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Watch: Former IU football QB Kurtis Rourke talks injuries, 2024 season at NFL Combine
Watch as former IU football quarterback Kurtis Rourke met with the media in Indianapolis on Friday in connection with the ...
Former IU football DT CJ West makes strong impression at NFL Combine
Former Indiana defensive tackle C.J. West is helping his NFL Draft stock once again this week. West garnered significant attention ...
“Hate everything about them”: Former IU football center Mike Katic unloads on Purdue
It doesn't get much sweeter than beating your rival 66-0 on Senior Night. And in November, former IU football center ...
Preseason 2025 betting odds show more belief in IU football despite more challenging schedule
Indiana football entered foreign territory in 2025. The program set a new win total record. It contended for a Big ...
Further detail on IU football contracts with Chandler Whitmer and Bryant Haines
Through public record request, The Daily Hoosier obtained copies of the fully executed contract between Indiana and quarterbacks coach and co-offensive ...
Watch: IU football linebacker Aiden Fisher on the Hoosiers Connect podcast
Watch as IU football linebacker Aiden Fisher joined former women's basketball star Mackenzie Holmes on the latest edition of the ...
Watch: IU football DC Bryant Haines’ speech at Broyles Award ceremony
Watch below as IU football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines gave a speech at the Broyles Award ceremony on Thursday evening ...
IU football’s Kurtis Rourke and C.J. West receive NFL Combine invites
Two former IU football players will be representing the program at the 2025 NFL Draft Combine. Quarterback Kurtis Rourke and ...
IU football “didn’t lose anyone in long-term plans” to portal, but gained a few back
In this era of extreme player mobility, one fairly reliable measure of the health of a program is roster retention ...
IU football’s Cignetti hints at reason behind transfer by CB Jamier Johnson
Jamier Johnson started the first 11 games of the 2024 season for Indiana and averaged nearly 60 snaps a contest ...
Video and transcript: IU football coach Curt Cignetti talks 2025 roster
IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the program's 2025 roster ...
IU football: Curt Cignetti’s history of QB development convinced Fernando Mendoza
Based in Miami, the Mendoza family will be able to focus all of their energy on Saturdays toward Bloomington in ...
Watch: IU football QB Fernando Mendoza on why he picked Hoosiers, outlook for 2025
Watch as new IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza sat down for the Hoosiers Connect podcast. Mendoza and Pete Yonkman discuss ...
IU football picks up commitment from Notre Dame transfer OL Pat Coogan
Indiana has made a massive addition to the 2025 roster. Literally and figuratively. 6-foot-5 and 310-pound Notre Dame starting center ...
Two Hoosiers set to play in Super Bowl LIX
If you're unsure who to root for in Super Bowl LIX, perhaps two Hoosiers on one of the teams will ...
IU football: A position-by-position look at what we know about the 2025 roster (UPDATED)
IU football's season is complete and the roster overhaul is moving full steam ahead. Below we take a position-by-position look ...
IU football roster notes as program turns page to 2025
The IU football program updated their 2025 roster on Wednesday afternoon, and that always brings about a few updates on ...
IU football: Cornerback Jamier Johnson is no longer with the program
Indiana loaded up at cornerback during the offseason via the transfer portal. That led to questions since both starters were ...
Here’s how the sports books peg IU football’s 2025 national title odds
Coming off an appearance in the 2024 College Football Playoff, Indiana is seen as a longshot to win the 2025 ...
Watch: A journey back through the complete historic 2024 IU football season
Watch as Don Fischer and Curt Cignetti lead you back through Indiana's historic 2024 football season, week-by-week. In Cignetti's first ...
“I want everyone to be clear, we are not satisfied”
Curt Cignetti made a splash when he stepped on the basketball court in 2023, just hours after his formal introduction ...
Reports: Defensive coordinator Bryant Haines agrees to reworked contract with IU football
Indiana football is sweetening the deal for defensive coordinator Bryant Haines. Per a report from 247Sports, IU has given Haines ...
Date and time set for 2025 IU football spring game
Indiana football's 2025 spring game will be on Saturday, April 19 at Noon ET inside Memorial Stadium. Under head coach ...
Former IU football star Antwaan Randle El headed to Chicago Bears
Former IU football star Antwaan Randle El is headed home. And he's one step away from becoming an NFL head ...
IU AD Scott Dolson announces changes, promises more as IU football season ticket renewal begins
In a mass e-mail, IU Director of Athletics Scott Dolson formally kicked off IU football's season ticket renewal efforts. Dolson ...
