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Friday night hasn’t gone according to plan for head coach Curt Cignetti and Indiana football. The Hoosiers have been outclassed in all three phases of the game in South Bend as Notre Dame clinched a berth in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve with a 27-17 win at home. During the third quarter of […]

Friday marks one of the biggest games in the history of Indiana football. Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers are taking on Notre Dame in the first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Indiana is on the road, but it didn’t have to travel far as it is clashing with the Fighting Irish in an […]

Notre Dame football had a viral trick play in the College Football Playoff opening-round matchup against Indiana football. As the second-half kick went to the Fighting Irish, the crowd went wild once again. They performed a lateral during their kickoff return, and it went for 43 yards. As they crossed midfield, the crows erupted in […]

While eight of the top 12 teams in college football battle it out this weekend in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Kirby Smart and Georgia are sitting at home, taking advantage of their first round bye and preparing for the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal on New Year’s Day. Georgia will take one either […]

Just hours away from the biggest game in program history, Curt Cignetti is already preparing Indiana for 2025. With their inaugural appearance in the College Football Playoffs against Notre Dame on deck, the Hoosiers hired a new co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Cignetti’s second season in Bloomington. Indiana hired Atlanta Falcons passing game specialist […]

The College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday night with No. 10 Indiana visiting No. 7 Notre Dame, and it seems like we will have perfect football weather, as Notre Dame Stadium was dusted with snow on Friday Morning. Good morning from Notre Dame Stadium.#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/AdPyaXPuuE — The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) December 20, 2024 We […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is almost here. The regular season is done, conference champions have been crowned, and the field is set. This is a major change in college football that fans have been excited about, and on December 20th, the playoff will get underway. Things will start with first-round games being on […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is almost here. The regular season is done, conference champions have been crowned, and the field is set. This is a major change in college football that fans have been excited about, and on December 20th, the playoff will get underway. Things will start with first-round games being on […]

Notre Dame and Indiana have the distinct honor of kicking off the first-ever College Football Playoff first-round matchup on Friday night. The No. 7 Fighting Irish will host the No. 10 Hoosiers in South Bend, in what’s shaping up to be a cold and possibly snowy evening. The Irish (11-1) missed out on a first-round […]

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s only loss comes against Ohio State this season. On the Pat McAfee Show, Cignetti detailed the main error they made in their loss in Columbus. “We didn’t handle the crowd noise very well and had some communication breakdowns in pass protection,” Cignetti said. “We couldn’t play offense for a while […]

Michael Penix Jr.’s net worth is $1.2 million. Penix is the new starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons after they drafted him eighth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft despite having signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract. Penix, the quarterback out of Washington, was one of the best signal-callers in one of […]

The No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers head to South Bend to take on the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish for round one of the College Football Playoff! Below we will continue our college football odds series with an Indiana-Notre Dame prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the […]

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is almost here. The regular season is done, conference champions have been crowned, and the field is set. This is a major change in college football that fans have been excited about, and on December 20th, the playoff will get underway. Things will start with first-round games being on […]

Michigan football took a huge road loss to Indiana during the season. One month after that road loss, the Wolverines landed a former Hoosiers wide receiver in the transfer portal. Ex-Indiana WR Donaven McCulley is off to Ann Arbor, his agent Billy Davis confirmed to Pete Nakos of On3.com Friday. McCulley comes to Michigan with […]

Indiana football is a popular destination for talent now. More five or four-star prospects will view Bloomington as a potential landing spot. That includes transfer portal players seeking a new home. Head coach Curt Cignetti built his first Hoosiers team with predominantly transfers. But that approach fueled the 11-1 run and College Football Playoff appearance. […]

Indiana football is soon to sustain one massive hit on their coaching staff. The Hoosiers are in the process of losing a pivotal offensive assistant to a Big 10 Conference foe: UCLA. The Bruins are luring co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri, per Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star Thursday. Osterman adds UCLA won’t […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with Purdue-Indiana predictions and a pick. Find out how to watch Purdue-Indiana. Rivalry weekend in college football continues with the battle for the Old Oaken Bucket. Purdue and Indiana have played football games against each other dating back to 1891. Purdue has had the upper hand […]

College Football Playoff Committee Chair Warde Manuel explained why Indiana football stayed in the top 10 after its ugly loss to Ohio State. The Hoosiers came into Columbus as the No. 5 team in the country for the nationally hyped matchup. Unfortunately for head coach Curt Cignetti’s team, the second-highest scoring offense in the country, […]

Indiana football received a harsh educational lesson on how to dominate in the Big 10 Conference moving forward. The previously unbeaten Hoosiers’ teachers Saturday were the Ohio State Buckeyes, the longtime consistent power. But after falling in ugly fashion 38-15 in Columbus, does this write off IU as a College Football Playoff contender even if […]

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any crazier, Week 13 of college football delivered. With only two weeks left in the regular season, several teams seemed to have secured one of the 12 spots in the College Football Playoff rankings. But Alabama and Ole Miss quickly discovered otherwise. Both the Crimson Tide and the […]

