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. Nebraska finally enjoyed a breakthrough year under Fred Hoiberg last season. The Cornhuskers racked up several marquee wins, went undefeated on home court in Big Ten play, and made their first NCAA Tournament in a decade. They had a lot of roster turnover over the offseason, but Hoiberg still has some key pieces in place. WHO’S GONE: Kesei Tominaga (15.1 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) C.J. Wilcher (7.7 PPG) (transfer — Texas A&M) Josiah Allick (7.3…

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. After enduring a disappointing 2023-24 season, Michigan replaced Juwan Howard with former IU manager Dusty May. The former Florida Atlantic coach revamped UM’s roster, with six transfer portal additions replacing five outbound transfers and a few other notable losses. The Wolverines will hope May can carry over his success from FAU to Ann Arbor. WHO’S GONE: Dug McDaniel (16.3 PPG) (transfer — Kansas State) Olivier Nkahmoua (14.8 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Terrance Williams II (12.4…

Indiana football has plenty to feel good about. The Hoosiers are on a roll, with six consecutive wins to open the season, thus already clinching bowl eligibility. They’ve frequently looked dominant, particularly on offense, as they steamrolled their opponents in the first half of the season. Indiana has risen from an afterthought in the Big Ten to a ranked team entering College Football Playoff conversations in Curt Cignetti’s first year. But while things are going swimmingly so far, IU isn’t perfect. Here are a few things Indiana needs to be wary of coming out of the bye week. Depth Realistically,…

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. First up is Iowa, who’s looking to get back on track after snapping a streak of four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The Hawkeyes finished 10-10 in Big Ten play last year, earning the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They finished the regular season 18-14 overall and received a No. 3 seed in the NIT, where they defeated Kansas State in the first round before losing to Utah in round two, for a…

On December 20, 2023, Curt Cignetti made a statement that’s followed him ever since. Less than three weeks earlier, he officially took over as Indiana’s head football coach, and displayed extreme confidence seldom associated with the program he was joining. His introductory press conference on December 1 — along with his brash comments to the crowd at the IU men’s basketball game later that day — kicked off an offseason spent reinvigorating a fan base longing for gridiron success. But his line during the Early Signing Day press conference became the quote printed on posters and slapped over social media…

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…