Author: Seth Tow

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Indiana men’s basketball’s new-look team will be tested early and often in non-conference play this season. The Hoosiers have four big challenges outside of the Big Ten this season, with two at neutral sites, one on the road, and one at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. They take on Marquette at United Center in Chicago on Sunday, Nov. 9, and they host Kansas State on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Then IU faces Louisville at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 6, before playing Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday, Dec. 13. Those sorts of challenges are exciting to the…

ROSEMONT, Ill. — When Teri Moren found time to reflect on her job and her program this offseason, she drew one main conclusion. IU’s head women’s basketball coach took some time off over the summer after she finished her work with USA Basketball. A few weeks to mentally reset after a long season, immediately transitioning into transfer portal madness, with national team business following. And as she unwound and rested, she realized she wanted to be more present in the day-to-day operation of her program. “It gave me an opportunity to reflect and think about things that I did want…

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Yarden Garzon sent shockwaves through the Big Ten in the spring when she entered the transfer portal and left Indiana, ultimately joining conference rival Maryland. The Ra’anana, Israel native was one of six Hoosiers to transfer away from the program in the offseason, but she was — by far — the most significant. Garzon, in her three seasons in Bloomington, set a program record with 216 made 3-pointers, and she became the 32nd IU player to eclipse 1,000 career points. She ranked among the nation’s top 3-point shooters throughout her IU career. But she’ll spend her final…

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore has put himself among the favorites for the Heisman Trophy this season. Indiana has seen a quality quarterback already, in Illinois’ Luke Altmyer, who’s thrown for just over 20 more yards per game than Moore. But Moore has a better completion percentage than Altmyer, two more touchdown passes, and much more of an impact running the ball. Additionally, Oregon’s offensive line is much stronger than Illinois’, so the Hoosiers may not be able to get as much pressure on Moore as they put on Altmyer. IU head coach Curt Cignetti knows the Ducks offense will be…

After an offseason defined by roster upheaval, Indiana women’s basketball will look a lot different for the 2025-26 season. The Hoosiers have just five players returning from last year, including Lenée Beaumont and Sydney Fenn, who both missed the entire season. They lost Chloe Moore-McNeil, Sydney Parrish, and Karoline Striplin to graduation, and then saw six players enter the transfer portal. Head coach Teri Moren didn’t anticipate all of those pieces leaving her program; she wasn’t looking to hit a reset button. But in rebuilding a very new roster around those five returnees and two incoming freshmen, she had an…

Football is a weird game with an abnormally shaped ball — but even by those standards, Indiana’s game against Iowa ended in bizarre fashion. The Hoosiers stopped Iowa on fourth down with 16 seconds left, and took over near midfield. Iowa still had three timeouts remaining, but still needed a miracle. IU went into victory formation, but ran what head coach Curt Cignetti called ‘victory delay,’ as quarterback Fernando Mendoza attempted to stand around in the backfield to kill off a few extra seconds before kneeling down. Indiana was able to run off five seconds on first down, and then…

IOWA CITY, Iowa — After a big hit near the sideline at the end of the third quarter between No. 11 Indiana football and Iowa gave way to officiating confusion, IU center Pat Coogan took over the moment. The entire Hoosiers roster convened in front of their sideline after quarterback Fernando Mendoza took a big hit from Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa, and as head coach Curt Cignetti discussed the situation with the officials. But their attention soon shifted away from Cignetti’s argument, when Coogan emerged in the middle of the huddle giving an impassioned message to his teammates. The Notre…

IU football hits the road for the first time in 2025 on Saturday. No. 11 Indiana is set for a big challenge at Iowa in week five, kicking off at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Hoosiers are off to a strong 4-0 start, but they haven’t beaten the Hawkeyes since 2012, and they haven’t won at Kinnick Stadium since 2007. This will be Curt Cignetti’s first time facing Iowa since he took over as IU’s head coach ahead of last season. Here are three key matchups to watch for on Saturday. Indiana defensive line vs. Iowa offensive line Iowa’s offensive line…

As Fernando Mendoza’s stock continues rising, his performance is also elevating. Indiana’s quarterback is now the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, following the Hoosiers’ blowout win over Illinois and an injury to Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer. Mendoza’s played well for IU through four games. His 76.8 completion percentage is the second-best rate in the country, and he leads the country with 14 touchdown passes — in addition to being one of nine quarterbacks to play four games so far this year without throwing an interception. The Cal transfer has an 89.3 PFF grade, tied for ninth in the…

IU women’s basketball has landed a commitment from class of 2026 guard Gigi Battle, she announced Wednesday. Battle, standing 5-foot-11, is ranked No. 42 in ESPN’s Top 100 players for the class of 2026. Recent Indiana commit Addison Nyemchek is right behind her at No. 43, and guard Ashlinn James checks in at No. 60. Australian center Zoe Jackson is the unranked fourth member of IU’s recruiting class. Battle took an official visit to IU on August 28. She’s taken other visits to Rutgers, Stanford, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Iowa, NC State, and Georgia. The Daytona Beach, Fla.…