Indiana University Football Running Back Elijah Green enters the Transfer Portal Just because Indiana football is in the College Football Playoff doesn’t mean the Hoosiers won’t have players entering and departing through the transfer portal. According to one report, one player announced his exit from Indiana on Tuesday. Running back Elijah Green is in the transfer portal according to an X post from On3.com’s Pete Nakos. Green was Indiana’s fourth choice running back. He mostly saw action early in the season when Indiana was playing lesser opponents, allowing bench players to take more snaps. Green has 201 rushing yards on 29 carries, a healthy 6.9 yards per carry. Green scored a touchdown in each of the first five games he played in for the Hoosiers.His career-best performance with 82 rushing yards on just five carries against Florida International in Indiana’s opening victory on Aug. 31. Green had a 51-yard touchdown run in that contest.
Green transferred to Indiana from North Carolina after Curt Cignetti took over as Indiana’s coach. Green played four seasons with the Tar Heels with 664 career rushing yards at North Carolina. Green is eligible for one more season as he only played four games in the 2023 season for the Tar Heels. Green was redshirted during a three-game freshman season in 2020 and would still have a COVID-19-related amnesty season to use. Green’s departure, if it should occur, will leave the Hoosiers shy of running back experience for the 2025 season. Primary backs Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton run out of eligibility at the end of the season. Kaelon Black, who rushed for 634 yards, does have eligibility left. Indiana has a total of eight outgoing players since the season began. He is the fourth offensive player to move on. A player can enter the transfer portal and return to his previous institution if the previous institution is interested in having them back.
Indiana University Hosting the USA Diving Winter Championships this week Indiana University is the host of the 2024 USA Diving Winter National Championships from December 11-15 inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. Alumni and current and future members of the IU swimming and diving program will compete for national titles and international championship bids in their home diving well. Divers will contest the synchronized 10-meter and 3-meter and individual 1-meter, 3-meter and 10-meter events. Qualifiers began Sunday and run through Tuesday. Fans can find the full championship schedule below.
2024 USA Diving Winter National Championships – Event Schedule- Times ET and subject to change
| Wednesday, Dec. 11 | 10 a.m. | Women’s 10m Synchro Prelim Men’s 3m Synchro Prelim |
| 3 p.m. | Women’s 10m Synchro Final Men’s 3m Synchro Final | |
| Thursday, Dec. 12 | 10 a.m. | Women’s 3m Synchro Prelim Men’s 10m Synchro Prelim |
| 3 p.m. | Women’s 3m Synchro Final Men’s 10m Synchro Final | |
| Friday, Dec. 13 | 10 a.m. | Women’s 1m Prelim |
| 12:15 p.m. | Men’s 1m Prelim | |
| 5 p.m. | Women’s 1m Final | |
| 6:10 p.m. | Men’s 1m Final | |
| Saturday, Dec. 14 | 10 a.m. | Men’s 3m Prelim |
| Noon | Women’s 10m Prelim | |
| 4 p.m. | Men’s 3m Final | |
| 5:50 p.m. | Women’s 10m Final | |
| Sunday, Dec. 15 | 10 a.m. | Women’s 3m Prelim |
| Noon | Men’s 10m Prelim | |
| 4 p.m. | Women’s 3m Final | |
| 5:35 p.m. | Men’s 10m Final |
Ten Indiana Hoosiers Set for the Short Course Swimming World Championships Ten members of the Indiana swimming and diving program will participate in the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) this week (Dec. 10-15) in Budapest, Hungary. World Aquatics hosts the ‘short course’ world championships biennially, utilizing a 25-meter pool as opposed to the 50-meter pool customarily used in international meets. The shorter pool is more similar to the 25-yard pools used in collegiate meets. Indiana’s contingent includes three individuals representing USA Swimming and seven international athletes – altogether representing seven unique countries. Peacock will air each finals session, which will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday through Sunday.
