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Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman.

IU football landed a commitment from Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman on Sunday morning, according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-1, 212-pound native of Elysburg, Pennsylvania, has one season of eligibility remaining. Zachman appeared in 35 games for the Badgers and made ...

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IU football celebrates a Rose Bowl win.

PASADENA, Calif. — Inside The Hoosier Room under the west stands of Memorial Stadium, newly named Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner stood at a podium with two items resting in front of him: a glass bowl and a red rose. ...

IU football at the Rose Bowl.

PASADENA, Calif. – Alabama was in the red zone for the first time all afternoon with less than three minutes left. A third-down pass was on its way toward Lotzier Brooks. As the ball hit his hands, Indiana safety Louis ...

Video: Curt Cignetti, IU players react to Rose Bowl win against Alabama

Curt Cignetti, center Pat Coogan, quarterback Fernando Mendoza and defensive back D’Angelo Ponds addressed the media following IU football’s 38-3 win against Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Watch their postgame comments ...

Instant recap: Indiana 38, Alabama 3

  • Alex Bozich Jan 1 3
 
Charlie Becker catches a touchdown against Alabama.

Quick thoughts on IU football’s 38-3 win against Alabama in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl in front of 90,278 fans: Key moments in IU’s win Radicic field goal puts the Hoosiers on the board Indiana’s second ...

Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

It’s time for the Granddaddy of them all: the Rose Bowl Game. No. 1 Indiana is back in action for the first time since beating Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Hoosiers will ...

Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

LOS ANGELES – No. 1 Indiana football travels to Pasadena for a New Year’s Day matinee with No. 9 Alabama in the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers enter the week fresh off a ...

Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

LOS ANGELES – Kahlil Benson and Louis Moore started their IU careers in a locker room that, more often than not, was a losing one. They were among the masses who begrudgingly sang the fight song after beating Akron in ...

Curt Cignetti addresses the media at Rose Bowl media day.

LOS ANGELES – On September 9, 2024, Curt Cignetti previewed his team’s trip to the Rose Bowl. A then-unknown Indiana team would make the program’s first trip to Pasadena since the 1968 Rose Bowl Game to face UCLA in a ...

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An IU football pylon.

The first availability report for IU football’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup against Alabama was released on Monday. The top-ranked Hoosiers will kick off on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET against the Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, ...

Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

Over three weeks ago, Bryant Haines and the Indiana defense met the moment in Indianapolis against the highly talented Ohio State offense. The 10 allowed points put the Hoosiers on the map as one of the top defensive teams in ...

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

Before the 2024 season, his first at Indiana, Elijah Sarratt climbed into an Uber bound for Indianapolis International Airport. During the 50-minute drive from Bloomington to the west side of Indianapolis, he talked football with the driver and shared his ...

Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson.

Ahead of next Thursday’s CFP quarterfinal battle between No. 1 Indiana and No. 9 Alabama at the Rose Bowl, Inside the Hall spoke with Touchdown Alabama’s Justin Smith. Smith is the managing editor and lead writer for Touchdown Alabama and ...

Photos from IU football's 56-3 win against Purdue.

Alabama and Indiana have had little in common when it comes to football. For more than a century, the program has defined dominance in college football. At the same time, the Hoosiers have operated on a different scale, measuring success ...

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer attempts a pass.

The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP) begins Friday evening in Norman, Oklahoma, where eighth-seeded Oklahoma hosts No. 9 Alabama. The winner will advance to face No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl on January 1 in ...

Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

It should come as no surprise that an Indiana linebacker made a game-saving play. A room riddled with talent up and down the depth chart has been the focal point of defensive coordinator Bryant Haines’ relentless defense. But the play ...