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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 […]

It hasn’t even been a full calendar year since Curt Cignetti departed James Madison University to become the head coach at Indiana, and already the 63-year-old coaching veteran has transformed the Hoosiers football program. Once a walkover in the Big Ten, Indiana is now 10-0 and in position to play themselves into the Big Ten […]

The Indiana football team improved to 10-0 for the first time in program history on Saturday as they survived a scare against Michigan at home. When the season started, we didn’t think we would be talking about the Hoosiers beating the Wolverines this year, and we definitely didn’t think that a win in this game […]

It was a special Saturday night for Indiana football team head coach Curt Cignetti as his daughter got engaged, but it was extra sweet as his group beat the Michigan Wolverines, 20-15. After the historic win for the Indiana football team, Cignetti would drop some gospel about what it takes to be a team that […]

Nov. 9 will always be a memorable date for Curt Cignetti and his family with the Indiana head coach guiding the Hoosiers to just their second win over Michigan in the 2000s. However, it became an even more monumental day immediately after the win as Natalie Cignetti, the coach’s daughter, got engaged on the field. […]

The Indiana football team continues to witness a dynamic culture shift in Bloomington. This time, the undefeated Hoosiers put their official stamp on the national map with a massive takedown of Michigan. Indiana accomplished more than knock off the defending national champs 20-15 on Saturday. Hoosiers football is now 10-0 for the first time in […]

On Tuesday night, the first batch of College Football Playoff rankings were revealed. There were some surprises, including Indiana and BYU. However, Indiana and Penn State did not deserve a place in the College Football Playoff rankings in the eyes of CFB analyst Paul Finebaum. The Hoosiers and the Nittany Lions were ranked at No. […]

When the college football season started, not a lot of people were expecting the Indiana football team to be undefeated and ranked in the top-10 at this point in the season. Well, here we are. The Hoosiers are 9-0 and they came in at #8 in the first College Football Playoff rankings that were released […]

Elite 2025 quarterback Julian Lewis has been committed to the USC football program since August of 2023, but there was a report earlier in the week that said Lewis would be visiting Bloomington this weekend to see the Indiana football team take on Michigan. Lewis has been exploring his options as he recently visited Colorado, […]

One of the most surprising teams in college football this season has been the Indiana football team. The Hoosiers are currently 9-0 and they are ranked #8 in the country. Curt Cignetti is in his first season as the head coach at Indiana, and he has completely flipped the script during year one. The Hoosiers […]

The Michigan football team has another top-10 opponent on the schedule this weekend as they will hit the road to take on #8 Indiana. The Hoosiers are having a season that no one saw coming as they are currently 9-0, and they are trying to pull off a win against Michigan in a full season […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings have been released, and there appears to be some disagreement over Indiana football’s ranking. The Hoosiers popped up as No. 8 on Tuesday night, but received the ninth seed in the first bracket. At 9-0, FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt argued that they are being disrespected in the rankings. […]

The Indiana football team is having one its best seasons in program history, and they are starting to see the effects in the recruiting world. Curt Cignetti has shown that the Hoosiers can win big in the Big Ten, and now he wants to start getting some big recruits. One of the top players in […]

Another week, another matchup against a top-10 squad for the Michigan football team. The Wolverines hosted the #1 Oregon Ducks, and while they put up a good fight, the Ducks were too much to handle. Now, Michigan is getting ready for another difficult matchup against a top-10 team as they will hit the road to […]

When the Indiana Hoosiers hired Curt Cignetti to be the 30th head coach in program history last November, there wasn’t anyone disputing that Indiana had hired a good football coach. If you didn’t know who Cignetti was, a simple Google search would’ve let you know that Cignetti has won everywhere he’s gone. He brought a […]

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti just gave a major update on star quarterback Kurtis Rourke’s status for Saturday’s game against Michigan State. The senior has been at the forefront of the Hoosiers’ historic season, putting the program on the verge of a shocking College Football Playoff berth. But Indiana’s signal caller had to sit […]

Indiana Hoosiers football is capturing attention in a way not seen in decades. Under head coach Curt Cignetti, the No. 13 Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) are having their best season since 1967, when they went 8-0 before suffering their first loss. Now, with the same record, Indiana has a chance to make history in […]

The Indiana football team received a positive update on quarterback Kurtis Rourke ahead of a Week 10 clash with Michigan State. Rourke is expected to return from his thumb injury for the 8-0 Hoosiers, per Pete Thamel of On3 Sports (via Unnecessary Roughness on X, formerly Twitter). He exited in the first half of the […]