Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana football moved up in the polls following its 55-0 victory over Howard on Saturday. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 4 in both the AP Top-25 and the Coaches Poll released Sunday afternoon.  The move up follows previous No. 1 Ohio State’s loss at Texas. The three teams ranked ahead of Indiana in both polls in order, are:  Texas, Georgia and Notre Dame. IU received three first place-votes in the latest AP poll and 10 in the coaches poll.  They are now the top-ranked Big Ten team in both polls. Other Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Top 25…

Indiana went deep into the depth chart on Saturday in connection with its 55-0 win over Howard. The full snap counts are below. But first, here are some notes from the game: Quarterback Third-stringer Tyler Cherry got more snaps than backup Grant Wilson.  And although the game wasn’t close, both got a chance to throw the ball. The appearance was Cherry’s first in over two full calendar years after he came back from a serious knee injury that was thought to be career-ending.  He threw the first passes of his college career, and the got some tough love from coach…

Games against FCS opponents provide opportunities for players unlikely to see the field as the season progresses. And that gives the head coach a chance to reward culture guys who toil behind the scenes and rarely play. IU coach Curt Cignetti agreed before kickoff to shorten Indiana’s game against Howard to 55 minutes.  But with the Hoosiers up 41-0 at halftime, there was still plenty of time to put in one of his favorites, backup quarterback Grant Wilson. A transfer from Old Dominion ahead of the 2025 season, Wilson came to IU with an eye on becoming a coach.  And…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana beat Howard by a final score of 55-0 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. Below are three quick reasons why the Hoosiers won, along with highlights and final stats. Indiana (2-0) is back in action next Saturday against Western Kentucky in Bloomington. Stay tuned for more coverage of the game. —————————————————— Three quick reasons why Indiana beat Howard 1. Hoover and Becker pick up where they left off.  Indiana quarterback Josh Hoover and wideout Charlie Becker posted big numbers on low volume in week one, and the pair hooked up again multiple times against Howard in…

The Hoosiers stay home in the friendly confines of Memorial Stadium, where they haven’t lost since 2023. That isn’t likely to change on Saturday. With Howard in town, the only thing in question is who has the better Bison mascot. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s week 2 matchup against Howard in Bloomington. ——————————————————————————– HOWARD BISON (1-1) at No. 5 INDIANA HOOSIERS (1-0) Kickoff:  Noon ET, Saturday Location:  Bloomington, Ind.; Memorial Stadium (56,626; field turf) Television:  Jeff Levering (pbp), Jake Butt (color), Brooke Fletcher (sideline) Stream:  Fox Sports Radio:  IU Football radio network Odds:  Indiana is around a…

If you followed Indiana’s 2025 football season closely — and we know you did — you know it was hard to see this coming. When the Kansas City Chiefs open their season on Monday night, former IU offensive lineman Kahlil Benson is likely to be the starting left tackle. The moment is magnified by the fact that Benson will be protecting the blind side of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is returning in just nine months from a major knee injury. “He’s done a nice job for us,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said to the media about Benson before Thursday…

IU radio legend Don Fischer asked football coach Curt Cignetti whether the team suffered any heat-related illnesses during last weekend’s game against North Texas. “I think probably the entire defense was sick at the end of the game,” Cignetti said Thursday on his weekly radio show.  “I was sick.  I’m sure coach (Bryant) Haines was sick too.” But Cignetti wasn’t talking about heat related illnesses. The culprit: Rat poison washed down with tainted Kool-Aid. Despite an offseason of hype, this did not look like the dominant IU defense we’ve come to know over the last two seasons. North Texas possessed…

Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt’s hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction has been rescheduled to Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. ET according to public Indiana court records. It was originally scheduled for Friday. The delay keeps their temporary restraining order in effect, and the IU football defensive ends eligible for this weekend’s game against Howard. Daley and Wyatt were both members of the high school class of 2022 who played their fourth season of eligibility during the 2025-26 academic year.  They were two of multiple athletes who received a temporary restraining order from an Indiana judge against the…

Yeah, we get it. Howard?  Another FCS game?  Ho hum, right? What can Indiana get out of playing this game against Howard on Saturday?  After all, in their last two games against FCS schools, IU won by a combined score of 150-3. But there’s more to these games than meets the eye. There will be moments from Saturday’s game against Howard (Noon ET, BTN) we’ll be talking about in the months and years to come. SETTING THE STANDARD If they don’t already get it, Indiana’s new and younger player learn the unwavering focus and discipline within the program during these…

Fernando Mendoza quickly learned to not look forward to watching a highlight moment on film, or wait for a pat on the back from Curt Cignetti after a big play. Instead, the micro-level critiques he heard after what seemed like a positive were burned into the recesses of his brain for later recall. “Having spent a whole season with him, like when he’s riding me on all these things in fall camp, I’m like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,'” Mendoza said on “The Rush with Maxx Crosby” podcast. “And then in the season you see it show up. And…