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Photos of IU football vs. Kennesaw State at Memorial Stadium.

Four more former Hoosiers were selected on day three of the 2026 NFL draft, bringing the program’s total to eight selected overall this year, a record for IU football. Elijah Sarratt, Riley Nowakowski, Pat Coogan and Aiden Fisher were the ...

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Photos of IU football vs. Illinois football at Memorial Stadium on September 20, 2025.

Former IU football standouts D’Angelo Ponds and Kaelon Black were selected on day two of the NFL draft on Friday night. Ponds was the No. 50 pick (second round) by the New York Jets, while Black was the No. 90 ...

IU football quarterback Josh Hoover.

Indiana football wrapped up its spring season on Thursday evening with its annual spring game at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. The headline of the night was that Fernando Mendoza was drafted No. 1 in the NFL Draft. A ...

Former IU football wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. selected No. 30 overall in 2026 NFL draft

Former standout IU football wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. gave the program a second first-round pick in Thursday’s 2026 NFL draft. The 6-foot, 204-pound receiver, an Indianapolis native, was selected by the New York Jets with the 30th pick. Over ...

Photos from IU football's 27-21 win against Miami (FL) in the CFP national championship game.

For the second time in program history, and first in 88 years, Indiana football has a number one overall pick in the NFL draft. The Las Vegas Raiders selected quarterback Fernando Mendoza on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. He joins Corbett ...

The IU football offensive line.

When a high-caliber transfer visits Bloomington, Curt Cignetti and Indiana roll out the red carpet. When offensive lineman Joe Brunner visited in January, he received the five-star treatment. Beyond that, he learned about Indiana’s culture from guys he was already ...

IU defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker.

Under a rising sun at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium, Indiana’s team stretch is all but complete. Players file into lines of five spanning the length of the field. Four stand in the middle and before wrapping up their ...

IU football coach Curt Cignetti at practice.

Indiana football’s 2026 spring practice continued on Tuesday morning as the Hoosiers returned to Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. After practice, running back Lee Beebe Jr. and offensive lineman Carter Smith met the media following the Hoosiers’ second open ...

Curt Cignetti at IU spring football practice.

IU football’s 2026 season began on Thursday morning as the Hoosiers took the field for their first spring practice. It was the first time the program’s incoming transfers and early high school enrollees took the field inside John Mellencamp Pavilion ...

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Photos from IU football's 27-21 win against Miami (FL) in the CFP national championship game.

IU fans across the state will have a chance to see the football program’s CFP National Championship trophy as it tours the state this spring. The athletic department announced a tour for the trophy, which will begin on Tuesday, March ...

Photos from IU football's 27-21 win against Miami (FL) in the CFP national championship game.

According to multiple reports on Friday, IU football coach Curt Cignetti’s eight-year contract, which he agreed to in October, is now worth $13.2 million annually. The Indianapolis Star, Bloomington Herald-Times and ESPN.com all reported the amended contract for Cignetti. The ...

Photos from IU football's 27-21 win against Miami (FL) in the CFP national championship game.

IU football quarterback Fernando Mendoza was honored on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas, as the Davey O’Brien Award winner. Here’s the full release from IU Athletics on the major accolade for Mendoza: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – More history was made on ...

Bryant Haines accepts the Broyles Award.

IU football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines was named the Broyles Award winner for the 2025 college football season on Thursday night in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The award is given each year to the nation’s top assistant coach. Here’s the release ...

Photos from IU football's 27-21 win against Miami (FL) in the CFP national championship game.

Indiana football began preparations for the 2026 season with a team workout on Tuesday. Curt Cignetti’s program reloaded, bringing in the top transfer portal class according to On3’s rankings. The Hoosiers brought in 17 transfers and 20 freshmen. Below is ...

ATLANTA – Check out 81 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana's 56-22 win against Oregon in the CFP semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The complete schedule for the 2026 IU football season was released Tuesday evening by the Big Ten. IU’s non-conference opponents and dates were already known, as were its conference opponents without dates. Now the full slate is available as the ...

IU football roster updates: Omar Cooper Jr. declares for 2026 NFL draft

The IU football roster for the 2026 season continues to take shape just a week after the Hoosiers won the College Football national championship last Monday in Miami. The latest domino to fall: Standout Omar Cooper Jr. has entered his ...