Author: Seth Tow

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s basketball’s frontcourt could easily end up the determining factor for how good the team can be in 2026-27. IU has needed a player like Samet Yigitoglu for several years now, with the size and physicality to combat the same type of players scattered across the Big Ten. The SMU transfer merely scratched the surface of his capabilities during Wednesday’s exhibition, with six points and five rebounds. But power forward Aiden Sherrell starred in this game. He led IU with 16 points on 6-for-11 shooting, along with a team-high three blocks and tying for the team lead…

College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp opening in early August. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: Howard Date/Time/TV: Saturday, September 12, noon; Big Ten Network Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 2025 record/postseason result: 5-7, 2-3 MEAC Offensive outlook: Howard has a new head coach in Ted White, who served as an offensive assistant at Maryland last year and UCLA quarterbacks coach in 2024. He and Jimmie Johnson — the former NFL tight end, not the former Dallas Cowboys coach and current FOX analyst — will run the Bison…

Indiana men’s basketball is continuing to fill out its non-conference schedule for 2026-27. Per a report from CBS Sports, the Hoosiers are closing in on an agreement to host Missouri at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday, December 18. This will be a one-off game, with no return matchup in Columbia, Missouri connected. The Tigers finished 2025-26 with a 20-13 overall record. They made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament, but fell in the first round. Missouri has appeared in March Madness in four of the last six years. This will be Indiana and Missouri’s first meeting in over 20 years.…

College football season is rapidly approaching, with fall camp opening in early August. We’re going through Indiana’s schedule to look ahead at all 12 opponents for 2026. Opponent: North Texas Date/Time/TV: Saturday, September 5, noon; FOX Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind. 2025 record/postseason result: 12-2, 7-1 American (49-47 win over San Diego State in the New Mexico Bowl) Overall returning production: 32 percent (per Bill Connelly/ESPN) (tied for 131st in the country) Returning production, offense: 28 percent (per Bill Connelly/ESPN) (126th in the country) Offensive outlook: North Texas saw head coach Eric Morris depart for Oklahoma State in the offseason,…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Washington is two years in with head coach Danny Sprinkle, and results have been uninspiring. The Huskies entered 2025-26 as a dark horse to contend in the Big Ten, and it never panned out as they finished with a losing record for the second straight season. The program is in a rut, with only one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 14 postseasons. UW lost a lot from last season’s roster heading into 2026-27. WHO’S GONE: Hannes Steinbach (18.5…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Entering year eight, Mick Cronin has been consistently successful at UCLA. He’s endured only one losing season in Los Angeles, and he’s gone to five NCAA Tournaments — and won at least one game in all of those appearances. Moving from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten didn’t stop the Bruins from winning. UCLA went 24-12 last season, and earned a No. 7 seed in March Madness. The Bruins beat UCF in the first round before falling to eventual…

Preseason accolades continue rolling in for Indiana football. Walter Camp announced its preseason All-Americans Tuesday, and four Hoosiers made the cut. Left tackle Carter Smith and defensive tackle Tyrique Tucker earned first team honors, while linebackers Isaiah Jones and Rolijah Hardy were named to the second team. The linebacker duo, in particular, is a nice story for the Hoosiers. They entered the 2025 season a little overlooked, or at least not viewed as game-changing players. Indiana had Aiden FIsher as its defensive figurehead at linebacker, the team’s vocal leader. The 2024 squad paired Fisher with Jailin Walker, and ther were…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Last year, Oregon suffered its worst season in more than 15 years because of injuries, inconsistency, and underperformance. The Ducks stumbled to a 12-19 finish and missed out on all postseason action for the first time since 2010. And though Dana Altman has a track record ranking among the best coaches in the Big Ten, his program got hit as hard as any other by the transfer portal this offseason. Oregon knew it was losing Nate Bittle, but seeing…

We’re going team-by-team across Big Ten men’s basketball to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out in 2026-27. Rutgers enters 2026-27 coming off a third straight losing season. The Scarlet Knights had a good stretch under Steve Pikiell before that, with four straight winning campaigns and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022. But although they’ve been competitive at times in the years since, they just haven’t regained that level of form. Pikiell will hope to turn things around this year. WHO’S GONE: Dylan Grant (9.5 PPG) (transfer — Charlotte) Harun Zrno (6.5 PPG) (transfer — uncommitted)…

As Indiana men’s basketball worked to rebuild its roster for 2026-27, Trent Sisley knew he had a role to play — by default. Sisley is the lone scholarship player returning to the Hoosiers from 2025-26, as the rest of last season’s players either exhausted their eligibilities or hit the transfer portal. The Santa Claus, Indiana native was the only player who could talk to portal visitors as a potential teammate and peer about the program and his experiences. He went out to dinner with many of Indiana’s transfer portal recruits and connected with them on social media this spring. “I…