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Watch: Fernando and Alberto Mendoza sit down for an interview at The Masters
Watch as former IU football quarterbacks Fernando and Alberto Mendoza sat down for an interview at The Masters last week ...
Here’s where IU landed in ESPN’s spring college football top-25
Add this to Curt Cignetti's ammunition for 2026. After offseason roster overhauls and early spring developments, ESPN projects IU football ...
Watch: IU football safeties Amare Ferrell and Preston Zachman discuss spring practice
BLOOMINGTON – Watch as IU football safeties Amare Ferrell and Preston Zachman met with the media on Tuesday morning. The ...
Watch: The Standard, episode 2 — Featuring WR Tyler Morris and DT Mario Landino
Watch below as IU Athletics featured episode 2 of "The Standard." In this episode, wide receiver Tyler Morris and defensive ...
This was the moment IU football coach Curt Cignetti thought he might have a “team of destiny”
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti likes to say he wins everywhere he goes, but like the Hoosiers, he had never won ...
IU football: Redshirt sophomore RB Khobie Martin earning high praise from Curt Cignetti
Khobie Martin's redshirt freshman season stats are a reflection of both his and the team's dominance in 2025. The Fishers, ...
IU football: Tyler Morris, Tyler Cherry making strides returning from knee injuries
BLOOMINGTON — After Tyler Morris transferred to Indiana football from Michigan following the 2024 season, he appeared in line to ...
IU football WR Charlie Becker headlines list of players dealing with new injuries this spring
BLOOMINGTON -- Halfway through spring practice, Indiana football appears to have avoided to this point a major injury that would ...
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti recaps second week of 2026 spring practice
BLOOMINGTON – Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media on Thursday morning. The Hoosiers conclude spring ...
Watch: IU football’s Charlie Becker, Khobie Martin — spring practice Q&As
BLOOMINGTON - Watch as IU football wide receiver Charlie Becker and running back Khobie Martin met with the media on ...
Rolijah Hardy’s athleticism and mentality helped him turn into big piece for Indiana defense
Rolijah Hardy has evolved from unheralded prospect to key cog in the middle of a national championship defense. The linebacker ...
Three under-the-radar offensive linemen for IU football in 2026
Indiana returns multiple key pieces of its offensive line from the 2025 national championship team. All-American Carter Smith is back ...
“I win. Google me.” — It’s not for everyone
I win. Google me? It should have come with a warning. Don't try it at home. It didn't go well ...
Watch: IU linebackers Isaiah Jones and Rolijah Hardy spring practice Q&As
Watch as IU football linebackers Isaiah Jones and Rolijah Hardy met with the media on Tuesday morning in Bloomington. Indiana ...
Indiana freshman edge Kevontay Hugan is back on the roster
One of Indiana football's highest-rated class of 2026 recruits appears to be back with the team. 4-star edge rusher Kevontay ...
Watch: IU football returning DTs Tyrique Tucker and Mario Landino — spring Q&As
Watch as IU football defensive tackles Tyrique Tucker and Mario Landino took questions from the media Thursday in Bloomington following ...
Watch: Curt Cignetti recaps first week of spring practice and Pro Day
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media on Thursday afternoon following spring practice number four. Cignetti ...
Curt Cignetti addresses Sonny Dykes’ comment on Josh Hoover: Run game and defense help
TCU head coach Sonny Dykes came across as bitter last week when discussing his now former quarterback Josh Hoover. During ...
Fernando Mendoza, D’Angelo Ponds raise eyebrows at IU Football Pro Day
During what was surely the most well-attended Pro Day Indiana Football has ever held, two players in particular captivated the ...
Watch: Kamara, Ponds, Coogan, Fisher, Black, Hemby, Moore, Nowakowski Q&As at Pro Day
Watch as IU football players Mikail Kamara, D'Angelo Ponds, Pat Coogan, Aiden Fisher, Kaelon Black, Roman Hemby, Louis Moore and ...
Watch: Fernando Mendoza interviews and highlights at IU football Pro Day
Watch below interviews and highlights of Fernando Mendoza at Indiana's Pro Day on Wednesday in Bloomington. The Heisman Trophy winner ...
Watch: Curt Cignetti in depth on Mendoza — “Most special guy I’ve ever been around”
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti sat down with Chris Huston on The Heisman Trophy Podcast. Cignetti went in ...
