Indiana's National Spotlight on Saturday: Big Ten Showdown on the Horizon
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indiana's National Spotlight on Saturday: Big Ten Showdown on the Horizon

Associated Press  

Indiana's 8-0 start is a crucial piece of the Big Ten's media deal with Fox, NBC and CBS. The conference and the networks must work with when determining what matchups to put into the top spots. Indiana's game against Michigan on Saturday is a significant matchup that could help determine the conference's postseason picture.

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How to watch Cincinnati vs. Dayton basketball: Odds, storylines for top-25 Ohio showdown
3 days, 19 hours ago

How to watch Cincinnati vs. Dayton basketball: Odds, storylines for top-25 Ohio showdown

New York Times  

The universities of Dayton and Cincinnati are separated by just a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 75. The Flyers are certainly fun on offense — 14th in adjusted rating, and they’ve scored at least 70 points in every game except their last one, a rock fight against UNLV. Three of Dayton’s top four scorers shoot better than 50 percent from the …

Indiana opens Big Ten Conference play with 82-67 victory over Minnesota
1 week, 6 days ago

Indiana opens Big Ten Conference play with 82-67 victory over Minnesota

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! — Oumar Ballo had 18 points, Malik Reneau and Bryson Tucker both scored 16 and Indiana breezed to an 82-67 victory over Minnesota in the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Conference opener Monday night. Reserve Kanaan Carlyle hit three of Indiana’s four 3-pointers and totaled 14 points …

No. 10 Indiana tries to rebound from 1st loss and take shot at Big Ten title game by beating Purdue
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 10 Indiana tries to rebound from 1st loss and take shot at Big Ten title game by beating Purdue

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A win would likely secure a spot in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff and could send them to the Big Ten title game — if No. The Boilermakers have struggled to find balance all season and could have problems against Indiana’s physical defense — especially …

No. 10 Indiana looks to rebound from 1st loss and clinch playoff spot against reeling Purdue
3 weeks, 5 days ago

No. 10 Indiana looks to rebound from 1st loss and clinch playoff spot against reeling Purdue

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Yes, it’s all still there for the taking and coach Curt Cignetti expects his team to follow the same game plan it has all season when it hosts in-state rival Purdue on Saturday. “I’m slowly starting to realize how important this game is,” said defensive lineman …

Expanded Big Ten could put 4 teams in the playoff — thanks to Indiana’s unexpected rise
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Expanded Big Ten could put 4 teams in the playoff — thanks to Indiana’s unexpected rise

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season’s College Football Playoff. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they’ll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. …

Big Ten kickoff times frustrate fans, but as revenues increase ADs say, ‘We signed up for this’
1 month ago

Big Ten kickoff times frustrate fans, but as revenues increase ADs say, ‘We signed up for this’

New York Times  

Saturday at home against Indiana in a battle of top-five teams, Ohio State will play its fifth of six consecutive games that kick off at noon ET. But I think there are other things that we need to look at and continue to evolve.” When Penn State-Ohio State was announced as a noon game, a store in downtown State College …

College football picks: Never mind Hoosiers, Ohio State has lots riding on showdown at the Horseshoe
1 month ago

College football picks: Never mind Hoosiers, Ohio State has lots riding on showdown at the Horseshoe

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Much has been made about the stakes for unbeaten Indiana in Saturday’s top-five showdown with Ohio State. Ohio State hasn’t won a Big Ten championship, let alone play in the title game, since 2020. With a one-point loss at Oregon on this season’s ledger, the Buckeyes …

Betting for (by) dummies: Big games in Ohio and the Harbaugh Bowl
1 month ago

Betting for (by) dummies: Big games in Ohio and the Harbaugh Bowl

New York Times  

There are some big games in Ohio this week, and there’s also Steelers-Browns and Indiana at Ohio State. It’s much bigger than that when 0-10 Kent State and 2-8 Akron get together. It’s not quite as bad as the 1998 Kent State that lost every game by double digits, but it’s totaled 7 points in two games this month and …

