Author: Seth Tow

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Michigan State entered last season with Final Four hopes, but the Spartans never quite met that potential. They fell out of Big Ten title contention and got mixed into the middle of the pack, finishing tied with IU and Iowa at 10-10 in conference play. MSU reached the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed and won its first-round game, only to lose to No. 1 seed North Carolina in the second round. And now,…

For the sixth straight year, Indiana women’s basketball is ranked in the preseason AP Poll. The Hoosiers check in at No. 25 in the 2024-25 preseason top 25. Teri Moren’s program has been a mainstay in the rankings, staying in the top 25 in every poll since the 2019-20 preseason. IU was picked to finish fifth in the Big Ten preseason poll. Five other Big Ten programs are ranked ahead of the Hoosiers in the AP Poll: No. 3 USC, No. 5 UCLA, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, and No. 23 Nebraska. IU is coming off a third-place…

After its first of two bye weeks this season, Indiana football faces its toughest test to date. The Hoosiers, now ranked No. 16 in the AP Poll, return to action this week against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) dropped out of the top 25 after their loss to Illinois on September 20, but are still the best team Indiana has faced thus far. Memorial Stadium is sold out for the homecoming weekend game, which has also drawn FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff show to Bloomington. IU head coach Curt Cignetti met with local media on Monday to talk about…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana linebacker Jailin Walker is expected to return for Saturday’s game against Nebraska, head coach Curt Cignetti said on Monday. Walker left IU’s win at Northwestern on October 5 with an undisclosed injury during the first half, and missed the entire second half. Despite the victory, the Hoosier defense struggled — even with Walker on the field. But he and Aiden Fisher have formed a steady linebacker tandem this season, and losing either of them could cause problems. But Cignetti expressed optimism about Walker’s status. “J-Walk is a guy you never count out,” Cignetti said. “I expect him…

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. Nebraska finally enjoyed a breakthrough year under Fred Hoiberg last season. The Cornhuskers racked up several marquee wins, went undefeated on home court in Big Ten play, and made their first NCAA Tournament in a decade. They had a lot of roster turnover over the offseason, but Hoiberg still has some key pieces in place. WHO’S GONE: Kesei Tominaga (15.1 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) C.J. Wilcher (7.7 PPG) (transfer — Texas A&M) Josiah Allick (7.3…

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. After enduring a disappointing 2023-24 season, Michigan replaced Juwan Howard with former IU manager Dusty May. The former Florida Atlantic coach revamped UM’s roster, with six transfer portal additions replacing five outbound transfers and a few other notable losses. The Wolverines will hope May can carry over his success from FAU to Ann Arbor. WHO’S GONE: Dug McDaniel (16.3 PPG) (transfer — Kansas State) Olivier Nkahmoua (14.8 PPG) (exhausted his eligibility) Terrance Williams II (12.4…

Indiana football has plenty to feel good about. The Hoosiers are on a roll, with six consecutive wins to open the season, thus already clinching bowl eligibility. They’ve frequently looked dominant, particularly on offense, as they steamrolled their opponents in the first half of the season. Indiana has risen from an afterthought in the Big Ten to a ranked team entering College Football Playoff conversations in Curt Cignetti’s first year. But while things are going swimmingly so far, IU isn’t perfect. Here are a few things Indiana needs to be wary of coming out of the bye week. Depth Realistically,…

With basketball season rapidly approaching, we’re going team-by-team in the Big Ten to assess where everyone stands and how things could shake out this year. First up is Iowa, who’s looking to get back on track after snapping a streak of four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. The Hawkeyes finished 10-10 in Big Ten play last year, earning the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They finished the regular season 18-14 overall and received a No. 3 seed in the NIT, where they defeated Kansas State in the first round before losing to Utah in round two, for a…

On December 20, 2023, Curt Cignetti made a statement that’s followed him ever since. Less than three weeks earlier, he officially took over as Indiana’s head football coach, and displayed extreme confidence seldom associated with the program he was joining. His introductory press conference on December 1 — along with his brash comments to the crowd at the IU men’s basketball game later that day — kicked off an offseason spent reinvigorating a fan base longing for gridiron success. But his line during the Early Signing Day press conference became the quote printed on posters and slapped over social media…

For the first time since 2020, Indiana football is bowl-eligible. The 23rd-ranked Hoosiers defeated Northwestern on Saturday, 41-24, for their first win in Evanston, Ill. since 1993. It sent them to 6-0 for just the second time in program history — their only other 6-0 start was the 1967 Rose Bowl season. And it made IU the first team in the country this year to cross the six-win threshold to become eligible for a bowl game. It’s a historic accomplishment for Curt Cignetti in his first season as Indiana head coach. He’s the first IU head coach to ever start…