4-star IU football freshman Kevontay Hugan no longer appears on the roster
One of IU football's top first-year players is no longer listed on the roster. Just a couple practices into the ...
ESPN’s seven-round mock 2026 NFL Draft projects six IU football players will be chosen
IU football can set new standards and end long streaks at this year's NFL Draft. The program hasn't had a ...
Watch: IU football’s Carter Smith and Lee Beebe, Jr. spring media Q&As
Watch as IU football left tackle Carter Smith and running back Lee Beebe, Jr. met with the media Tuesday morning ...
IU football: RB Lee Beebe Jr. making progress recovering from knee injury
As Indiana football made history throughout the 2025 season, one of its key transfer portal additions had to watch from ...
IU football: All-American LT Carter Smith recovering from shoulder surgery
Indiana All-American left tackle Carter Smith had offseason shoulder surgery and will miss the entirety of spring practice. Smith told ...
IU football’s Pro Day will be covered live on NFL Network
Because of their late finish to the 2025 season, most of Indiana's nine players invited to the NFL Draft Combine ...
IU football leans on transfer portal additions as spring practice begins
As Indiana football’s spring practice opens, head coach Curt Cignetti faces the challenge of integrating a large group of newcomers, particularly transfers, ...
Tino Sunseri and Tyson Brown are adjusting to returning to IU, Curt Cignetti as spring football begins
Tino Sunseri spent only one year away from Indiana football before returning for his second stint as quarterbacks coach. He ...
Here’s where IU football ranks in ESPN’s first preseason SP+ rankings for 2026
Can IU football repeat in 2026 after a fairly significant turnover of the roster? One of the sports' top analytical ...
IU football spring position preview: Special teams
With spring football here, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. Nico Radicic is back for another year ...
IU football WR Nick Marsh gets “wake-up call” from Curt Cignetti before first spring practice
IU football coach Curt Cignetti hasn't softened his approach after winning a national championship. Just ask his new wide receiver ...
Watch: Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti Q&A after first spring practice
Watch as Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti met with the media after IU's first spring practice of 2026. Video ...
IU football spring position preview: Defensive backs
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. IU saw three of its five starters ...
IU football spring position preview: Linebackers
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. The Hoosiers didn't lose a lot at ...
IU football announces start and gate opening times for 2026 spring game
Your first chance to see the 2026 Indiana Hoosiers arrives in less than a month. Indiana announced today the 2026 ...
IU football’s biggest questions on defense going into 2026 spring practice
Indiana opens spring practice on Thursday, and in advance of that we continue to examine the new look Hoosiers as ...
Former IU linebackers Cam Jones and Micah McFadden reunited with New York Giants
For four seasons linebackers Cam Jones and Micah McFadden were teammates in Bloomington. Both played key roles in the 2019 ...
Watch: IU football’s Isaiah Jones on starting chapter three
Watch below episode one of a new series produced by IU Athletics called "The Standard." In this episode, veteran IU ...
Here are some key dates to know for IU football this spring
The quest for a repeat national title starts now. Indiana football kicks off spring practice this week in Bloomington. The ...
IU football spring position preview: Defensive line
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. IU's defensive line was so loaded in ...
IU football’s biggest questions on offense going into 2026 spring practice
Despite carrying the national champion title into the 2026 season, IU football enters spring practice like everyone else -- full ...
ESPN’s Field Yates has Omar Cooper, Jr. going as a first-rounder in next month’s NFL Draft
Former IU football wideout Omar Cooper, Jr. decided in January to forego his final season of eligibility and enter the ...
IU football spring position preview: Offensive line
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. Indiana's offensive line was such a driver ...
Miami called Oregon ahead of national championship but couldn’t fool Aiden Fisher
Miami's players and staff were so worried about Aiden Fisher, they were calling previous IU opponents for tips and clues ...
IU football 2025 season rewatch in 60: Week 5 — Iowa
Let’s continue our look back at each of Indiana’s 16 wins in 2025 via BTN’s 60 minute condensed versions of ...
NCAA changes targeting rules for the 2026 college football season
Changes are coming to the college football targeting rules in 2026. But it isn't clear the NCAA has found a ...
Indiana announces national championship trophy tour across the state
IU football's national championship trophy is coming to an Indiana town near you. And so are all of the other ...
IU football spring position preview: Tight ends
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. Tight end is one of the biggest ...
