Author: Seth Tow

MIAMI — When Curt Cignetti, his coaching staff, and his army of James Madison transfers arrived in Bloomington to begin one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history in December 2023, it put Indiana football’s existing players in difficult positions. The JMU players who followed Cignetti to IU couldn’t know what the jump to Big Ten football would look like, but they knew what Cignetti and his staff were all about. Those players worked with most of the same coaches for extensive time in Harrisonburg, Va. And that group, with players like Elijah Sarratt, Kaelon Black, Mikail Kamara, Aiden Fisher,…

MIAMI — Throughout Indiana football’s historic 2025-26 season, Amare Ferrell took a meaningful moment before running out on the field for each game. After the safety put his jersey and pads on, he hung up a different jersey in his locker, whether at Memorial Stadium or on the road. The custom IU jersey has his No. 1 on both the front, with “Tawanna J.” on the back. That jersey has hung in Ferrell’s locker during every Indiana game this season. The junior hugs and kisses it before putting it up, and then runs out on the field. The jersey is…

Watch as Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media after the Hoosiers landed in Miami ahead of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Video by Seth Tow for TDH. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G2VevJbv3o&pp=ygUNZGFpbHkgaG9vc2llcg%3D%3D For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Instagram, X, and Facebook Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

IU’s defense faces an interesting challenge on Monday night against Miami’s offense in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The Hurricanes enter the season’s final game ranked 30th in the country with 31.6 points per game. Indiana’s defense is second in the nation at only 11.1 points per game allowed. UM’s offense has committed 14 turnovers this season, tying for 34th in the country. The Hoosiers are tied for third in the nation with 29 takeaways on the year. Here’s more on Miami’s offense and how it matches up against IU. On the ground The Hurricanes own a 90.3…

Indiana women’s basketball continued its slide on Wednesday. IU dropped its sixth consecutive game, this one an 82-63 defeat against Washington at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. By the time the Hoosiers take the court for their next game against No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 22, they’ll have gone over a full month since their last win. Indiana (11-8, 0-7 Big Ten) is off to its worst start in conference play in Teri Moren’s 12 seasons as head coach. Washington (13-4, 3-3) entered this contest on a two-game losing streak, itself, but the Huskies had little trouble dismantling the Hoosiers…

Some concerning trends are emerging for Indiana men’s basketball in its bigger games this season. The Hoosiers have displayed some self-destructive tendencies against Louisville, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Michigan State — the four best teams they’ve played thus far. For a veteran team with a lot of college basketball experience — even if not at IU — that’s an issue. Tuesday’s 81-60 loss to Michigan State at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. featured sloppy turnovers, an extended offensive slump, and abysmal rebounding. Indiana (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) committed six turnovers in the second half, which isn’t an abnormally high…

Charlie Becker has become a textbook example of taking advantage of an opportunity. The Indiana wide receiver saw some action early in the season, but not a lot. Through IU’s first seven games this year, Becker had caught only four passes for 70 yards and a touchdown, all recorded during non-conference games. Per Pro Football Focus, he played just 19 snaps against Iowa and 18 snaps against Michigan State. But everything changed when Elijah Sarratt left the game at Maryland with an injury. The sophomore stepped into the vacated position and played a career-high 59 snaps against the Terps. Becker…

This year’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game has become a very hot ticket. No. 1 Indiana football is making its first appearance in a national title game, and Hoosier fans have traveled in droves this postseason to watch their team in the Rose Bowl and the Peach Bowl. Meanwhile, No. 10 Miami is playing at its home field, Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Ticket prices for the game are remarkably high on the secondary market. Per TicketData, the current get-in price is $3,378. The event has carried a hefty price tag all season, hovering around the $2,000…

Indiana football is reaping the benefits of its College Football Playoff success in its recruiting efforts. The Hoosiers have now landed three high school commitments on Saturday, one day after winning the Peach Bowl to advance to the national title game. Class of 2027 safety Garyon Hobbs is the latest to commit to Curt Cignetti’s program Saturday, along with wide receiver Ja’Hyde Brown and athlete Monsanna Torbert. Hobbs is a three-star recruit, per 247Sports Composite, and he checks in at 5-foot-11 and 198 pounds. 247Sports has him listed as an athlete, but Rivals and On3 referred to him as a…

Indiana football has landed its second high school player during the Navy All-American Bowl. Four-star athlete Mosanna Torbert Jr. committed to the Hoosiers during the game on Saturday, shortly after wide receiver Ja’Hyde Brown did the same. The Cincinnati native chose IU over Iowa, Maryland, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh. Per 247Sports, Torbert had 14 total offers, including Kentucky and Purdue, though the UK offer came from the Wildcats’ old staff under Mark Stoops. The 6-foot, 170-pound Torbert is listed as an athlete because he did it all for Taft High as a junior, playing both quarterback and defensive back. At quarterback…