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It took a former Hoosier to end a long touchdown drought in Super Bowl LX. Former IU tight end A.J. Barner was the first player to find the end zone in Santa Clara when he caught 16-yard score for Seattle in the fourth quarter. Barner played at Indiana for three seasons (2020-22) and was a team captain his final season in Bloomington.  He caught 44 passes for 385 yards and five touchdowns as a Hoosier. For his part, former IU coach Tom Allen saw the potential in Barner to do great things. “A.J. Barner has a chance to be the…

Watch as Indiana head coach Darian DeVries met with the media following Indiana’s 78-77 overtime win over Wisconsin Saturday afternoon. Joining DeVries for the postgame availability were IU players Sam Alexis and Conor Enright. Indiana (16-7, 7-6) returns to action Monday evening when it hosts Oregon. Videos provided by IU Athletics. https://youtu.be/AcbTNhtA7as https://youtu.be/TT6YxtiikpM For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us on X: @daily_hoosier and find us on Facebook and Instagram  Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

Indiana Heisman Trophy winner and national champion quarterback Fernando Mendoza made the rounds Friday on radio row at the Super Bowl in California. Mendoza sat down with Colin Cowherd, Pat McAfee, Kay Adams, and Damien Harris. Mendoza is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the April NFL Draft. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/TtbFOObj2LE https://youtu.be/Nb3CtVs0qwo https://youtu.be/366oIXRyXhk https://youtu.be/a0GWY56-FRY For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us on X: @daily_hoosier and find us on Facebook and Instagram  Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

IU football made it official Friday, announcing Tyson Brown as the new head strength and conditioning coach. Brown replaces the departed Derek Owings, who left for Tennessee. Here is the full release from Indiana on Brown resume: ————————————————– Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti announced Tyson Brown as the program’s director of athletic performance on Friday. Brown comes to Bloomington after two seasons at UConn that featured back-to-back appearances in the Fenway Bowl and program-best 18 wins over the 2024 and 2025 seasons. During his time in Storrs, Brown helped UConn reach back-to-back bowl games for the first time since…

Listen in as Pat Knight joined Query & Company on The Fan in Indianapolis to discuss his midseason resignation from the head coaching job at Marian. Knight was working for Marian AD Steve Downing, who was a star player at Indiana for Pat’s father Bob Knight.  He discussed how his decision impacts his relationship with Downing. He also discussed how his father’s experience at Indiana impacted his sudden decision to leave Marian. For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.  The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” You can follow us on X: @daily_hoosier and find us on Facebook and Instagram  Seven ways to…

Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined Urban Meyer, Mark Ingram and Rob Stone on the Triple Option podcast to discuss the 2025 national championship and what’s next for IU football. When asked where the national championship trophy is, Cignetti said it is sitting about five feet in front of him, but added “I’ll make sure to get them (all of the trophies) out of here as soon as possible.  I don’t want to look at them too long and get soft.” The segment starts at the 14:24 mark.  Video via the Triple Option podcast. For complete coverage of…

Below is what IU basketball coach Darian DeVries said during his postgame radio interview with Don Fischer following his team’s 98-97 double overtime win over UCLA at Pauley Pavilion Saturday evening. For the three keys to the game, highlights and final stats, GO HERE. ON THE TEAM’S RESILIENCE TO PULL OUT THE WIN “I just love the fight that they had. We got off to a slow start that first half, and then they were trying. They were trying to get it going, and then we were able to hit it a little bit, still trailed at half, and then…

Indiana U.S. Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks collaborated to introduce a resolution to the Senate honoring the 16-0 national champion IU football team.  The resolution passed the Senate unanimously. “Tonight, the Senate passed a resolution I introduced with Senator Banks celebrating the national champion Indiana Hoosiers,” Young wrote on X. “Congressional recognition will give IU fans one more way to Google the wins from this historic season.” “Tonight the Senate passed Senator Todd Young and I’s resolution celebrating Coach Cignetti and Indiana football’s  historic 16-0 championship season. They made our whole state proud. Go Hoosiers!”  Banks wrote. The resolution…

Watch as Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took questions via Zoom Friday soon after learning he was the 2025 recipient of the Manning Award. The full release on the Manning Award follows the video, which was provided by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. For complete coverage of IU football, GO HERE. https://youtu.be/9gpdcIlBoS4 NEW ORLEANS (January 30, 2026) – Fernando Mendoza, the star quarterback who led Indiana University to its first college football national championship, has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Manning Award, presented by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the top quarterback in the nation. Mendoza is the first Indiana quarterback to…

IU football coach Curt Cignetti trolled Purdue two years ago, the first time he walked on the court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. This time he waited until after he left the floor. The IU football team was honored before IU basketball hosted Purdue on Tuesday evening.  They brought their national championship trophy with them to center court.  Cignetti took the microphone and addressed the crowd.  That always creates the potential for something memorable to come from the head coach’s mouth. Cignetti told Field of 68 later Tuesday evening he thought about repeating his “Purdue sucks” line that went viral…