Author: Seth Tow

Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski has been selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft at No. 169 overall. Nowakowski is the sixth IU player taken in the draft, joining Fernando Mendoza (Las Vegas), Omar Cooper Jr. (New York Jets), D’Angelo Ponds (Jets), Kaelon Black (San Francisco), and Eljiah Sarratt (Baltimore). Nowakowski transferred to Indiana last season from Wisconsin and enjoyed a breakout season. He entered Bloomington seen as a block-first tight end, but proved to be a two-way threat at the position. He caught 32 passes for 387 yards with two touchdowns last…

Elijah Sarratt has joined the IU football party at the NFL Draft. The wide receiver became the fifth Hoosier taken in Pittsburgh, drafted in the fourth round at No. 115 overall by the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. In the first round on Thursday, quarterback Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, and receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was drafted by the New York Jets. Cornerback D’Angelo Ponds joined Cooper with the Jets in the second round Friday, and then running back Kaelon Black went to the San Francisco 49ers in the third round. This is now the first time…

Kaelon Black is the fourth IU football player selected in the first two days of the NFL Draft. The running back has been taken by the San Francisco 49ers Friday, in the third round at No. 90 overall. Cornerback D’Angelo Ponds went to the New York Jets in the second round earlier on Friday. In the first round on Thursday, quarterback Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, and receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was also drafted by the Jets. This is now the first time since 1988 that Indiana’s had four players selected in the same NFL…

For the first time in 10 years, three Indiana football players have been picked in the NFL Draft. And this is the first time ever that those three players have all come off the board in the first two rounds. Cornerback D’Angelo Ponds is the latest Hoosier whose name was called in Pittsburgh. The New York Jets selected him in the second round at No. 50 overall, reuniting him with former IU receiver Omar Cooper Jr.. He’s IU’s first pick in day two of the NFL Draft, after Fernando Mendoza and Cooper both went in Thursday’s first round. Ponds blossomed into a…

BLOOMINGTON — IU football’s spring game has come and gone, bringing its 2026 spring camp to a close. The Hoosiers avoided injuries during Thursday’s event at Memorial Stadium, and head coach Curt Cignetti said they only suffered one significant injury during spring at all — cornerback Ryland Gandy got rolled up on by another defender. The team was shorthanded in several areas, though, as a number of key players were still recovering from offseason surgeries or minor injuries accrued during spring. IU will now enter summer with eyes on the start of fall camp in late July or early August.…

Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. is an NFL Draft first-round pick. The Indianapolis native was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 30 overall pick Thursday evening in Pittsburgh. Cooper is the second IU player taken in the 2026 draft, after quarterback Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. This is now the first-ever NFL Draft with multiple Hoosiers selected in the first round. The Hoosiers called Cooper’s number time and time again in 2025, and he came up with a lot of big plays. None will stick out in history more than his…

Fernando Mendoza has made Indiana football history yet again. The quarterback has officially become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, selected by the Las Vegas Raiders Thursday evening in Pittsburgh. He’s the second-ever Hoosier to go No. 1 overall, joining Corbett Davis, whom the long-defunct Cleveland Rams drafted in 1938. Mendoza transferred to IU from Cal in December 2024, and went on to post one of the greatest individual seasons in program history, in undoubtedly the greatest team season in program history. He took the Hoosiers to a remarkable 16-0 season ending in their first-ever national…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football brought back a lot of its offensive line from last season’s national championship run. Consensus All-American Carter Smith returns at left tackle, though he’s been sidelined this spring as he continues recovering from a torn labrum. Guards Drew Evans and Bray Lynch are also back, with Lynch enduring limited availability while working through his own injury recovery. Adedamola Ajani was part of IU’s right tackle rotation throughout the College Football Playoff and saw plenty of action all season, and he should be lined up for an expanded role this year. Center Pat Coogan is the key…

BLOOMINGTON – Watch as IU football kicker Nico Radicic and offensive linemen Drew Evans and Bray Lynch with the media on Tuesday morning. The Hoosiers conclude spring practice on April 23 with the spring game at Memorial Stadium (8 p.m. ET, BTN). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCD30zY7NZM&pp=0gcJCdMKAYcqIYzv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58jrCKuVhf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPVOBmL8-k4 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.

Iowa State transfer Kenzie Hare has committed to Indiana women’s basketball, she announced on social media Sunday night. Hare will be a redshirt senior next year, spending her final season of eligibility with the Hoosiers. The Bartlett, Ill. native spent two years with the Cyclones, after playing her first two college seasons at Marquette. Hare averaged six points and 2.5 rebounds per game this past season, while shooting 40.5 percent from 3-point range. The 5-foot-9 guard played in ISU’s first 10 games of the season, before opting to medically redshirt the rest of the season because of a pre-existing hip…