IU football ranked No. 10 in final AP top-25 for 2024 season
Despite their only losses coming to the two teams that played in Monday's national championship, Indiana dropped a spot and ...
Here’s where ESPN placed IU football in way-too-early preseason 2025 rankings
Just minutes after the 2024 college football season finally came to an end, the page was turned. In year two ...
There were a lot of eyeballs on IU football in 2024
Indiana had four-straight sellouts to close the 2024 season. But there were even more eyeballs watching the Hoosiers on television ...
“We think he’s gonna give us something”: Cignetti excited about Fernando Mendoza
IU coach Curt Cignetti has a long record of success with quarterbacks. A former QB himself at West Virginia, Cignetti ...
Curt Cignetti says Kurtis Rourke’s knee was a concern throughout the 2024 season
A somewhat startling report two weeks indicated quarterback Kurtis Rourke played the entire 2024 IU football season with a torn ...
IU football coach Curt Cignetti names his final top-5, leaves out SEC completely
If Curt Cignetti has any plans to stop being edgy in 2025, he didn't start on Thursday. The now second-year ...
Watch: Curt Cignetti discusses new QB Mendoza, Rourke playing through knee injury
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined ESPN's Pete Thamel on the College GameDay podcast. Cignetti discusses new quarterback ...
IU football gets commitment from NC State transfer safety Devan Boykin
The IU football program picked up a commitment from NC State transfer defensive back Devan Boykin on Tuesday, multiple national ...
IU football formally announces 31 newcomers for spring semester and practice
The Indiana football program and head coach Curt Cignetti formally announced 31 newcomers have joined the program on campus to start ...
Former IU football coach Tom Allen on the move again after one season at Penn State
Indiana will play at Penn State in 2025, but they won't have to face the defense of their former head ...
IU football transfer portal: Notable difference in Power Four transfers, and biggest remaining needs
After the most successful season in program history, Indiana football is continuing its upward trajectory. Head coach Curt Cignetti said ...
Indiana football positional scholarship breakdown rolled forward to 2025
TOTAL: 82 (as of 2/25/25) (Although new rules allow them to go up to 105, Indiana is expected to keep ...
McFadden and Westbrook-Ikhine headline 2024 seasons by former Hoosiers in the NFL
The 2024 NFL regular season came to end last weekend. Several former Indiana players saw action during the year, headlined ...
IU football lands commitment from Tennessee transfer TE Holden Staes
Indiana has picked up a commitment from Tennessee transfer tight end Holden Staes. A product of Atlanta, Staes has caught ...
“So happy for them”: Tom Allen stayed in touch with IU players, noticed program’s progress
Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen -- man it feels strange to type that -- told reporters on Wednesday he ...
Watch: Kirk Herbstreit talks at length about his comments on Indiana, Big Ten, SEC
Watch below as ESPN college football personality Kirk Herbstreit sat down with On3's Andy Staples and Ari Wasserman and discussed ...
Pitt transfer CB Ryland Gandy commits to Indiana
Pittsburgh transfer cornerback Ryland Gandy announced his commitment to Indiana on Monday. HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS‼️ pic.twitter.com/8BbYh8VIeZ — Ryland Gandy ...
IU football gets commitment from Michigan transfer WR Tyler Morris
Indiana picked up a commitment from Michigan transfer wide receiver Tyler Morris on Saturday. The 5-foot-11 and 185-pound Morris has ...
Offensive lineman Kahlil Benson is transferring back to IU football
Offensive lineman Kahlil Benson is transferring back to Indiana after one season at Colorado. Benson started the first four games ...
IU football adds Old Dominion transfer QB Grant Wilson from the portal
Indiana has added a second veteran quarterback from the transfer portal. Old Dominion transfer signal-caller Grant Wilson is headed to ...
IU football picks up commitment from Ohio State transfer OT Zen Michalski
Indiana has made a major addition to their offensive line for 2025. Ohio State transfer offensive tackle Zen Michalski has ...
Report indicates IU football QB Kurtis Rourke chose to play 2024 season with torn ACL
Kurtis Rourke's 2024 season at Indiana was already going down as the greatest by a quarterback in program history. But ...
Ranking IU football’s defensive needs in the transfer portal by position group
Indiana has a solid core returning to a defense that seemed to improve as 2024 rolled on and ended up ...
Ranking IU football’s offensive needs in the transfer portal by position group
Indiana has already made five additions to the 2025 offense via the transfer portal, adding several players who appear set ...
