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I saw some pre season ranking. 5th in the big ten and somewhere in the 20-25 national range.
We have a great PG in Chloe. I don’t know if she will, but I think she could shoot more and score more. Very experienced and great defensively.
SG looks like Shay Cieski. About a 35% 3 point shot. Shorter at 5’9”. I don’t know about her defense.
SF likely is Syd (Parish). At 6’2” she is tall for a guard but not so tall as a W or small forward. Good 3 pt shooter. I think solid defensively. Maybe better than solid? Not sure.
PW will be Yardon. 6’3” and maybe our best 3 point shooter at 40%. Not fast at all but Moren has praised how she uses her length. Not sure about her defense grade.
C I think is unknown. They might use Lilly and play more 2 forwards than a C and a PF. They also have Striplin at 6’3” who was depth at Tennessee last year. Currie Jelks is 6’2” and I have no idea what she could bring.
Lexi is a good PG and apparently plays very good D but she cannot shoot. Maybe improved?
I like Beau as my breakout player. Only 6’1” so more a G than F.
Jules seems to play more as a SF. 6’1” like Beau. We really need some players to jump and surprise.
Henna is solid but so far has been bench strength rather than starter.
Faith and Syd (Fenn) are tall - 6’4” and 6’3” respectively. I do not know about practices and do not know if either will provide meaningful minutes.
The new lady from, I think Czech. Valentyne Kavlecova, is a G and about 6’0”. I have no idea if she is a potential scorer or shut down defensive player.
I have no doubt missed someone, and have no real info. Just mostly trying to guess from what we saw last year.

NOVEMBER PREDICTIONS - Put em Right Here

This is going to be an incredibly fun month as we've got first and foremost, the fight of the century, as well as an election with OUR VERY DEMOCRACY AT STAKE, and finally a shocking opportunity for the hoosiers to be in the playoffs. i'll start now and let's see you people be accountable and put your predictions in cement. no told ya so monday morning qb bs.

The election - we won't know that night but will start out super pumped for a trump clear victory but in the end harris will squeak this one out. Harris is the next president.

The fight of the century - THE GOAT, AKA THE PROBLEM CHILD, second or third round victory over a legend. tyson throws in the towel. punching that bag and working out is fun. at almost 60 he won't be able to take THE PROBLEM CHILD'S heavy hands hitting him in the head. getting hit won't be good at tyson's age. and people underestimate the power of THE PROBLEM CHILD. he carries the weight of gen z in his heavy hands. the bullying. the angst. all of it. THE PROBLEM CHILD with a relatively easy victory

Our Hoosiers. 10-2. Miss out on the playoffs but secure a fun warm weather bowl in a magical first season. More than anyone could have hoped for.

Four-star 2026 LB visit reaction

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Caught up with 2026 Ohio four-star Cam Thomas after his visit to IU this weekend. The Hoosiers made a big impression on him.

"The buzz around the program is clear," Thomas said. "The fanbase seems very passionate about having a winning program. My tweets have been going crazy with replies and messages from the IU fanbase. I appreciate the love. Also they made sure I was taken care of while on the visit, my chaperones were great and I was able to meet with the coaching staff before and after the game."

The staff made it very clear to Thomas that he's a top priority for the 2026 class. He speaks often with the linebackers coaches and they constantly preach how he'll be utilized early if he picked them. Thomas definitely has IU on the short list of potential official visits this spring/summer. He'd like to be committed this summer or sooner.

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Washington Game Notes

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/10/21/football-game-notes-host-washington

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A visit from ESPN's College GameDay will lead into a noon kickoff on Big Ten Network for the No. 13/13 Indiana football program against Washington. A sold-out Memorial Stadium will host the first meeting as conference opponents and fourth all-time tilt between the Hoosiers and Huskies.

Setting the Scene
Indiana leads the all-time series 2-1, winning one game in Bloomington and one in Seattle. Washington won the last matchup, defeating the Hoosiers, 38-13, in Seattle. (Another series IU leads).
• The matchup with Washington will be the first since 2003 and the first time in Bloomington since 1978. It will also be the first time that the two programs will play each other as conference foes.

By The Numbers
4 -
The 4-0 start in Big Ten play marked the fourth time in program history IU started with an unblemished mark through four conference games (4-0, 2020; 4-0, 1987; 5-0, 1967).
47 - Indiana's 47 (46?) offensive touchdowns are the most among FBS teams through Week 8.
7 - Indiana's seven-game winning streak is the longest since an eight-game stretch during the 1967 season (Week 1-8).

News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 7-0 record ..This is Indiana's second time in program history starting a season 7-0 (2024, 1967).
Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 7-0 record.

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• Indiana's crowd of 53,082 for the Nebraska win marks the fourth-largest crowd in program history and the largest since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202).
• The Indiana defense forced five turnovers, three interceptions and two fumbles and turned those into 28 points.
• Senior running back Justice Ellison went for 105 rushing yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. His two rushing scores marked six consecutive weeks with a touchdown. The last Hoosier with six-straight weeks is Tevin Coleman in 2014 (Week 1, 3-7), which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons.

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• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 32-straight games with his 28-yard reception in the second quarter against Nebraska. …
• Junior Aiden Fisher led the Hoosiers with 11 tackles, marking the seventh time in his career logging double-digit tackles and the third time as a Hoosier. Fisher is tied for third in the Big Ten with 66 total tackles in 2024.

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• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 30 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 27 of 30 career games. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Indiana's rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the first rushing score allowed by Nebraska's defense all season. IU finished with five rushing scores in the game and have 28 rushing touchdowns, the most in a season since 2014 (29; 12 games).
• With 215 yards rushing, Indiana snapped a streak of 13-straight games in which Nebraska didn't allow a 200-yard rushing game (249; Michigan, 2023). The 215 yards were more than double what the Huskers had allowed on average entering the game (84.2 ypg).
• IU is one of six teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State, Memphis, Illinois) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army).
• Indiana's 56 points extended its own program record of six consecutive games of scoring 40-plus points, and with its double-digit win extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history at seven-straight games.
• Through Week 8, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.

With success comes...

Hard work. I'm not talking about the team, I'm talking about site preparation for the B1G Tailgate Show, Big Noon Kickoff, and now...College Gameday. As an alum and lifelong fan of IU Football/Basketball (men AND women)/Baseball/Soccer, I can't be happier when we succeed and get recognition. As someone that is also ultimately responsible for these pregame/game broadcasts working as intended, it causes some non-fan heartburn lol. Each iteration of pregame is more demanding, so as you sit on your couch or crowd the pregame stage to get on camera, remember there are many hard working IU employees that contribute to making it happen. I'm not complaining (never daunted), we have the *best* people working behind the scenes to make it all possible. GO IU!
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