The 2026 season was not successful by any means for the Indiana Hoosiers. After posting three straight seasons of 32 or more wins, the Hoosiers finished a disappointing 23-31 this year.
IU is inviting football fans inside Memorial Stadium next week for a free event ahead of the 2026 season. Indiana football Summer Fan Night is on July 22 from 6-8 p.m.
Although baseball was his best sport, Kyle Schwarber was also a football star from Ohio with college offers. He was excited for his first IU football game as a college student in Bloomington.
Known by Hoosier fans everywhere, IU and Bloomington radio fixture Joe Smith has passed away. Smith handled pre-game, halftime, and post-game radio duties for IU football and men’s basketball from1983 to 2023. He stayed through 2023 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Don Fischer’s play-by-play career.
After returning massive production across the board in 2025 – and adding Fernando Mendoza via the portal, of course – Indiana won’t have the same luxury in 2026.
Indiana returns four starters along the offensive line from its 2025 national championship team. And with the addition of Wisconsin transfer Joe Brunner, the Hoosiers should have four starters this season who didn’t allow a single regular season sack in 2025.
IU football has a chance to keep the first time ever, first time since train rolling in 2026. The Hoosiers haven’t won a game against Michigan in Ann Arbor since 1967, and the program has never won against USC.
One of the top quarterbacks in the class of 2028 has an early final five schools. Rising junior Lukas Prock will choose from Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame and Ohio State. He told Rivals this week his commitment could be coming this summer.
In the 2026 offseason, Darian DeVries and his staff oversaw quite a bit of roster turnover. After nearly the entire 2025-26 crew with remaining eligibility hit the portal, Indiana was forced to turn to the portal itself.
Indianapolis-based 5-star class of 2027 wideout Monshun Sales has set a July 17 commitment date. The 6-foot-5 and around 205 pound Sales will announce live on the Pat McAfee Show in the Noon to 2 p.m.
When money is on the line, people tend to eliminate the noise and get down business. Perhaps that’s why Vegas likes Indiana’s preseason chance to make a third straight trip to the College Football Playoff much more than ESPN’s FPI.
In 2025-26, the sturdiest player in Indiana’s rotation was 240-pound Sam Alexis. The result? Indiana was dominated on the glass. And, not for nothing, the Hoosiers were unable to find success with any sort of consistency in the paint on offense. Their best post-up options were often either Tucker DeVries or Lamar Wilkerson.
If you've been waiting on an elite college fantasy football game to emerge, the wait is over. Finally, Yahoo Sports has blessed the college football sickos.
It's good to be the king, and for now, the Indiana Hoosiers are the kings of college football. And Curt Cignetti is king of college football coaches.
In 2025-26, Indiana had the No. 14 three-point rate in the country, yet connected on just 34.7 percent of its triples (which ranked No. 131 in the nation), per Bart Torvik. Lamar Wilkerson, Tucker DeVries and Nick Dorn could each shoot the cover off the ball – but it ended there.
Mendoza is learning Kubiak's offense during the Raiders' offseason program.
If you've ever wanted to feel like a Heisman Trophy winner but you've lacked the athleticism to actually win college football's most prestigious individual award...this listing is for you.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti’s impeccable track record in Bloomington makes it easy to envision a path back to the postseason. While Indiana needs to replace
Indiana has had a successful recruiting week. This included beating out Georgia and Miami for four-star linebacker Jaylathan Mayfield (Lincolnton, NC) and flipping three-star linebacker Cain Brackney (Tulsa, OK) from UCLA.
The United States’ upcoming FIFA World Cup clash against Australia is currently ruling social media. Considering the current hype around the match, the game is expected to draw massive viewership.
Using the No. 1 pick on Mendoza was the first step toward a bright future, and as such, they want to put him in a position to succeed.
Fernando Mendoza is one of the quarterbacks for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2026, and his only competition for the starting role is veteran Kirk Cousins. Ahead of the new season, both Mendoza and Cousins have been getting the royal treatment from the Las Vegas locals, including the Vegas Golden Knights.
Mendoza is expected to eventually become the team's franchise quarterback, but development takes time in the NFL, even when you're a Heisman Trophy winner.
Curt Cignetti has built a powerhouse program for the Indiana Hoosiers in just two short seasons.
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