After medaling at the 2024 Paris Olympics, IU alumna Lilly King and current Hoosier senior Matt King (no relation) will represent the United States once again on the world stage. The former enters the meet as the American record holder in the 50-meter breaststroke (28.77) and 100-meter breaststroke (1:02.50). The duo is joined by IU associate head coach John Long Jr., who will serve USA Swimming as an assistant coach. 2024 Paris Olympians Ching Hwee Gan (Singapore), Miroslav Knedla (Czechia), Rafael Miroslaw (Germany) and Zalán Sárkány (Hungary) will return to action for their home countries this week. IU’s international group is rounded out by IU junior Chiok Sze Yeo– also representing Singapore – and sophomore Miranda Grana, a native of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Hoosiers at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m)
| Name | Country | Individual Events |
| Brearna Crawford | New Zealand | 50m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke |
| Ching Hwee Gan | Singapore | 200m Freestyle 400m Freestyle 800m Freestyle 1,500m Freestyle |
| Miranda Grana | Mexico | 50m Backstroke 100m Backstroke |
| Lilly King | United States | 50m Breaststroke 100m Breaststroke |
| Matt King | United States | Relay Only Athlete |
| Miroslav Knedla | Czechia | 50m Backstroke 100m Backstroke 100m Individual Medley |
| John Long, Jr. | United States | Assistant Coach |
| Rafael Miroslaw | Germany | 100m Freestyle 200m Freestyle |
| Zalán Sárkány | Hungary | 400m Freestyle 800m Freestyle 1,500m Freestyle |
| Chiok Sze Yeo | Singapore | 50m Freestyle |
Taylor University’s Audrey Grimm Honored on United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-North Regional Team The United Soccer Coaches announced the 2024 NAIA Women All-Region teams, and senior Audrey Grimm was selected on the All-North Regional team.
A mere 44 student-athletes earn the honor at the NAIA level with four regional teams of 11 players each. Grimm was one of 15 forwards and 18 seniors in the NAIA honored. Grimm received recognition based on an outstanding senior season, in which she scored eight goals and provided four assists to lead the offensive charge for the Trojans. The Winona Lake, Indiana native etched her name in Taylor history, finishing her career sixth in program history in career points and goals with 64 and 27, respectively. Grimm was also a clutch goal scorer, netting nine career game-winners, which ranked second in program history. The fantastic forward was a two-time All-Crossroads League First Team member, three-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete, and 2024 CSC Academic All-District award winner.
Six Bloomington South and Three Bloomington North Football Players named to the IFCA All-State Team Six players from Bloomington South and three from North were named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association’s Class 5A All-State teams. The Senior Team includes South offensive lineman Junior Arellano, linebacker Ben Godar and defensive back Miles McKay along with North quarterback Dash King, listed at an Athlete position. Godar was No. 2 in tackles for the Panthers with 102, leading them in tackles for loss with 13. He had four sacks and seven QB hurries along with an interception. McKay had 64 tackles in nine games (7.1), an interception, fumble recovery and six passes broken up. Arellano helped pave the way for an offense that generated 2,000 yards rushing and 2,000 passing. King was 67-of-110 for 974 yards, seven touchdowns and four interceptions and also ran 112 times for 686 yards and 14 TDs in just eight games before suffering a career ending injury in the overtime loss at Columbus North. King and McKay were named to the Junior Team last year.
This year’s Junior Team includes offensive lineman Breyton Mellor, running back Braylen Townsend and linebacker Ian Quick of South and defensive back Ross Ogden and kicker Joe Luther of North. Townsend broke the school record for rushing yards in a season with 2,149 on 347 carries and scored 25 touchdowns (fourth most all-time) and also caught 11 passes for 125 yards and two more scores. Quick led the Panthers in tackles (126) with 80 solos had a fumble recovery and blocked a field goal attempt. Ogden was No. 3 on the team in tackles with 104 and second in tackles for loss with 18 and had three sacks. He also had three interceptions, caused three fumbles, recovered a fumble and blocked a punt while scoring twice on defense. Luther scored 84 points, going 45-of-45 on extra-points and 13-of-18 on field goals with a long of 42.
Taylor University Women’s Soccer Honored with 15 NAIA Scholar-Athlete Awards The 2024 Taylor women’s soccer team continued its historically high-achievements inside the classroom this season with 15 NAIA Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete honorees. Emma Carrell, Brooke Cimini, Morgan Fletemeyer, Audrey Grimm, Naomi Harvey, Maegen Hill, Abigail Kary, Evie Kerr, Rachel Landis, Eliza Luttrell, Sarah Mullins, Lauren Rutkowski, Kiana Siefert, Libby Thomas, and Sydney Thompson, were among 1,328 women’s soccer student-athletes from around the country honored for their achievements in the classroom. To be eligible for an NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while having attended one full year at their current institution.