When analyzing an exhibition game, it’s always important to remember the usual disclaimers. It’s a game that, ultimately, doesn’t count for anything. Indiana men’s basketball’s exhibition games typically see the Hoosiers face a Division II or Division III program, and IU usually enjoys a lopsided victory. You can only take so much away from a contest like that in a real, meaningful way. Sunday’s game at Tennessee is a bit of an exception, putting IU against a quality opponent. Both sides showed plenty of rust, and it still felt like a preseason game in many ways. The Hoosiers won in…

Indiana men’s basketball has scheduled a marquee non-conference game for the 2027-28 season. IU will take on Kansas in Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 12, 2027 as part of the 2027 Hall of Fame Series, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Sunday. Arizona faces Duke in the other half of the doubleheader at Allegiant Stadium, where the Las Vegas Raiders play home games. That same stadium will also host the Men’s Final Four that season. “We are excited to play in such a prestigious event,” IU head coach Mike Woodson said in IU’s press release announcing the game.…

Indiana football remains ranked No. 13 in both the AP Poll and the APCA Coaches Poll for the second week in a row. The Hoosiers are coming off a 31-17 win over unranked Washington to reach 8-0, matching the best start in program history. But there wasn’t enough movement with teams ahead of them to send them higher in the rankings. LSU fell from No. 8 to No. 16 in the AP Poll after losing to Texas A&M, and the Aggies rose from No. 14 to No. 10 after that win. IU did add rankings points, however, going from 830…

Indiana football’s next game at Michigan State in East Lansing will air at 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock on Saturday, Nov. 2. IU, ranked No. 13 going into Saturday’s win over Washington, matched its best start in program history with the 31-17 victory. The Hoosiers are 8-0 for the first time since 1967, and they’re tied with Oregon at 5-0 atop the Big Ten standings. Michigan State sits 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. The Spartans opened the season with three straight wins over Florida Atlantic, Maryland, and Prairie View A&M, followed by three straight losses to Boston…

BLOOMINGTON — After yet another Indiana football win to match the best start in program history, head coach Curt Cignetti delivered his players a strong message about their performance. No. 13 IU defeated Washington, 31-17, at Memorial Stadium on Saturday to reach 8-0, and this victory wasn’t easy. The Hoosiers didn’t play their absolute best football, and they couldn’t go into cruise control the way they had in several other wins this season. But they just found ways to get the job done, regardless of the circumstances. “It was a great team effort,” Cignetti said after the win. “I told…