CB D’Angelo Ponds confirms return, IU football to have three returning All-Americans on defense
Indiana's defense has a returning foundation to build on a wildly successful 2024 season. On the defensive line, at linebacker, ...
IU football makes addition of new QB coach Chandler Whitmer official, Cignetti comments
Indiana has formally announced Chandler Whitmer as the new quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator. As previously reported here, Whitmer takes ...
IU football transfer portal tracker following the 2024 regular season (UPDATED)
The offseason reshuffling of rosters is well underway. As we do each season, below is a tracker for the 2024 ...
IU football: Edge rusher Venson Sneed is in the transfer portal
Edge rusher Venson Sneed became the latest player to enter the transfer portal following Indiana's 2024 season. Sneed spent three ...
IU football: Cornerback JoJo Johnson enters the transfer portal
Indiana's significant 2025 depth at cornerback has led to the departure of veteran JoJo Johnson. After two seasons in Bloomington, ...
Transferring back: Former IU safety Louis Moore returning to the Hoosiers in 2025
Former IU safety Louis Moore is returning to the Hoosiers in 2025. That's according to multiple Saturday morning reports. Moore ...
IU football: Tight end Brody Kosin is in the transfer portal
Indiana has only seen a handful of defections since the transfer portal opened this month, but a promising young tight ...
Indiana football’s biggest offensive position of need in the transfer portal: Offensive line
Indiana has made significant additions via the transfer portal over the last few weeks at every offensive position but one ...
Legacy of historic 2024 Indiana football season? ‘This team will be remembered for decades’
Indiana football's historic season was less about individual moments of brilliance, and more about the collection of many such moments ...
Indiana football’s biggest defensive position of need in the transfer portal: Safety
Depending on personnel groupings, Indiana can play three safeties at once -- free, strong and rover. And as of Thursday ...
All-American edge rusher Mikail Kamara announces return to IU football
If Curt Cignetti wrote a wish list to Santa Claus for Christmas, he just got his top request under the ...
Highlight reels: New IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza
Watch below a selection of highlights of new Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza's commitment to Indiana was announced on Wednesday ...
IU football adds Appalachian State transfer WR Makai Jackson from the portal
Indiana made a major addition to their wide receiver room on Christmas Eve. Appalachian State wideout Makai Jackson has signed ...
Cal transfer QB Fernando Mendoza commits to IU football
Indiana will have brothers in their quarterback room next year. And IU almost certainly has their starting QB for the ...
Here are the five IU football players ESPN says could be chosen in 2025 NFL Draft
IU football has not seen a player selected in the NFL Draft for two years. That run of futility was ...
Maryland transfer RB Roman Hemby has signed with Indiana
Indiana has solidified its running back room for the 2025 season. According to multiple reports, Maryland transfer Roman Hemby will ...
IU football All-Americans in decision mode: Aiden Fisher returning, Mikail Kamara pondering
The unquestioned leader of Indiana's defense is coming back for his senior year season. Linebacker Aiden Fisher announced on social ...
Enough already. Every 1-loss Big Ten and SEC team will make the CFP. Deal with it.
Upton Sinclair wrote that "it is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his ...
IU football: Quarterback Tayven Jackson is in the transfer portal
Indiana's historic run to the College Football Playoff would not have happened without a good start by backup quarterback Tayven ...
Kurtis Rourke, Indiana offense struggle in College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The more football Indiana's offense played against Notre Dame, the greater the sense of inevitability grew ...
Watch: IU football’s Curt Cignetti, coordinators and players discuss loss at Notre Dame
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media following Indiana's 27-17 CFP first ...
Three quick reasons why Notre Dame beat IU 27-17, highlights, final stats
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Indiana lost to Notre Dame on Friday evening at Notre Dame Stadium by a final score ...
CFP Round One: Live updates and discussion thread — IU 17 ND 27 (FINAL)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Indiana and Notre Dame are set to meet in the first round of the College Football ...
New IU football assistant coach deals include massive raises and bonus opportunities
IU football is making a significant investment in its assistant coaches. Via a public records request, The Daily Hoosier obtained ...
IU football hiring Chandler Whitmer as new QB coach
Indiana's busy December, filled with recruiting and preparation for tonight's CFP tilt at Notre Dame, included the identification of a ...
IU in the College Football Playoff: ‘Another game,’ but also ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
The biggest game in Indiana football history forces the Hoosiers to balance two strong mindsets. IU is set to take ...
IU football CFP game day: Indiana at Notre Dame primer and prediction
You've been waiting three weeks for this. Okay, who are we kidding? You've been waiting a lifetime. In what can ...
