10 Gift Ideas For the Hoosier Fan in Your Life

It’s the gift-giving time of year again and Hoosier Huddle has done the work to make shopping for every Indiana football fan in your life easier. Here’s your one-stop shop for the most unique and thoughtful gifts the Hoosier fans in your life actually want for the holidays.

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Don’t just go anywhere to get Indiana fan gear. Homefield Apparel has the highest quality, softest cotton shirts and sweatshirts with unique designs you won’t find anywhere else. The quality is unmatched, and with our 20% off code, the price is too. Make sure you use code HUDDLE for 20% off your entire order of Indiana University apparel. Homefield is also doing a buy two get one free deal on Cyber Monday.

Behind Tom Allen’s success at Indiana is a journey and one that ISSA Hall of Fame and award-winning writer Pete DiPrimio perfectly displays in his new book The Quest for Indiana University Football Glory. His exclusive access to meetings, practices, coaching staff and players makes for an engaging, must-read for every IU football fanatic. Pete will be signing books outside of the Varsity Shop at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall before men’s basketball home games on December 3, 10, and 13. 

Fresh off the press, I Love IU… I Hate Purdue is the newest book to hit Bloomington bookstore shelves. Joe Drozda’s double-sided book takes Indiana fans all the way back to 1891, when IU/Purdue rivalry first began. The I Love IU side reminisces on victories over Purdue in both football and basketball, and the coaches and players who made the Hoosiers great. I Hate Purdue features some forgettable losses to the enemy, but gives IU fans may reasons to be thankful for not being a Purdue fan.

The number one book for the little Hoosier fans is without a doubt When I Grow Up, I Want to Play for Indiana. Indiana’s six-time Sports Writer of the Year Terry Hutchens wrote this perfectly illustrated book that is a classic for the young IU fanatic with dreams of suiting up for the cream and crimson one day.

The ultimate gift for the person who wakes up at the crack of dawn on their Saturday off and dang near kicks off the gates surrounding Memorial Stadium to celebrate Hoosier gameday. It’s not a Hoosier tailgate unless there’s a cornhole set, and it doesn’t get any nicer than this unique rosewood stained wood set.

Victory Tailgate Regulation Collegiate NCAA Rosewood Stained Stripe Series Cornhole Board Set - 2 Boards, 8 Bags - Indiana IU Hoosiers

PROLINE 6x6 NCAA College Indiana Hoosiers Cornhole Bean Bags - Pigskin Design (A)

IU Surplus store has stacks on stacks of game-worn jerseys and miscellaneous football gear. Give the gift of a piece of IU Football history. You can only get from 2931 E 10th Street in Bloomington.

YETI has a wide variety of customizable Indiana drinkware. The big 30-ounce YETI tumbler holds an entire bottle of wine… just sayin’.

SLCT Stock has a surprising selection of vintage Indiana apparel. Located next to Starbucks and Qdoba at 114 S Indiana Ave, they have great sales, including 25% off everything and $5/$10 bins in-store on Black Friday.

Young or old, everyone likes a good brick set. This IU football helmet building blocks set is hard to find, but available on Amazon.

Need a gift for an IU fan with an Apple Watch? Any one of these Apple Watch bands are perfect for them.