Author: Seth Tow

The Big Ten has announced women’s home and away opponents in conference play for every team in 2025-26. The conference released its slate of men’s basketball opponents on Tuesday, and the women’s basketball update followed on Wednesday. Big Ten men’s basketball plays a 20-game conference schedule, allowing for three double-play opponents within the league season. But the women play only 18 conference games, leaving just one double-play matchup. Indiana’s, of course, is against in-state rival Purdue. The rest of IU’s conference schedule will flip from the 2024-25 season — any team the Hoosiers faced on the road last season will…

The Big Ten released its slate of men’s basketball opponents for each team for the upcoming 2025-26 season on Tuesday. Dates, times, and TV information will be announced at a later date. But Indiana now knows which teams will come to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall next year, and which road atmospheres Darian DeVries will have to battle in his first Big Ten season. One of the main highlights of IU’s slate is the program’s first trip to Los Angeles to play both USC and UCLA since December 1960. The Hoosiers have their usual home-and-home rivalry against Purdue. But Michigan State…

Indiana men’s basketball has yet to officially announce Drew Adams as an assistant coach on Darian DeVries’ staff. But Adams has signed a memorandum of understanding with IU. The Daily Hoosier obtained a copy of that MOU on Monday through a public records request. Adams’ contract is for two years, but it will automatically extend an additional year on June 30 of each year, unless IU gives him notice of non-renewal. He’ll make $400,000 per year in base salary, more than the initial salaries of any of Mike Woodson’s assistants. Adams can also receive potential bonuses of one month’s salary (around $33,333.33)…

Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke is NFL-bound. The Ohio transfer was selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday at No. 227 overall by the San Francisco 49ers. He is the second IU player picked in this year’s draft, joining CJ West, who was also taken by the 49ers. Rourke, 24, led the Hoosiers to a remarkable 2024 season. They finished with the 34th-best passing offense and the second-best scoring offense in the country, and made a surprising run to the College Football Playoff. The Oakville, Canada native finished 22nd in the country in passing yards per game, and he tied…

Indiana defensive lineman CJ West is off the board. The interior defensive lineman became IU’s first NFL Draft pick since 2022, taken at No. 113 overall in the 4th round by the San Francisco 49ers. West played one season with the Hoosiers after transferring from Kent State, and he was a key part in their historic 2024 run. He finished fourth on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss, and his two sacks tied him for fourth on the team as well. Pro Football Focus graded West highly, with the 14th-best overall grade among interior defenders in the country. West wasn’t…

Recruitment season is already in full swing for Indiana football. Just over a week after the spring game, the Hoosiers have been busy in the transfer portal and in recruiting the class of 2026. Notably, IU added Maryland linebacker Kellen Wyatt from the transfer portal earlier this week, though he’s expected to play defensive line in Bloomington.  Also added along the defensive front this week was Kent State’s Stephen Daley. The portal closed on Friday, April 25 at the end of the day. But players in the portal can still join new teams well into the spring and summer. Here…

The 2025 NFL Draft has arrived, and Indiana football appears likely to snap a multi-year drought. IU has gone two straight NFL Drafts without any players selected, the program’s first such streak since 2012-13. But CJ West appears an essential lock to be selected, with some mock drafts projecting him to go as high as the third round. A few other Hoosiers have a chance to get picked — IU hasn’t had multiple players taken in the same draft since 2018, when both Ian Thomas and Chris Covington got drafted. Here is a summary of various seven-round mock drafts and…

IU women’s basketball’s offseason rebuild is not only limited to its players. Director of player development/scouting Isaiah Specks recently announced his departure from the program. He was essentially viewed as an unofficial assistant coach, amidst several staffing changes over the last year. The Hoosiers announced a new hire on Wednesday, bringing in Colsten Thompson from Alabama. But he isn’t filling Specks’ vacated position; he was hired as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, which was previously Linda Sayavongchanh’s role since 2022. Sayavongchanh has been removed from the coaching staff list on IU’s website, and an IU spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Hoosier that Sayavongchanh is…

Indiana women’s basketball faced a daunting rebuild this offseason, which quickly became the most important in Teri Moren’s long tenure as head coach. It wouldn’t be fair to grade the team’s moves until it takes the court in November, and even then, it will take time for things to really come together. But, if nothing else, Indiana’s roster is starting to come together. The Hoosiers have added five players in the transfer portal so far this offseason: rising sophomore guard Chloe Spreen (Alabama), sophomore guard Phoenix Stotijn (Arkansas), senior guard Jerni Kiaku (Duquesne), sophomore forward Zania Socka-Ngueman (UCLA), and junior…

IU women’s basketball’s roster continues to solidify for the 2025-26 season. Duquesne transfer guard Jerni Kiaku announced her commitment to the Hoosiers on social media on Monday, giving head coach Teri Moren her fifth portal addition of the offseason. https://www.instagram.com/p/DIuE4lLyjIr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Kiaku, standing 5-foot-7, will be a senior this season, her final year of collegiate eligibility. She spent her first season at North Carolina Central in 2022-23, before joining the Dukes for her sophomore and junior years. She’ll bring more experience into a relatively young Indiana backcourt this coming season, joining Shay Ciezki as the lone upperclassmen in the group. The…