Author: Seth Tow

After generating some positive momentum following a rough start, Indiana women’s basketball took a big step back. In the Battle 4 Atlantis opener, Indiana defeated Columbia, which is rated No. 55 in Bart Torvik’s T-Rank. Then the Hoosiers knocked off No. 18 Baylor on Sunday, their second ranked win in eight days. But in the championship game on Monday, they ran out of gas. IU completely collapsed in the second half against No. 16 North Carolina as the Tar Heels ran away with a 69-39 victory. IU (4-3) shot 29 percent from the field, and 21 percent in the second…

Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with local media on Monday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Cignetti discussed the Hoosiers’ loss at Ohio State and the upcoming Old Oaken Bucket game. No. 10 Indiana (10-1, 7-1) and Purdue (1-10, 0-8) kick off at 7 p.m. ET in Bloomington on Saturday (FS1). Video provided by IU Athletics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmWXx2tq4d8 For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

The details of Curt Cignetti’s new contract with IU have revealed some notable figures. The Daily Hoosier obtained a copy of the memorandum of understanding between Cignetti and IU outlining the new deal via a public records request. Indiana’s head football coach is set to make an average of $8 million per year of the eight-year contract, with his income increasing by $200,000 each year. This MOU doesn’t mention any specifics about facility upgrade commitments, though reports of future improvements surfaced in the days after Cignetti’s contract was announced. Assistants The new contract contains significant financial increases for Indiana’s assistant…

For the second time in three games, Indiana women’s basketball upset a ranked opponent. The Hoosiers defeated No. 18 Baylor on Sunday, 73-65, in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. IU advances to the championship game on Monday against No. 16 North Carolina at noon ET on ESPN2. Indiana (4-2) got off to a very strong start in the first quarter, riding a 17-0 run to a 25-10 advantage. The Lady Bears (4-2) clawed back from there to keep the game close, but they never regained the lead after their early 2-0 lead. The Hoosiers shot just 38 percent from the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Curt Cignetti put his arm around Nico Radicic, with a resigned look on his face. Indiana football, ranked No. 5 in the country, had just scored a touchdown to bring its deficit against No. 2 Ohio State down to two scores with less than two minutes remaining in Saturday’s game. Radicic didn’t execute the ensuing onside kick properly and left it short of the 10 yards needed to avoid a penalty. Cignetti calmly explained the mistake to his kicker, understanding his team had most likely lost this showdown. The Hoosiers did suffer their first defeat of the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After Indiana’s top-five showdown at Ohio State, attention turns back to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. The fifth-ranked Hoosiers came up short on Saturday at Ohio Stadium, falling to the second-ranked Buckeyes 38-15. After stumbling for the first time this season, Indiana (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) faces a lot of uncertainty with its postseason fate. This was its lone opportunity against a ranked opponent, and it did not go well. Ohio State (10-1, 7-1) completely dominated after the first two possessions. So what are the implications of this? IU will certainly drop in the polls on…

The “rat poison” that Curt Cignetti and Indiana football have ignored all season has been particularly venomous this week. The fifth-ranked Hoosiers (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) travel to Columbus on Saturday to take on No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1), in one of the biggest regular-season games of the year across all of college football. It’s one of the most important regular-season games in IU football history. Cignetti is keeping his usual perspective on the matchup, while certainly understanding how difficult a challenge his team faces. “Excited about this week’s opportunity against Ohio State. Obviously an excellent football team. One…

BLOOMINGTON — With Indiana men’s basketball slogging through the beginning of Thursday’s second half, Mike Woodson had to find a hot hand somewhere. Myles Rice recorded another solid first half against UNC Greensboro, but IU couldn’t solely rely on him. Mackenzie Mgbako and Kanaan Carlyle had off-nights shooting. Oumar Ballo will rarely carry a team offensively. Trey Galloway, Indiana’s sixth man, wasn’t giving the Hoosiers much. So IU’s head coach looked elsewhere, and gave Bryson Tucker a chance. And while the freshman may seem an unlikely candidate to step up in moments like these, Tucker is quickly shedding that label.…

BLOOMINGTON — The big game is here. Indiana football is back from its second bye week of the season with a potentially season-defining game on tap. The fifth-ranked Hoosiers take on No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus. IU is ranked No. 5 in the AP Poll, the AFCA Coaches Poll, and the College Football Playoff rankings, the latter of which will update on Tuesday. Indiana hasn’t beaten Ohio State since 1988, and its last win at Ohio Stadium came in 1987. That, alone, would make a Hoosiers upset historic. But if they can pull this off, they’d likely…

BLOOMINGTON — After the first three games of the season, IU women’s basketball looked like it had lost its way. Indiana lost a lot from last year with Mackenzie Holmes graduating, and that sort of departure can take time to adjust to. And it’s been bumpy for IU in this first stretch without the All-American anchoring the team. The Hoosiers got away with a lot of sloppy play in the season-opener against Brown, and they couldn’t overcome similar mistakes in consecutive losses to Harvard and Butler. But on Sunday, things changed. IU’s 79-66 upset over No. 24 Stanford is a…