If you told an Indiana football fan five years ago that their biggest offseason anxiety would be retaining an offensive coordinator after a 13-0 season and a Heisman Trophy win, they would have asked what kind of bourbon you were drinking and where they could buy a case.But here we are.
As No. 1 Indiana awaits its matchup for the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 – which will be decided when Oklahoma and Alabama face off on Friday night – the Hoosiers aren’t solely focused on their national championship path ahead. Surely, Curt Cignetti and Co.
Curt Cignetti’s immediate success at Indiana has put the pressure on every coach in America. Already, three of the coaches who entered the Big Ten with Cignetti in 2024 have been fired, and several other coaches around the league are looking over their shoulders.
Since defeating Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game Dec. 6, Indiana football has enjoyed a near-two-week period of rest, recovery and enough practice to stay sharp before venturing to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl.
In a year of all-time firsts, here’s another: More than a third of IU football’s starters have earned some measure of All-American recognition. Indiana
As Vanderbilt football star Diego Pavia was up for the Heisman Trophy this season, he would ultimately lose out on it to Indiana Hoosier quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
By the end of Friday night, Indiana football will know its Rose Bowl opponent. No. 8 seed Oklahoma hosts No. 9 seed Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff Friday at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.
The next name to know from a transfer portal perspective is a name you might already know. TCU quarterback Josh Hoover entered the portal Thursday, and immediately there were reports Indiana is a school to watch.
Hoosier hearts sank when Indiana center Sam Alexis hyperextended his knee on the team’s first possession in Lexington Saturday evening. He had to be helped off the court while putting no weight on his left leg.
Indiana football has agreed to a three-year contract extension with offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, an IU Athletics spokesperson confirmed to Indiana Hoosiers On SI on Thursday afternoon.
Indiana is set to keep the band together in 2026. Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan has agreed to a new three-year deal to remain in Bloomington, a source confirmed on Thursday to The Daily Hoosier.
The transfer portal has played a huge role in Indiana becoming in the nation's No. 1 team. But coach Curt Cignetti also did an excellent job evaluating and retaining certain players who had already been in the program.
The golden age of Indiana football many believed was taking shape in 2020 wasn’t to be. At the confluence of the transfer portal, NIL and an inability to protect the quarterback stood head coach Tom Allen, and those forces crushed IU’s momentum and led to a coaching change following the 2023 season.
Going back to the start of the 2024-25 season, careful observers of IU women’s basketball may have noticed there was something different about assistant coach Rhet Wierzba.
With a 13-0 start to the 2025 season and a Big Ten title under its belt, Indiana should have a very good chance to assemble its best high school recruiting class ever over the next year.
With the Heisman Trophy Ceremony in New York and IU basketball in Kentucky, most IU fans were left to their screens to witness a memorable Saturday night.
One of the great defensive backs in IU football history, who made one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history, officially went into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame this weekend.
Indiana basketball's biggest present this holiday season may be a return to full health. The Hoosiers have played this season without junior guard Jason Drake and sophomore forward Josh Harris, each of whom suffered lower body injuries during the offseason.
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