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Samer Kalaf

Indiana Hoosiers running back Kaelon Black (8) runs a touchdown against Oregon during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

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College Football

Indiana Turned Oregon Into Duck Confit

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College Football Playoff Quarterfinal – Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential: Alabama v Indiana

Boy, Indiana Really Beat That Ass

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Ray Ratto

2025 College Football Playoff First Round Game – James Madison v Oregon

You Can Finally Start Paying Attention To The College Football Playoff

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Tom Ley

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Fernando Mendoza And Indiana Are The Flippin’ Big Ten Champs!

2024 SEC Championship – Georgia v Texas

Death To The NCAA

What Does Winning Your Conference Mean Anymore?

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Drew Magary

Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson before a college basketball game between the St. John's Red Storm and the Connecticut Huskies at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2025 in New York City.

Connecticut v St. John’s

At Last, Gus Johnson Meets An Octave He Cannot Defeat

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 25 UCLA at Indiana

Be Careful, Indiana, You’re The Hottest Team In Football

Northwestern v Penn State

Every Program Wants To Rule The World

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 20 CFP First-Round – Indiana at Notre Dame

The College Football Playoff’s Shitty First Weekend Did Its Job


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Dan McQuade

Mackenzie Mgbako #21 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the Empire Classic college basketball game against the Connecticut Huskies on November 19, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

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College Basketball

For Indiana, The Three-Pointer Is An Afterthought

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Charles P. Pierce

Texas Tech Red Raiders v Boston College Eagles

The Life Of That Unhappy Bobby Knight Is Brought To An End

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Destiny Harden #3 of the Miami Hurricanes reacts after making the game winning shot against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second round of the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament held at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on March 20, 2023 in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Fraudiana!

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Demarcus Elliott #94 of the Indiana Hoosiers applies pressure to quarterback Justin Fields #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes

Indiana v Ohio State

This Is So Stupid

Proud Hoosiers, Now Is The Time To Take Up Arms Against Your Hated Buckeye Neighbors

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An Eight-Lateral Touchdown Doesn’t Have To Count To Be Awesome

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