Perfect season has done the unthinkable — turned Indiana into the toast of college football
1 month, 1 week ago

Perfect season has done the unthinkable — turned Indiana into the toast of college football

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! I’m more excited about football than basketball, and I didn’t think I’d ever say that.” For decades, Indiana football was mired in mediocrity or worse — irrelevance. When ESPN broadcaster Joe Buck identified an Indiana alum during a Monday Night Football telecast a couple years back, …

Big Ten dominates latest College Football Playoff rankings
1 month, 1 week ago

Big Ten dominates latest College Football Playoff rankings

CNN  

CNN — The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. There is still much to be decided in the final weeks of the regular season, however, and when all the dust settles only the Big Ten champion will …

The most important matchup left for every Big Ten team: IU’s biggest game ever?
1 month, 1 week ago

The most important matchup left for every Big Ten team: IU’s biggest game ever?

New York Times  

With three regular-season weeks remaining in Big Ten play, four tiers of teams have emerged. This week, college football reporter Scott Dochterman breaks down the most important game left on each Big Ten team’s schedule. It can still claim the Big Ten championship, grab the CFP’s top overall seed, win the national title and, of course, beat Michigan. The public …

Hoosiers Dominate Spartans, Extend 9-0 Start Streak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hoosiers Dominate Spartans, Extend 9-0 Start Streak

Associated Press  

No. 13 Indiana defeated Michigan State 47-10 in their first 9-0 start in program history. Rourke threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Elijah Sarratt. The Hoosiers dominated the game, scoring 47 consecutive points in the first half. Indiana now sits at fifth in the AP Top 25 college football poll.

Indiana Aims for First 9-0 Start at Michigan State
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indiana Aims for First 9-0 Start at Michigan State

Associated Press  

No. 13 Indiana aims for its first 9-0 start at Michigan State. The Hoosiers have already produced the most lopsided win in school history, 77-3 over Western Illinois, and matched the most lopsided Big Ten win in school history, 56-7 over Nebraska. Indiana has kept its record unblemished because of the way it starts and finishes games. The Hoosiers are …

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: Alabama out? Indiana in? Welcome to 2024
2 months ago

What we learned about the College Football Playoff: Alabama out? Indiana in? Welcome to 2024

New York Times  

1 team in the country went down. pic.twitter.com/fs9rsv7WK7 — Tennessee Football October 20, 2024 Coach Kalen DeBoer’s first Tide team has now lost two out of its last three since beating Georgia and rising to No. Coach Curt Cignetti’s crew overwhelmed Nebraska 56-7 to improve to 7-0 and have to be taken seriously in the Big Ten race as a …

Indiana is no Cinderella. The Hoosiers look like they can crash the CFP and compete
2 months ago

Indiana is no Cinderella. The Hoosiers look like they can crash the CFP and compete

New York Times  

— Indiana coach Curt Cignetti could not relinquish the fight. A maniac.” This is an Indiana football team that is unrecognizable from its past, which largely consisted of sharing revenue in exchange for being the Big Ten’s party favor for a century. “We’re looking to dominate whenever we can.” Miles Cross and the many transfers who make up Indiana’s roster …

Big Ten football schedule rankings: The top 5 toughest and easiest slates
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Ten football schedule rankings: The top 5 toughest and easiest slates

New York Times  

Every team in the Big Ten has played at least two conference games, and six teams have arrived at the halfway point in their seasons. — Sherman GO DEEPER Iowa is losing ground on the Big Ten and CFB's serious contenders Remaining schedule: Wisconsin, UCLA, at USC, bye, Minnesota, at Maryland, Illinois, at Michigan State Scoring a single touchdown in …

USC vs. Michigan: Three things to watch during the Trojans’ Big Ten opener
3 months ago

