MIKE LOPRESTI: From Notre Dame to Marian, your guide to the state’s best football games
The college season is about to kick off, and there’s more on the line than you might imagine.
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Wave of concussion lawsuits to test NCAA’s liability
The Indianapolis-based NCAA is facing more than 300 lawsuits from former college football players who claim their concussions were mistreated and led to medical problems.
MIKE LOPRESTI: From Cheez-Its to cherry juice, bowl games come in variety of flavors
The proliferation of post-season college football contests crowns a champ: consumerism.
Big Ten football title game draws second-largest crowd in 7 years
The spectators on hand for Ohio State’s 45-24 defeat of Northwestern at Lucas Oil Stadium inched past last year’s game attendance by about 500 people, but fell short of a complete sellout.
MIKE LOPRESTI: At kickoff time, let’s review some interesting anniversaries
From a rare Hoosier victory to Knute Rockne’s hiring, these are football events worth remembering.
LOPRESTI: Let’s relive Indiana’s wild, woolly sports weekend
There were the state football championships, two marquee Pacers games, the Old Oaken Bucket showdown and a Colts home matchup that looked winnable.
Notre Dame, IU, Purdue all slide in college football value rankings
In the annual study that values college football programs like Wall Street values for-profit companies, Ohio State University leads the pack at $1.5 billion.
LOPRESTI: Amid season-opening hoopla, IU plays OSU tough—for a while
Does leading Ohio State at halftime qualify as a moral victory? Probably not for for IU coach Tom Allen, who envisions a higher bar in Bloomington.
LOPRESTI: Try this dirty dozen of college gridiron match-ups
From South Bend to Bloomington and points between, these are the games you won’t want to miss.
LOPRESTI: Some numbers to chew on as college kickoff approaches
Opponents piled up about 10 miles last year against the defenses of Purdue, Indiana and Ball State.
LOPRESTI: Don’t confine your college football to one stadium
With a Go Anywhere Pass you could hit these don’t-miss games in the season to come.
No daily fantasy ads to run during College Football Playoff
The Indianapolis-based NCAA as well as the FBS conferences asked DraftKings and FanDuel to stop offering college versions of their games because they consider them gambling.
College player union leaders still pushing for changes
On Monday, the two former college football players who now represent the College Athletes Players Association walked into the NCAA's own backyard and stated their case at Indiana's AFL-CIO state convention.
LOPRESTI: Trying to be optimistic about Indiana college football
Failure on the gridiron is all too familiar here, so don’t overlook these recent highlights.
City interested in hosting college football title game
Indiana Sports Corp. officials who attended the first College Football Playoff Championship Game said they’d love to host the game at Lucas Oil Stadium under the right conditions.
Private colleges may be among first to see fallout from NLRB ruling
A March 26 decision by the National Labor Relations Board to let football players at Northwestern University unionize could trigger a tidal wave of changes across college athletics, including in Indiana, and for the NCAA itself.
BENNER: NCAA alone can’t clean up college football; Oscar in the Hall
The pressure to cheat starts with the schools themselves and their demanding fans.
BENNER: Eager for college football—and hoping it won’t implode
The game could suffer under the weight of its popularity and financial might.
Ball State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and golf, among other sports.
Notre Dame revival brings revenue bonanza to football foes
Notre Dame’s football squad is undefeated after five games for the first time in a decade. That’s good news for their opponents: The team is even more of a draw on the road for fans and sponsors.