IU vs. Notre Dame: What to look for when the Hoosiers are on defense, special teams
Who has the advantage when Indiana is playing defense Friday evening at Notre Dame? Notre Dame has the No. 3 ...
IU vs. Notre Dame: What to look for when the Hoosiers have the football
Who has the advantage when Indiana has the football Friday evening at Notre Dame? Indiana has the No. 2 scoring ...
IU vs. ND: Will the weather be a factor? Cignetti says let it snow, he’s got a Maple Missile
Friday night will mark one of the coldest games in the history of Notre Dame Stadium. No records will be ...
IU football lands Wisconsin transfer tight end Riley Nowakowski
Indiana landed a commitment from Wisconsin transfer tight end Riley Nowakowski on Wednesday. Nowakowski is coming off a 2024 season ...
“This (Indiana) is where it ends for me” — Cignetti on Pat McAfee show ahead of CFP
Curt Cignetti and Pat McAfee make for an entertaining duo whenever the IU head coach makes an appearance on the ...
‘Look how hard this kid plays’: Why Zach Horton’s tenacity and drive make him important for IU football
It didn't take long into Zach Horton's football career for him to want something different. The Roanoke, Va. native began ...
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti final media Q&A ahead of Notre Dame
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met via Zoom with the media on Wednesday afternoon. Cignetti took final questions ...
Kurtis Rourke considered not playing sixth college season, now he doesn’t want it to end
Everything you've come to know about this historic 2024 IU football season stood in the balance a year ago. Because ...
Watch: IU football players Kamara, Fisher, Walker and Ponds preview Notre Dame
Watch as IU football players Mikail Kamara, Aiden Fisher, Jailin Walker and D'Angelo Ponds met with the media on Tuesday ...
Watch: IU football players Rourke, Ellison, Sarratt and Horton preview Notre Dame
Watch as IU football players Kurtis Rourke, Justice Ellison, Elijah Sarratt and Zach Horton met with the media on Tuesday ...
Texas State transfer DL Dominique Ratcliff commits to Indiana
Indiana is rebuilding its defensive line for next season via the transfer portal. Texas State interior defensive lineman Dominique Ratcliff ...
UAB transfer RB Lee Beebe, Jr. confirms commitment to Indiana
After some mixed messaging on social media over the weekend, UAB transfer running back Lee Beebe, Jr. cleared the air ...
Fisher earns FWAA first team All-American, Ponds second, Cignetti gets more NCOY nods
To the victors go the spoils, and for Indiana that means the postseason recognition keeps rolling in. On Tuesday two ...
IU football is healthy going into CFP matchup vs. Notre Dame
Indiana starting cornerback Jamier Johnson missed Indiana's final regular season game against Purdue due to an undisclosed injury. But Johnson ...
Watch: IU football coordinators Haines and Shanahan preview Notre Dame
Watch as IU football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan met with the media on Monday afternoon ...
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti Monday Q&A — Notre Dame week
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media on Monday to preview Indiana's College Football Playoff first ...
IU football edge rusher Mikail Kamara earns All-American recognition
IU edge rusher Mikail Kamara put together an All-American worthy resume in 2024, and he received that recognition on Monday ...
IU football lands commitment from WKU transfer DT Hosea Wheeler
Indiana has landed a transfer portal commitment from one of the most coveted defensive tackles available. Western Kentucky's Hosea Wheeler ...
IU football picks up two special teams transfers on Sunday
Indiana's special teams got a boost for 2025 via the transfer portal on Sunday afternoon. UCF punter Mitch McCarthy and ...
Watch: Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman shares thoughts on Indiana
Watch as Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman met with the media on Sunday afternoon as his team gets set ...
NIU transfer CB Amariyun Knighten commits to Indiana
The newest addition to Indiana knows something about the next opponent. Northern Illinois cornerback Amariyun Knighten has committed to Indiana, ...
Kurtis Rourke became at least the sixth Hoosier to finish top-10 in Heisman balloting
There were points during the 2024 season when it appeared IU quarterback Kurtis Rourke might be invited to New York ...
IU football lands transfer portal commitment from UAB RB Lee Beebe
Indiana took a major step towards rebuilding its running back room for 2025 with a commitment from UAB transfer Lee ...
Change of plans: Wide receiver E.J. Williams returning to IU football
Wide receiver E.J. Williams has decided to finish his college career at Indiana. The 6-foot-3 and 200-pound Williams opted to ...