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With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. IU saw three of its five starters in the secondary leave the program after winning the national championship in January. Louis Moore and Devan Boykin exhausted their eligibility, and D’Angelo Ponds declared for the NFL Draft. Amare Ferrell will be back at safety, and Jamari Sharpe is back at cornerback. Those two should be pretty secure in their starting roles. The Hoosiers already had some promising depth in the defensive backfield with guys like Byron Baldwin Jr. and Jaylen Bell, among others. Those players could see the…
With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. The Hoosiers didn’t lose a lot at linebacker from last year in terms of numbers. But they did lose a massive presence in the middle of the defense when Aiden Fisher wrapped his collegiate career by lifting the CFP National Championship trophy. Fisher was the unquestioned leader on IU’s defense, and one of the entire team’s biggest leaders. And he played the game in a manner befitting that role. There’s no way to truly make up for losing a player like that. But Bryant Haines’ linebacker group…
With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. IU’s defensive line was so loaded in 2025, the group withstood multiple season-ending injuries and didn’t miss a beat in the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers have plenty of turnover on the line for 2026, but it should be a strong group yet again, and with enough returning faces to be a recognizable bunch. Tyrique Tucker and Mario Landino are both back at defensive tackle and should form one of the better tandems in the Big Ten. Tucker recorded 12 tackles for loss last season and Landino…
Indiana women’s basketball incoming freshman Ashlinn James has been named Kentucky’s Miss Basketball. Per the Courier Journal, James averaged 14.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 44 percent from the field. The point guard helped Assumption High in Louisville win its first regional title since 2007. James is the latest IU signee to earn individual state honors — wing Addy Nyemchek earned N.J. Gatorade Player of the Year recognition. https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-signee-addy-nyemchek-named-new-jersey-gatorade-player-of-the-year/ James is ranked No. 64 on ESPN’s top 100 players in the class of 2026. Nyemchek (No. 28) and GiGi Battle (No. 32) join her…
With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. Indiana’s offensive line was such a driver of the team’s success during its national championship run, Pat Coogan was named offensive MVP of the Rose Bowl Game as a figurehead for the entire unit. Bob Bostad’s group excelled all year long as one of the best offensive lines in the country. And he’ll have a lot of that same group back for 2026. Left tackle Carter Smith could’ve easily declared for the NFL Draft and began his pro career. But the consensus All-American opted to return as…
With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. Tight end is one of the biggest question marks on Indiana’s roster going into spring ball. IU lost all its returning production at the position from its national championship season. Riley Nowakowski was a vital piece for the Hoosiers all year, and they had quality depth with Holden Staes making plenty of plays along the way as well. And now, tight ends coach Grant Cain has an extremely young group to work with. Redshirt freshman Brock Schott is probably the favorite at this stage after transferring in…
With spring football approaching, we’re going position by position looking at Indiana’s roster. Curt Cignetti regularly points out his track record with quarterbacks, particularly transfers. He’s cycled through one-year quarterbacks for years, dating back through his tenure at James Madison, and had a lot of success doing so. Cignetti has certainly done well with that at Indiana; Kurtis Rourke led the team to the College Football Playoff in 2024, and then Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy and led IU to a national championship. Cignetti has gone back to the well with transfer quarterbacks, bringing in Josh Hoover from TCU…
Shay Ciezki’s historic season has earned her All-American honors. The Indiana guard was named an All-America honorable mention by the USBWA on Tuesday. She’s IU’s third-ever All-American selection, along with Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes. Ciezki recorded Indiana’s first-ever 50-40-90 season, shooting at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range, and 90 percent at the foul line. The senior finished 52.6 percent from the floor, 44.6 percent from beyond the arc, and 90.8 percent on free throws. Additionally, Ciezki became just the second-ever NCAA Division I women’s basketball player to join that elusive 50-40-90 club while…
Indiana women’s basketball has officially missed the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers came up short of making the bracket for the first time since 2020, when the tournament was canceled because of COVID-19. Excluding that anomaly of a postseason, this is the first time IU has missed the NCAA Tournament since 2018. Indiana opted out of any potential WNIT or WBIT bids, marking the end of its 2025-26 season. Aside from 2020, this is the first time since Teri Moren’s first season in Bloomington — 2014-15 — that the Hoosiers will not participate in any postseason tournament. IU finishes the year…