The fifth-ranked Indiana Hoosiers have been the darlings of the 2024 college football season but after getting demolished 38-16 by the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, the team’s undefeated season is officially over. So, now the question is how far will Indiana fall in the College Football Playoff rankings and the AP Top-25 College Football […]

Despite losing to Ohio State in Week 13, Indiana still saw a small part of their College Football Playoff stock rise. The loss was the Hoosiers’ first of 2024, dropping them to 10-1 on the year. The 38-15 defeat will not look good on Indiana’s resume, but the game increased their strength of schedule from […]

After the Indiana Hoosiers secured their tenth win of the season against the Michigan Wolverines two weeks ago, the program that had never won ten games in a calendar year was officially in the midst of a dream season. Even if head coach Curt Cignetti believed otherwise, nobody else in the country believed that the […]

The Indiana football program suffered a 38-15 loss on Saturday to Ohio State in a game that provided the Hoosiers a chance to essentially lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff. With the loss, many will question if Indiana has a case to make it, but head coach Curt Cignetti made a firm […]

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is not allowing his team to be intimidated on Saturday, when the squad takes on Ohio State. Indiana is going for a 11-0 start to the season when they play the Buckeyes. The game has enormous significance on the Big Ten championship race, but also the College Football Playoff rankings. […]

For perhaps the first time in program history, Indiana will be involved in the biggest game of the college football week when they host Ohio State in Week 13. With both teams in the top five and eyeing a playoff berth, the ‘Pat McAfee Show’ traveled to Bloomington for their Friday episode where they were […]

Indiana football has exploded in popularity on a college campus rich in basketball tradition. At 10-0, the Hoosiers are the feel good story in Bloomington, the Big 10 Conference, and college football. Head coach Curt Cignetti immediately changed the culture in only one season. But Saturday emerges as the undefeated Hoosiers’ biggest test. Now standing […]

Ohio State football has a plethora of talent across the field for any given matchup. The Buckeyes are already led by former four-star quarterback Will Howard behind center. Howard ignites an offense ranked 17th in the nation by averaging 451.4 yards per game. Ohio State additionally sits 12th overall in scoring with the dual-threat quarterback […]

The spotlight continues to illuminate larger for Indiana football and star quarterback Kurtis Rourke. Rightfully so, as the Hoosiers are delivering a historic 10-0 start never seen before in school history. Rourke and the Hoosiers now have their biggest heavyweight battle on deck. Longtime Big 10 Conference kingpin Ohio State awaits upstart Indiana in Columbus. […]

It’s truly been a one-of-a-kind season for Indiana Hoosiers football in 2024. Under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, the program has continued to defy expectations. Sitting at 10-0, Indiana is off to its best start ever. With a top-five matchup against Ohio State looming in Week 13, the Hoosiers will hope to keep their magical […]

When No. 5 Indiana heads to Columbus in Week 13 to face No. 2 Ohio State, it will be the biggest matchup in Hoosiers football history. Not only are Big Ten Championship implications on the line for both teams, but so are College Football Playoff hopes. It’s truly a season of firsts for the Indiana […]

One of the biggest games on the college football calendar is coming up on Saturday when No. 5 Indiana heads to Columbus to take on No. 2 Ohio State. Indiana is putting its undefeated record on the line on Saturday with a chance to send a message to the test of the country that it […]

College football, like any sport, loves an underdog story. That is, until that underdog starts to take away from the entrenched powers that be across the sport. Right on cue, Tommy Tuberville, bastion of morality, spoke about Indiana football’s fast rise this season, per Ehsan Kassim of Indy Star. “You just don’t build a team, […]

It is a top-5 battle in the Big Ten as Indiana visits Ohio State. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Indiana-Ohio State prediction and pick. Indiana-Ohio State Last Game – Matchup History Indiana comes into the game at 10-0 on the year. They are coming off a bye week, […]

The college football season will be going on for another two months as the national championship will conclude the season in late January, but the regular season is almost over. It feels like everything just got started, but there are only two more weeks left before conference championship week. The intensity is ramping up all […]

2024 has been a dream season for Indiana football. The Hoosiers currently sit at 10-0 in Curt Cignetti’s first season in Bloomington with a massive top five showdown against Ohio State on the horizon. Indiana’s focus is certainly 100% on winning the Big Ten Championship and making a run in the College Football Playoff. However, […]

Week 13 of the college football season features a massive showdown of two top-five Big Ten Conference teams: Ohio State against Indiana. The undefeated Indiana Hoosiers football program has been arguably the biggest surprise this season in Curt Cignetti’s first year as the head coach. In turn, Indiana gave Cignetti a brand new contract extension. […]

Coming into the 2024 college football season, there were no shortage of games on the Big Ten schedule that one could’ve envisioned as top-5 matchups. Ohio State’s visits to Oregon in early October and then Penn State in early November delivered, but matchups between Michigan and USC, USC and Penn State, and as has been […]

The 10-0 Indiana Hoosiers did not have a game in Week 12 but still made headlines by extending head coach Curt Cignetti for the next eight years. The signing led to Cignetti being brought onto Fox Sports’ Week 12 edition of ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ despite the Hoosiers having an off day. With Cignetti being one […]