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Curt Cignetti, Indiana get massive eligibility news for 2026 season

Curt Cignetti, Indiana get massive eligibility news for 2026 season

The Indiana Hoosiers have to be feeling great. Defending a championship is no easy task, but Curt Cignetti and his team just got back a huge piece of the puzzle for the 2026 season.

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Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 5

“We always can find ways to get better”: Why Indiana’s defensive mindset is terrifying for the rest of college football

Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines won the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant coach a season ago. Despite that achievement, most of the attention around the national champion Hoosiers centered on Curt Cignetti and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 5

Watch list season: Four IU football players on Nagurski watch list, two on Outland

The Football Writers Association of America released its 2026 Bronko Nagurski and Outland Trophy Watch Lists this week. The Nagurki list includes 68 defensive standouts as contenders for the national defensive player of the year, while the Outland recognizes 68 returning standout interior linemen on both sides of the ball.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 4

IU football: Stephen Daley returning to the Hoosiers for fifth year

Indiana’s already strong defensive line got a major boost on Tuesday afternoon. Edge rusher Stephen Daley is returning to the Hoosiers for a fifth season.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 4

IU women’s basketball freshman Zoe Jackson to miss 2026-27 season with knee injury

Indiana women’s basketball took a hit to its roster coming out of summer workouts. Freshman forward Zoe Jackson suffered a knee injury during a practice in late July, the program announced Tuesday.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Inside the Hall / August 4

IU football is ranked No. 6 in preseason AFCA coaches top 25 poll

The preseason AFCA coaches top 25 college football poll was released Tuesday and Indiana is ranked No. 6. The Hoosiers were No. 20 in the preseason coaches poll last season before finishing 16-0 and winning the CFP national championship.

Indiana Hoosiers News / College Sports Only / August 4
Internet Reacts to Indiana’s Weak Football Schedule

Internet Reacts to Indiana’s Weak Football Schedule

Indiana’s future out-of-conference schedule has turned into the source of scorn. The backlash peaked after the recent cancellation of the Hoosiers’ highly anticipated 2030–2031 home-and-home series against Notre Dame.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 4

IU football ranked No. 6 in 2026 preseason coaches poll

The first official 2026 college football preseason poll was released on Monday afternoon. And Curt Cignetti has likely found another motivational tool for his third season in Bloomington.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 4

“The people love us”: IU football players and coaches navigating life-altering fame

For 63 years, as an assistant and then lower level college head coach, Curt Cignetti could leave the house while enjoying relative autonomy. His public

Indiana Hoosiers News / A to Z Sports / August 4
Indiana’s non-conference scheduling highlights a growing problem across college football

Indiana’s non-conference scheduling highlights a growing problem across college football

The Hoosiers are the latest — but not the only — program to soften up their non-conference slate. The excitement surrounding Notre Dame and USC reviving their rivalry in 2030 overshadowed a troubling development this week.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 4

Watch list season: IU football’s Hoover on Maxwell, Clausen on Mannelly

Can IU football have a repeat winner of the Maxwell Award? Quarterback Josh Hoover is on the preseason watch list for the honor, which goes to college football’s best player.

Curt Cignetti News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / August 4
Indiana's Recruiting Blueprint Is Coming Into Focus

Indiana's Recruiting Blueprint Is Coming Into Focus

Curt Cignetti and his staff have had two full recruiting cycles in Bloomington after a whirlwind signing day in year one. The blueprint of how he is building his classes at Indiana is coming into focus after landing 2028 four-star quarterback Lukas Prock.

College Football News / Yardbarker / August 3
Indiana woefully underrepresented in Joel Klatt's best players list

Indiana woefully underrepresented in Joel Klatt's best players list

Not a single Hoosier makes Klatt's top 10.

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Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 3

Notes on Hoosiers in the NFL: Kamara suffers torn ACL at 49ers camp

The news is not good after former IU football star Mikail Kamara was carted off the field at San Francisco 49ers camp this weekend. Kamara was diagnosed with a torn ACL, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 3

Big Ten wants to eliminate its own football title game, IU players aren’t so sure

IU football players were learning for the first time on Thursday the Big Ten Championship game might soon become a thing of the past. Commissioner Tony Petitti confirmed at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago last week the 24-team College Football Playoff he is pushing necessarily means the end of early December conference title games.

College Football News / The Daily Hoosier / August 3

IU football’s home-and-home with Notre Dame beginning in 2030 cancelled

IU football fans looking forward to a home-and-home series with Notre Dame were dealt disappointing news on Monday afternoon. According to multiple reports, the games originally set for 2030 and 2031 in Notre Dame and Bloomington, respectively, have been cancelled.  National reports indicate Indiana decided to cancel.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / August 3
Curt Cignetti Reveals Indiana's Secret to Success He'll Carry Into 2026

Curt Cignetti Reveals Indiana's Secret to Success He'll Carry Into 2026

When Curt Cignetti’s up on the podium, he makes building a national-championship culture sound easy. (Spoiler: it’s not.) He has hard-and-fast principles

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / August 2

Reaction: What the return of Sam Alexis means for IU basketball in 2026-27

Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to the IU basketball program for the 2026-27 season. What does this mean for the Hoosiers in coach Darian DeVries’ second year at the helm?

Curt Cignetti News / Viral Sports News / August 2
Indiana’s Curt Cignetti Fires Warning Shot at College Football

Indiana’s Curt Cignetti Fires Warning Shot at College Football

Curt Cignetti needed only two seasons to transform the Indiana Hoosiers from perennial also-rans into national champions, and the coach made clear this week that he has no plans to slow down now that the rest of college football is taking aim at his program.

Sam Alexis News / The Daily Hoosier / August 2

IU basketball: Sam Alexis confirms intent to return in 2026-27

Sam Alexis announced Sunday afternoon his intent to return to IU basketball for the 2026-27. “Let’s do it again Hoosier Nation,” Alexis wrote on his Instagram account, accompanied by the following photo: Alexis won an injunction in a Tennessee court last week to play a fifth season of college basketball.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / August 1
Grading Every Indiana Basketball Player at the FISU America Games

Grading Every Indiana Basketball Player at the FISU America Games

Over the past week, Indiana was in action four times, representing Team USA in the FISU America Games in Peru. On Monday, the Hoosiers wrapped up with a Gold medal win over the Virgin Islands.

College Football News / College Football News / July 29
Who's the Next Indiana? Which Programs Are Built to Shock College Football?

Who's the Next Indiana? Which Programs Are Built to Shock College Football?

Which college football team is going to be the next Indiana? It's an impossible dream considering how meteoric the rise was from absolutely nothing to, arguably, the greatest season in over 150 years of college football.

Fernando Mendoza News / Yardbarker / July 6
Nissan Heisman House now listed for sale

Nissan Heisman House now listed for sale

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.

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