Author: Seth Tow

After previously not donating to IU athletics, Mark Cuban gave the athletic program a large amount last year, clearly intended to help Curt Cignetti’s football operation. Per Front Office Sports, Cuban is at it again. Indiana’s most famous alum cut the Hoosiers an even bigger check for this transfer portal cycle than he did last year. https://frontofficesports.com/mark-cuban-indiana-football-transfer-portal/ “Let’s just say they are happier this year than last year,” Cuban wrote to Front Office Sports in an email. The donation, just like last year’s, is not specifically designated for football. Cuban told FOS that he lets Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson allocate the money…

IU football has answered test after test throughout the 2025 season. But the College Football Playoff Semifinals present a challenge the Hoosiers have not yet faced this season: a rematch. In fact, the program hasn’t had a rematch in a very long time. This is Indiana’s first rematch since 1931, when the Hoosiers swept Amos Alonzo Stagg’s Chicago Maroons. The modern era doesn’t usually feature two regular-season matchups between the same teams, so it would have to be in a bowl game or a conference championship game. And, of course, IU doesn’t have much history with either. Much is made…

Indiana football’s massive day in the transfer portal just got a turbo boost. The Hoosiers landed a commitment from Boston College running back Turbo Richard on Sunday, per reports. The 5-foot-8 and 207-pound Richard tied for 11th in the ACC with 749 rushing yards on 145 carries with nine touchdowns, all of which led the way for Boston College. He also added 213 receiving yards on 30 receptions with two touchdowns this season. As a true freshman in 2024, the Charlotte, N.C. product played in eight games and rushed for 278 yards on 55 carries with two touchdowns. Richard has…

PASADENA, Calif. — After hoisting the Leishman Trophy as Rose Bowl champion, Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti said his remarkable job transforming the Hoosiers from doormat to juggernaut would make for a great movie. Few, if any, among IU’s coaches and players know the plot line better than Pat Kuntz. Indiana’s defensive tackles coach is a born and bred Hoosier. He grew up in Indianapolis, played football at Notre Dame, and even got a short-lived taste of the NFL with the hometown Colts. He launched his coaching career at Roncalli High, his alma mater, before becoming a graduate assistant…

The college football transfer portal is now open, and Indiana’s not immune from comings and goings despite being one of four teams still playing this year. IU had three players enter the portal Friday, per 247Sports: cornerback Amariyun Knighten, and defensive linemen Andrew and William Depaepe. Knighten transferred to IU from Northern Illinois after the 2024 season ended, and figured to have a shot at earning playing time in the secondary. But the redshirt junior never picked up a tangible role for Curt Cignetti and his staff this year, appearing in just two non-conference games. True freshman Jaylen Bell passed…

PASADENA, Calif. — Curt Cignetti grabbed the microphone from ESPN’s Rece Davis, and after one of the greatest performances in Rose Bowl history, he had only one thing to say. His top-ranked Indiana football team had just done something beyond any Bloomington native’s wildest dreams. The Hoosiers completely obliterated mighty Alabama, winners of six national championships in the last 15 years, in a 38-3 rout. During the postgame trophy presentation, Cignetti clearly wanted to fire up the sea of Indiana fans packing the bleachers at Rose Bowl Stadium. So he took the microphone and belted out a familiar chant. “HOO!…

PASADENA, Calif. — Indiana football’s season was already magical before the Hoosiers stepped onto Spieker Field at The Rose Bowl. But New Year’s Day 2026 has removed any doubt over where this season stands in IU history. Curt Cignetti has authored the greatest football season Bloomington has ever seen, accentuated by a dominant 38-3 win over SEC powerhouse Alabama in the Rose Bowl Game. No. 1 Indiana (14-0) will advance to the CFP Semifinals at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Friday, Jan. 9 for a rematch with No. 5 Oregon. The Hoosiers earned their first bowl win since 1991, when…

LOS ANGELES — Indiana’s first bye week might not appear a notable point in the season from the outside. But that week off, at the end of September and beginning of October, is when everything changed for Mikail Kamara. The standout edge entered this year with lofty goals, setting his sights on reaching 20 sacks and setting a new IU single-season record. After leading the Hoosiers with 10 sacks in 2024, aiming for the program record book felt lofty, but attainable. But things weren’t going according to plan for Kamara. He went into that bye week with two tackles for…

LOS ANGELES — If the spotlight of being thrust into a bigger role on a stage like the Rose Bowl and the College Football Playoff is a lot to handle, Daniel Ndukwe doesn’t show it. Top-ranked Indiana football will likely turn to the sophomore defensive end in a large capacity on New Year’s Day against No. 9 Alabama, after Stephen Daley suffered a knee injury during postgame celebrations at the Big Ten Championship Game. Ndukwe has seen the field in all but two games for the Hoosiers over the last two years, but most of that action came on special…

LOS ANGELES — Indiana football entered this season with a three-man backfield committee. Returnee Kaelon Black was set to team up with transfers Roman Hemby and Lee Beebe Jr. to form a trio, keeping with Curt Cignetti’s philosophy of utilizing several running backs throughout the year. Hemby led the way in touches in week 1 against Old Dominion, with Beebe getting some extended bench time after a costly fumble in the first half. The backfield workload was split pretty evenly in week 2 against Kennesaw State. But Beebe suffered a non-contact knee injury during the third quarter of Indiana’s week…