The Notebook
Short dispatches from the beat.
Initial availability report released for IU football’s game at Michigan
The initial availability report for IU football’s game at Michigan on Saturday was released Wednesday night.
Running back Khobie Martin, who sustained an arm injury in Week 1 against North Texas, is no longer listed on the report. That signals the return of Martin is imminent. Remarkably, the Hoosiers have a clean availability report for Week 8 despite not yet having a bye week this season.
The full availability report is available here.
Five Big Ten teams ranked in preseason AP top 25 basketball poll
The preseason Associated Press top 25 poll was released Monday. Five Big Ten teams are ranked, headlined by No. 3 Illinois. Michigan State is No. 6, Michigan is No. 16, USC is No. 21 and UCLA is No. 22.
Nebraska, Purdue, Ohio State, Iowa and Indiana received votes. The complete preseason poll is here.
IU players remain eligible as court denies NCAA’s request for a stay
IU football’s Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, along with basketball’s Sam Alexis, remain eligible after the Indiana Court of Appeals denied the NCAA’s request for a stay in their ongoing court battle.
Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reported the court’s decision on X (formerly Twitter).
Initial availability report released for IU football’s game against Ohio State
The initial availability report for IU football’s game against Ohio State on Saturday was released Wednesday night.
Running back Khobie Martin, who sustained an arm injury in Week 1 against North Texas, is listed as doubtful. Tight end Andrew Barker is listed as questionable. For Ohio State, starting offensive lineman Austin Siereveld is out. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on FOX.
The full availability report is available here.
How Curt Cignetti handles one-year transfer quarterbacks
ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg has a piece today on how college coaches and programs — including Indiana — handle one-year transfer quarterbacks. Part of Cignetti’s approach?
You’ve got a core system, which about 70% of that doesn’t change a whole lot. And they develop within that.
Read the full piece here.
IU football hasn’t lost the turnover battle in 30 games
According to IU football’s Nebraska postgame notes, “Indiana has either tied or won the turnover battle in 30 straight games dating back to 2024, the most since at least 1995.”
IU football also notes that the previous long streak of 27 games belonged to Air Force, a stretch that lasted from Nov. 2007 to Nov. 2009.
Initial availability report released for IU football’s game at Nebraska
The initial availability report for IU football’s game against Nebraska on Saturday was released Wednesday night.
Notably, cornerback A.J. Harris, who has not played since Week 1, is not listed. Defensive back Carson Williams, running back Khobie Martin and tight end Andrew Barker are listed as out. Wide receiver Lebron Bond is listed as questionable. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET on FOX.
Big Ten announces preseason honors for men’s basketball
The Big Ten announced its preseason honors for men’s basketball on Monday afternoon ahead of media day on Thursday.
Jeremy Fears was named preseason Big Ten player of the year. Joining Fears on the preseason All-Conference team are David Mirkovic, Andrej Stojakovic, Pharrell Payne, Elliot Cadeu, Trey McKenney, Pryce Sandfort, John Mobley Jr., Trent Perry, Rodney Rice and Nolan Winter.
IU football did something Friday it hadn’t done since at least 1972
According to IU football’s postgame notes, Friday night’s win against Rutgers “marked the first time Indiana committed zero penalties and did not commit a turnover in the same game since at least 1972.”
Adding to the rarity, IU football noted that the Hoosiers had only five penalty-free games during that span, with the last coming in 2010.