USC vs. Michigan: Three things to watch during the Trojans’ Big Ten opener

LA Times  

Before Jim Harbaugh built Michigan back into a national power, the coach was nearly kicked to the curb in Ann Arbor, Mich. Patience with Harbaugh’s plans wore thin. The thing I respected the most about them is they stayed very true and committed to their process and ignored everybody on the outside that thought they deserved an opinion.” USC’s coach …

Can UCLA make a run for it in Big Ten debut? Five things to watch against Indiana
3 months, 1 week ago

Can UCLA make a run for it in Big Ten debut? Five things to watch against Indiana

LA Times  

If a college football team nearly combusts halfway across the Pacific Ocean, does it make a ruckus back on campus? After stumbling over itself for much of its season opener in Hawaii, UCLA gets a do-over of sorts in its home opener Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The running game, blocking and game management all came under fire during that …

A dream road trip to see every AP Top 25 team with conference realignment adding some spice
4 months ago

A dream road trip to see every AP Top 25 team with conference realignment adding some spice

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! These clashes between big-name powers provide plenty of new options for AP’s annual attempt to map out college football’s hypothetical dream road trip. 22 Kansas at BYU Yes, that’s two straight games in the state of Utah and you can kill some time catching two home …

New Big Ten schools will make at least 1 appearance on Fox’s Friday night college football package
7 months ago

New Big Ten schools will make at least 1 appearance on Fox’s Friday night college football package

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! LOS ANGELES — Each of the Big Ten Conference’s new West Coast schools will make at least one appearance this coming season on Fox Sports’ “College Football Friday” package. Washington — which got to the College Football Playoff title game before losing to Michigan — visits …

Ohio State seeking March Madness momentum in opener against Maine. Richmond gets rematch with Duke
9 months ago

Ohio State seeking March Madness momentum in opener against Maine. Richmond gets rematch with Duke

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State enters the women’s NCAA Tournament in familiar territory — literally and figuratively. Ohio State won the Big Ten regular season title, but the accomplishment was overshadowed by the intense attention focused on Iowa’s generational superstar Caitlin Clark, the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history. They know the things that make us good.” Guard Jacy Sheldon …

Michigan State, Indiana try to salvage lost seasons in battle for the Brass Spittoon
1 year, 1 month ago

Michigan State, Indiana try to salvage lost seasons in battle for the Brass Spittoon

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan State has lost seven of eight and is trying to right what’s been a disasterous season with its first road win. The Hoosiers finish the season against the Big Ten’s two worst pass defenses and Michigan State has allowed a league-high tying 19 TD throws. …

Big Ten 2024 football schedule: 10 thoughts on travel concerns, rivalry weekend and more
1 year, 1 month ago

Big Ten 2024 football schedule: 10 thoughts on travel concerns, rivalry weekend and more

New York Times  

There’s a numerical symmetry attached to the Big Ten’s 2024 football schedule, which was unveiled on Thursday afternoon. “Normally, we don’t get out of the late 20s or 30s when it comes to football schedules,” said Kerry Kenny, the Big Ten’s chief operating officer. “We felt like through the lens of both individual schedules, it was an equitable outcome in …

Big Ten football’s beautiful low-scoring day, plus USC’s spiraling season
1 year, 2 months ago

Big Ten football’s beautiful low-scoring day, plus USC’s spiraling season

New York Times  

This is a digital version of Until Saturday. Here’s what happened in college football on Saturday … Ultimate Big Ten Day Low-scoring matchups on full display Oh, the beauty of low-scoring, defense-heavy Big Ten football. Ohio State 20, Penn State 12: The Big Ten isn’t all bad. This year’s edition put the Big Ten’s talent gap on full display as …

Big Ten is ready for maximum exposure with games on NBC, CBS and Fox
1 year, 3 months ago

