Written by: TJ Inman

Curt Cignetti’s first season in charge of the Indiana University football program resulted in the most wins in school history, a top ten ranking and a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers drew a trip to South Bend to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. On Friday night, the best season in Indiana football history ended in disappointment as Notre Dame overwhelmed the Hoosiers and rolled to a 27-17 victory to advance to the Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Written by: TJ Inman

The Indiana Hoosiers entered the day needing to send a message to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. They needed to put together a good performance after their first loss of the season. They needed to beat in-state rival Purdue and capture the Old Oaken Bucket for the first time since 2019. On Saturday night, in front of a cold but packed Memorial Stadium crowd, Indiana accomplished everything they wanted to as they manhandled Purdue 66-0 in a record-setting performance against the Purdue Boilermakers.

Written by: TJ Inman

The Indiana Hoosiers entered Saturday’s game against Ohio State with an opportunity to land a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game as well as go a long way towards locking up a bid for the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers started the game exceptionally well but a pair of critical special teams blunders and an inability to protect for Kurtis Rourke led to a potentially very costly loss for Indiana as they dropped to 10-1 on the season and lost their 30th straight game to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Written by: TJ Inman

There were questions about whether or not IU could win in a hostile atmosphere. Questions about Kurtis Rourke’s surgically-repaired thumb. Questions about how IU would handle Aidan Chiles. The national analysts continue to wonder whether or not IU is for real. The Indiana Hoosiers fell behind 10-0, trailing for the first time all season, before roaring to life and hammering the Michigan State Spartans in a 47-10 route. The victory gives IU the Old Brass Spittoon and the 37-point win is the largest in series history for the Hoosiers (beating the 31-0 win in Bloomington in 1991). More importantly, Indiana has a nine-game winning and is 9-0, both firsts in the long history of IU’s program.

Written by: TJ Inman

One week after FOX Big Noon Saturday came to Bloomington, ESPN’s College GameDay was in town as the Hoosiers hosted Nick Saban, Rece Davis, former IU coach Lee Corso and the accompanying circus that comes when GameDay “comes to your city”. Indiana hosted Washington and had to find a way to keep on winning, this time without starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke. Tayven Jackson stepped in and the passing game struggled to find a rhythm but the Hoosiers leaned on the defense and ground game to outlast Washington 31-17. Through eight games, IU has not allowed a point in the first quarter and they have yet to trail for a single second. Most importantly, the Hoosiers are now 8-0.