If they hadn't already, the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers put the college football world on notice Thursday at the Rose Bowl by manhandling No. 9 Alabama in a 38-3 victory in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti and Oregon’s Dan Lanning met with the media on Saturday afternoon via Zoom. No. 1 Indiana (14-0) takes on No. 5 Oregon (13-1) in the CFP semifinals at The Peach Bowl in Atlanta Friday at 7:30 p.m.
PASADENA, Calif. — After hoisting the Leishman Trophy as Rose Bowl champion, Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti said his remarkable job transforming the Hoosiers from doormat to juggernaut would make for a great movie.
The transfer portal is moving quickly. A day after the portal formally opened, Indiana is a finalist for Penn State redshirt freshman transfer defensive tackle Xavier Gilliam.
Below we take a look at Pro Football Focus (PFF) notes and snap counts from Indiana’s Rose Bowl and CFP quarterfinal win vs. Alabama. The Hoosiers won 38-3 to secure the program’s first bowl win since 1991.
Indiana dominated Alabama to the tune of a 38-3 victory in the Rose Bowl, completing what is the biggest win in the history of Hoosiers football. Next up is a chance to beat another traditional power and unseat this victory as the biggest in program history.
When No. 1 Indiana football landed back in Bloomington on Friday morning after defeating No. 9 Alabama on Thursday in the Rose Bowl, the NCAA transfer portal had officially opened — and the Hoosiers wasted little time securing visits with two premier Big Ten targets.
The transfer portal is open for new entrants Jan. 2-16. Unlike prior years, there is no spring entry period, so expect a hectic couple of weeks. As always, players can take as long as they need to find a new school, provided they are enrolled at their next spot timely.
The college football transfer portal is now open, and Indiana’s not immune from comings and goings despite being one of four teams still playing this year.
One day after the first Rose Bowl victory in program history, Indiana football lost four players to the transfer portal Friday, the first day players were officially allowed to enter their names and be contacted by other teams.
The Indiana Hoosiers continue to look like the biggest force right now in college football. They are the top seed in the College Football Playoff with a 14-0 record and won the Big Ten Championship.
Indiana will have a familiar face on campus for a visit this weekend. The transfer portal formally opened today, and according to multiple reports, Michigan State transfer wide receiver Nick Marsh will be in Bloomington Saturday and Sunday.
PASADENA, Calif. — Indiana football has made plenty of history, and accomplished an abundance of firsts, in less than two seasons under coach Curt Cignetti.
For the second time in two years under the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, the lower seeds got off to a hot start in round two. But as the sun set on Rose Bowl Stadium, Indiana issued a statement that there is a new sheriff in town, metaphorically stripping the badge from Alabama in an embarrassing rout.
Alabama is in unfamiliar territory as the clear underdog in a College Football Playoff game, even after it pulled off a remarkable comeback to advance to the quarterfinals.
Indiana fans are stoked for the Hoosiers’ first appearance in the Rose Bowl game since 1968 and have traveled hard to Pasadena to enjoy their team’s game.