Ball State fires football coach Mike Neu after 4 straight losing seasons
Neu spent nine seasons coaching the Cardinals, but only produced one winning season.
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IBJ Podcast: JW Marriott’s manager on surviving pandemic, saving March Madness and facing new competition
Phil Ray also weighs in on the new taxing district the city is considering for beautification and public safety efforts downtown, plus the city-funded construction of an 800-room hotel that would become the JW Marriott’s biggest competitor.
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NCAA presents options to expand March Madness tournaments, source says
Many in college basketball have said they believe the 68-team fields and three weekends of play are ideal, but pressure has grown to add teams and games to one of the nation’s most popular sports events.
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Big changes for NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits, roster sizes
Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and its five largest conferences.
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Pat Knight named head coach for Marian University basketball team
The son of legendary IU coach Bobby Knight is coming off a 10-year stint as a scout for the Indiana Pacers, working on the West Coast.
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IU rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 start to season with 8-year contract
Cignetti has done what many thought impossible—leading the Hoosiers into the top five in the college football rankings and putting them on the precipice of a playoff spot in his first season.
USC football placed on year of probation by NCAA
The University of Southern California’s football program also was fined $50,000 because of multiple violations of coaching staff rules over two seasons.
Derek Schultz: Purdue and IU both contenders in return to Knight-Keady era
Recently, most of Purdue’s best seasons (2008-2011, 2017-2019, 2024) have coincided with IU’s most disappointing ones.
Money in NCAA sports has been profitable for a few, but degree remains ultimate prize for many
Money received through NIL agreements has changed the equation for some athletes, but for most, money available to them through NIL remains a small consideration compared with earning a degree and competing in the sports they love.
Q&A with Dave Calabro, WTHR-TV Channel 13 sports director
In December, Calabro will retire as sports director at WTHR-TV Channel 13 and end a 32-year run at the station.
FEINSTEIN: Curt Cignetti keeps it simple. What he’s done at Indiana is remarkable.
Under Cignetti, Indiana University has not trailed during its six-game winning streak, the football program’s longest since 1967, and has scored at least 40 points in five consecutive games for the first time in program history.
Two former IU men’s basketball players sue university, alleging sexual abuse by former team doctor
The putative lawsuit is seeking class-action status and unspecified money damages on behalf of all players who experienced abuse during their time at Indiana University.
Indiana Wesleyan University plans $30M basketball arena
Construction on the 80,000-square-foot arena is scheduled to begin Friday, with hopes of having the facility ready for games by the end of 2026.
NCAA’s $2.78B settlement with colleges over athlete payments gets preliminary approval
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken released an order setting a timeline for a deal that would put millions of dollars into the pockets of college athletes.
Big Ten chief says league ‘positive’ about expanding NCAA hoops tourneys
The Indianapolis-based NCAA presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68.
Attorneys tweak $2.78B college settlement, remove the word ‘booster’ from NIL language
The new language and replacement of the hazily defined “booster,” which has played a big role in the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s rulebook for decades, is designed to better outline which sort of deals will come under scrutiny under the new rules.
Derek Schultz: Notre Dame’s unpredictability under Freeman may ultimately be his undoing
Being a friendly guy while churning out 9-3 seasons and winning the Nobody Cares Bowl isn’t going to fly for Notre Dame in today’s era.
Denard Robinson, Braylon Edwards among former Michigan players suing NCAA, Big Ten Network
The federal class-action antitrust lawsuit claims the athletes lost out on more than $50 million during their college careers because of the association’s now-lifted ban on athletes being compensated for name, image and likeness.
Judge questions restrictions on booster payments to athletes in $2.78B NCAA settlement
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken did not rule on the request to grant preliminary approval of the deal. She told the NCAA and plaintiffs to “go back to the drawing board” to address issues she raised and report back to her in three weeks with solutions.
College athlete advocacy group opposes NCAA lawsuit settlement, says it limits potential earnings
The National College Players Association said it is against the proposed $2.8 billion settlement agreement of antitrust litigation facing the Indianapolis-based NCAA and major college conferences.
Notre Dame suspends men’s swim team for one year after review finds NCAA gambling violations
According to a person with knowledge of the situation, members of the team had set up a makeshift, internal sportsbook where athletes could wager on the times posted by themselves or teammates at meets.
Third annual Indy Classic to feature Purdue, Butler
The third annual Indy Classic will feature the men’s basketball programs of Purdue University playing Texas A&M University and Butler University taking on the University of Wisconsin at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
NCAA moving closer to financially rewarding women’s basketball teams that reach March Madness
Women’s basketball is valued at $65 million per tournament under its new media rights deal—roughly 10 times more than in the contract that ends this year.
NCAA targets boosters, collectives with mandatory disclosure of NIL deals
For some, it looks like an overstep by the NCAA. Others see ample precedent in professional leagues to support regulating NIL.