Big Ten is ready for maximum exposure with games on NBC, CBS and Fox

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Big Ten’s seven-year deal with Fox, CBS and NBC begins this week, marking the first time a college conference sold its rights to three broadcast networks. NBC’s “Big Ten Saturday Night” also gives the conference its first weekly prime-time package on a broadcast network. Fox …

Indiana, Iowa, Maryland top stacked Big Ten Tournament field
1 year, 9 months ago

Indiana, Iowa, Maryland top stacked Big Ten Tournament field

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MINNEAPOLIS — The final day of a top-notch regular season in the Big Ten featured a last-second 3-pointer by the best player in the league that stopped the first-place team’s 14-game winning streak. Indiana, Iowa, Maryland and Ohio State earned the coveted double byes and start …

Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s AP Top 25; SC still No. 1
1 year, 10 months ago

Indiana reaches No. 2 in women’s AP Top 25; SC still No. 1

Associated Press  

South Carolina beat a top opponent to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll released Monday and now has a showdown with another one looming this weekend. 3 LSU on Sunday in a matchup of the last two unbeatens in Division I women’s college basketball. That’s one week short of tying the Huskies for the third-longest …

Big Ten’s new media-rights deal: Better start times, more national exposure for UCLA, USC
2 years, 4 months ago

Big Ten’s new media-rights deal: Better start times, more national exposure for UCLA, USC

LA Times  

Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren talks to reporters as part of the conference’s media days July 26 in Indianapolis. “I think this media deal will give more attention to the West Coast schools,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren told The Times. “We’ll be starting at 9 in the morning Pacific time, and because of the quality of the games, with …

UNC-Indiana, Ohio State-Duke headline ACC/Big 10 Challenge
2 years, 5 months ago

UNC-Indiana, Ohio State-Duke headline ACC/Big 10 Challenge

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1 spot in the preseason polls with four starters returning, will play at Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 30. The two conferences announced Friday the 14 matchups for the 24th edition of the three-day event, which the ACC leads 12-8 with three …

Focus of Big Ten Tournament: Howard’s return, Davis’ health
2 years, 9 months ago

Focus of Big Ten Tournament: Howard’s return, Davis’ health

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s return and Wisconsin guard Johnny Davis’ injury are the major plotlines heading into the Big Ten Tournament that starts Wednesday in Indianapolis. “He’s going to come in, he’s going to bring that juice and we’re going to match that intensity,” Michigan …

Big Ten tilt: Michigan chases playoff bid, title vs. Iowa
3 years ago

Big Ten tilt: Michigan chases playoff bid, title vs. Iowa

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Two of the conference’s traditional powers will play Saturday in Indianapolis for their first conference crowns since sharing the title in 2004 — and in Michigan’s case a possible playoff bid. Lingering questions about coach Jim Harbaugh’s future prompted him to accept a pay cut and …

Big Ten preview: No. 2 Ohio St at No. 6 Michigan tops slate
3 years ago

Big Ten preview: No. 2 Ohio St at No. 6 Michigan tops slate

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! 6 Michigan The stakes are as they should be for a late November showdown between top-10 teams: winner goes to the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis next week and is the conference’s front-runner for a spot in the College Football Playoff. 17 Hawkeyes have won …

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Places change but teams remain same
3 years, 1 month ago

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Places change but teams remain same

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Reality check: Is the Cougars’ next game a job interview for coach Kalani Sitake? Reality check: Deacs’ defense has allowed more than 300 yards rushing in two of the past three games and four times on the season. Reality check: Ragin’ Cajuns like to play ground …

College football: Best games to watch in Week 6
3 years, 2 months ago

College football: Best games to watch in Week 6

LA Times  

Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson celebrates his first-quarter touchdown catch against Villanova in State College, Pa. on Sept. 25. 21 Texas, 9 a.m., ABC If Steve Sarkisian wins his first Red River Rivalry game, the Longhorns will sit in Big 12 driver’s seat. 18 Auburn, 12:30 p.m., CBS Georgia running back Zamir White scores against Arkansas during the first …

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