IU football: Curt Cignetti says staff has only missed on one winter transfer portal evaluation
Known for turning high school 0-stars into college 5-stars, IU football coach Curt Cignetti's ability to evaluate talent is becoming ...
IU football spring position preview: Quarterbacks
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. Curt Cignetti regularly points out his track ...
IU football coach Curt Cignetti to drive the pace car at Indy 500
Via the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two-Time National Coach of the Year To Lead Field to Green Flag Curt Cignetti, in ...
IU football 2025 season rewatch in 60: Week 4 — Illinois
Let’s continue our look back at each of Indiana’s 16 wins in 2025 via BTN’s 60 minute condensed versions of ...
Here’s an early look at how oddsmakers project IU football nationally in 2026
Can the Hoosiers repeat in 2026? Oddsmakers believe Indiana is right back in the conversation as a national championship contender ...
Insult to injury: UMBC trolls Alabama after blowout loss to IU football
UMBC Athletics had a historic run in the spring of 2018. You probably remember the school became the first No ...
IU football spring position preview: Running backs
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. Curt Cignetti has long favored a committee ...
From welfare to millionaire: Watch as IU football DC Bryant Haines discusses his journey
Watch as IU football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines joined the Inside the Headset podcast to discuss in depth his career ...
IU football spring position preview: Wide receiver
With spring football approaching, we're going position by position looking at Indiana's roster. The Hoosiers lost a lot at wide ...
Class of 2027 WR Ja’Hyde Brown no longer committed to IU football
Class of 2027 wide receiver Ja'Hyde Brown is no longer committed to Indiana according to multiple Thursday reports. Brown is ...
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti goes in depth on the Y-Option podcast
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined Yogi Roth and Rhett Lewis on the Y-Option podcast. Cignetti went in ...
A post Combine look at NFL Draft projections for IU football players
IU football sent a record nine players to the 2026 NFL Draft Combine. And at next month's NFL Draft in ...
ESPN ranks IU football’s Josh Hoover outside of its preseason top-10 QBs
In 2024 Kurtis Rourke was doubted because he came from the MAC Conference. Would his production there translate to the ...
IU football 2025 season rewatch: Week 2 — Kennesaw State
Let’s continue our look back at each of Indiana’s 16 wins in 2025 via BTN’s 60 minute condensed versions of ...
Hoosier Sounds: IU CB D’Angelo Ponds joins the Jim Rome Show
Listen in as IU cornerback D'Angelo Ponds joined the Jim Rome Show to review his experience at the NFL Draft ...
ESPN says IU football has the No. 5 group of newcomers in the nation
Following a 16-0 season, 2026 is not a rebuild campaign in Bloomington. The Hoosiers have reloaded as they pursue a ...
Gov. Mike Braun awards IU football’s Curt Cignetti Indiana’s highest honor
IU football coach Curt Cignetti and the team were honored at the Indiana Governor's mansion Wednesday in Indianapolis. Governor Mike ...
IU offering chance to meet two returning national championship players, see the trophy
Indiana fans will have a chance this week to meet two stars of the 2025 football national championship team. They'll ...
Watch: IU great Antwaan Randle El discusses wearing jersey No. 11 with WR Nick Marsh
Indiana is dusting off No. 11. For the first time since Antwaan Randle El left Bloomington, his jersey number will ...
Here’s how IU football players performed and measured at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine
A record nine players from IU football were invited to the NFL Draft Combine over the last week in Indianapolis ...
Curt Cignetti’s new contract with IU makes him second-highest-paid coach in the country
Curt Cignetti's updated contract with Indiana as head football coach gave him yet another pay raise. Per the memorandum of ...
IU football’s Fernando Mendoza got a unique suggestion to slide down in the NFL Draft
Former IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza is just a little too perfect for NFL teams lower in the 2026 draft ...
Top 10 plays from IU football’s national championship season: No. 1
Indiana football’s historic season was full of memorable moments. The Hoosiers captured their first-ever national championship and became the first ...
Watch: IU football WR Elijah Sarratt takes questions at NFL Draft Combine
Watch as IU football wide receiver Elijah Sarratt met with the media at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine. In two ...
Watch: IU football QB Fernando Mendoza media appearances at NFL Draft Combine
Watch as IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza conducted media interviews at the NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis. Mendoza led Indiana ...
