No. 1 Indiana looking for a storybook ending to complete this real-life Hollywood script at Miami
Curt Cignetti promised to change Indiana’s image from the moment he took the job five days after the end of the 2023 season.
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IU football updates: IU fans descend on Miami, Mellencamp on ‘Hurts So Good’ resurgence and football’s economic impact
Through Monday, IBJ reporters will be bringing you coverage of the fanfare, festivities and the football, both from central Indiana and south Florida.
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Indiana University football fans descend on Miami
IU fans filled direct flights from Indianapolis to Miami and added crimson-and-cream accents to the city’s sleek skyscraper hotels.
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Mark Cuban sums up his IU donations as belief in cutting-edge ‘CigGPT’
High-profile Indiana University alum Mark Cuban said he appreciates Curt Cignetti’s entrepreneurial approach to college football.
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Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is going home for championship game
The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback grew up in Miami and attended Christopher Columbus High School, roughly 30 minutes south of Hard Rock Stadium.
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Mark Montieth: Indiana coaching legends used principles similar to Cignetti’s
The Hoosiers have but one game to win to complete the greatest U-turn in the history of college football.
Homefield Apparel continues growth, sees revenue rise alongside IU football success
This weekend, the Homefield team is heading south to Miami to host three events to celebrate Indiana University’s appearance in the College Football Playoffs National Championship.
IU football watch parties for public filling up fast
Plans for parties are taking shape across central Indiana and the rest of the state to view the national championship game, but organizers report they’re hot tickets.
Federal judge rules IU’s August 2024 expressive action policy was unconstitutional
The ruling also states the school must expunge any disciplinary action it took against those who violated the policy during a protest at Dunn Meadow.
IU Indianapolis adds sports business-focused co-major
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis offers three co-majors, which are 15-credit-hour programs students can take in addition to their core major.
Tickets for Indiana football’s title game scarce, with high demand driving high prices
The get-in price for tickets to the Jan. 19 game at Hard Rock Stadium are just over $3,200 as of early Monday afternoon—about half the cost of a nosebleed seat to last year’s Super Bowl.
Philanthropist Lois Eskenazi—who helped fund a hospital, architecture school and more—dies at 92
Lois and Sidney Eskenazi have funded a long list of projects across Indiana, including a downtown Indianapolis hospital, an art museum renovation at Indiana University and the IU architecture school.
Airlines add flights to Miami as ticket prices rise for title game
Resale tickets for the IU-Miami game start at about $3,800 and top out at nearly $30,000, while the CEO of Bullseye Event Group says the group’s VIP travel packages are selling fast.
It’s Indiana and Miami in a college-football title matchup that once seemed impossible
Against the odds, Miami and Indiana have a date in the College Football Playoff final—a first-of-its-kind matchup on Jan. 19 in the second national title game of the expanded-playoff era.
IU earns spot in title game with dominating win over Oregon in Peach Bowl
The top-ranked Hoosiers will play No. 10 seed Miami, which advanced with a 31-27 victory over Mississippi on Thursday night in the first CFP semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl.
IU, Oregon coaches and coordinators juggle transfer portal chaos amid playoff race
In October, the Indianapolis-based NCAA shifted from two portal windows to one. The 15-day transactional window now spans from Jan. 2-16, giving players and coaches alike just over two weeks to set themselves up for success the following season.
Travel planners gear up for IU’s Peach Bowl appearance—and beyond
As thousands of IU football fans travel or otherwise celebrate the Hoosiers’ upcoming Peach Bowl appearance, local hospitality organizations juggle planning for Friday’s game and for a potential championship.
Oregon’s Lanning and Indiana’s Cignetti hope to outwit each other as teams meet again in CFP
Cignetti said his study sessions ahead of the Hoosiers’ rematch with Oregon have been derailed as he and the campus host more than a dozen prospective players from the transfer portal.
Indiana routs Alabama for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into College Football Playoff semifinals
The win is Indiana’s first Rose Bowl title and the program’s first bowl game win since the Copper Bowl in 1991.
Rare rainy day expected for Rose Parade, Rose Bowl as IU fans make trip
For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl in Southern California. Thousands of Indiana University fans are expected to make the trip.
Indiana appellate court rules lower court must grant summary judgment to IU in sports injury lawsuit
The plaintiff was an offensive lineman on IU’s football team and was working out with a trainer during a voluntary pre-season workout when he was injured by a resistance band.
IU football’s rise to national title contender rewards fans who endured decades of losing
A team that was once an afterthought in its community has unleashed a new brand of Hoosiers fans, who are traveling in masses from Bloomington to Pasadena to witness the program’s biggest game since 1968.
Indiana’s Cignetti and Alabama’s DeBoer reflect on stints as assistants at each other’s schools
The IU coach believes his four seasons working with Nick Saban helped him learn how to prioritize organization, avoid complacency and maintain high standards.