Late on campus Pro Day allows battered, bruised champions opportunity to shine in front of NFL
Indiana football's 2026 on campus Pro Day is a month later than the 2025 version. IU will host NFL scouts ...
Watch: former IU football tight end Riley Nowakowski interview at the combine
Watch as former IU football tight end Riley Nowakowski sat down with CBS at the NFL Draft Combine. After starting ...
Former IU football players share their Cignetti stories at the NFL Draft Combine
IU football coach Curt Cignetti is known for his glare, especially when he senses complacency. Not many stories come out ...
Watch: D’Angelo Ponds interviews at the NFL Draft Combine
Watch below as former IU football cornerback D'Angelo Ponds met with the media at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine. Ponds ...
Top 10 plays from IU football’s national championship season: No. 2
Indiana football’s historic season was full of memorable moments. The Hoosiers captured their first-ever national championship and became the first ...
IU football has added former defensive tackle James Carpenter to the staff
Former IU football starting defensive tackle James Carpenter is joining the 2026 staff with a title of Defensive Quality Control ...
Here’s how/when to watch IU football’s nine participants at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine
A record-setting nine former IU football players are set to compete at the 2026 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis this ...
Indiana football is reporting a 2026 season ticket sellout on its website
Coming off a 16-0 national championship season, IU football appears to be on track to sell out the entire 2026 ...
It doesn’t sound like IU football DC Bryant Haines is in a hurry to become a head coach
When it comes to sustaining success in high level college football, one of the biggest challenges is staff continuity. Teams ...
Watch: IU football coach Curt Cignetti joins Always College Football podcast
Watch as IU football coach Curt Cignetti joined ESPN's Greg McElroy on the Always College Football podcast this week. McElroy ...
IU football 2025 season rewatch: Week 1 — Old Dominion
Let's take a look back at each of Indiana's 16 wins in 2025 via BTN's 60 minute condensed versions of ...
NFL Draft highlights: IU football CB D’Angelo Ponds
Watch below the college football highlights of IU football All-American cornerback D'Angelo Ponds. He is expected to be an early ...
IU football coach Curt Cignetti gets another new deal after national championship win
The Daily Hoosier can confirm multiple Friday reports -- Indiana and Curt Cignetti have once again reached new contract terms ...
The Louis Moore eligibility case is still ongoing in the courts
Former IU football safety Louis Moore's college career is over. He will be at the NFL Draft Combine next week ...
IU football DC Bryant Haines on Stephen Daley: “He was the best defensive end in college football”
The loss of Stephen Daley after the Big Ten Championship game was massive in the eyes of the IU football ...
NFL Draft highlights: IU football WR Omar Cooper, Jr.
Watch below the college career highlights of former Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper, Jr. He is expected to be selected ...
Top 10 plays from IU football’s national championship season: No. 3
Indiana football’s historic season was full of memorable moments. The Hoosiers captured their first-ever national championship and became the first ...
IU football: Curt Cignetti impressed with Nick Marsh’s toughness — “He’s like a warrior”
Whenever IU coach Curt Cignetti saw Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh, he came away impressed. That includes watching Michigan ...
Fernando Mendoza says his call to commit to Georgia didn’t go through
Although his brother was playing with the Hoosiers in 2024, Fernando Mendoza says he had never been to the state ...
Top 10 plays from IU football’s national championship season: No. 4
Indiana football’s historic season was full of memorable moments. The Hoosiers captured their first-ever national championship and became the first ...
The perfect time for Cignetti’s rise: “The more equal the talent, the more coaching counts”
There was a time when a young Curt Cignetti felt the cards were stacked a bit against the have nots ...
Safety Bryson Bonds opts to forego additional season, joins IU football staff
Safety Bryson Bonds is foregoing a potential additional season of eligibility to join the IU football staff as a special ...
NFL Draft highlights: IU football QB Fernando Mendoza
Watch below the college career highlights of 2025 Heisman Trophy winner and national champion quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza is widely ...
Top 10 plays from IU football’s national championship season: No. 5
Indiana football’s historic season was full of memorable moments. The Hoosiers captured their first-ever national championship and became the first ...
IU football classic rewatch: Hoosiers won first bowl game in 1979 over undefeated BYU
Lee Corso and Indiana's reward in 1979 for completing a 7-4 regular season and achieving bowl eligibility? 11-0 BYU. The ...