Indiana University Men’s Basketball to play the University of Louisville on December 6th at Gainbridge Fieldhouse A third high caliber nonconference game on IU basketball’s 2025-26 schedule has been reported. Indiana and Louisville will play at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 is reporting. Led by new coach Darian DeVries, Indiana already has challenging out of league games set against Marquette in Chicago on Nov. 9, and at Kentucky on Dec. 20. Both of those were in place before DeVries arrived. Now the Louisville game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse will end up being at least the third high-major foe on the nonconference slate. At his introductory press conference last month, DeVries seemed to welcome the idea of playing stiff competition in November and December. “Big Ten conference play, we got 20 of those games, so you’ve got to get yourself ready for it, and we want to challenge ourselves in the best way possible to make sure we’ve got some very meaningful non-conference games,” DeVries said.
“You have to do a good job of — you’ve got to get your home games, as well, but also make sure we do a great job of getting ourselves ready for Big Ten play and challenging ourselves before we start that.” Under first year coach Pat Kelsey, Louisville was one of the better turnarounds in college basketball. He took over the Cardinals after an 8-24 season, completely rebuilt the roster, and finished 27-8 in year one. Indiana and Louisville have played each of the last two seasons, but surprisingly not much overall given their close proximity to one another. IU has a 12-10 all-time series lead over Louisville after the Cards dismantled the Hoosiers at the Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas last November, 89-61. Indiana rallied for a 74-66 win over Kenny Payne’s Cardinals the prior year at the Empire Classic in New York.
Indiana University Football to Host the University of Delaware in 2030 College football schedules are planned well into the future. Some clarity came to Indiana’s future football schedule with an announcement made on Wednesday. Delaware will be playing Indiana during the 2030 season. The Blue Hens will travel to Indiana for a game on Sept. 14, 2030. The University of Delaware athletic department announced the game on its website. Indiana has never played Delaware in football. The Blue Hens were an FCS power but will be making the move to FBS level football for the 2025 season and will be a member of Conference USA. Delaware will play games at power conference schools Colorado and Wake Forest in 2025. Indiana plays schools from Conference USA semi-frequently in nonconference play. In 2024, the Hoosiers played Florida International. Indiana will play Kennesaw State in the second game of the 2025 season. Indiana still has future games to schedule – and for holes in the slate that are closer than 2030. Recently, Indiana’s game at Connecticut scheduled for 2026 was canceled.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball finished 6th in National Attendance for the 2024-25 Season Indiana demonstrated once again in 2024-25 they’ll support the program through tough times. Based on NCAA data, the IU men’s basketball program ranked sixth nationally this past season in total attendance and first in the Big Ten with 296,046 cumulative seats sold over 18 games. The five programs ahead of IU in total attendance were Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Syracuse and North Carolina, in that order. Indiana reports sold out crowds (17,222) for most of their home games when the students are on campus. For games when the student section is opened up to the general public, crowds less than capacity can occur. Indiana reported average attendance per game of 16,447 (95.5% capacity), which ranked No. 8. Based on percentage of capacity, IU ranked No. 12. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall has the No. 17 capacity in the nation. Here is the total attendance by team (and number of home games) for each Big Ten squad:
Indiana 296,046 (18) Illinois 256,543 (17) Wisconsin 255,109 (17) Maryland 253,972 (19) Nebraska 239,426 (16) Purdue 238,016 (16) Michigan St. 236,752 (16) Ohio St. 196,834 (17) Michigan 192,105 (16) Minnesota 169,540 (19) Iowa 164,902 (18) Rutgers 137,480 (16) Penn St. 126,970 (17) Washington 126,798 (18) Oregon 120,217 (16) UCLA 118,824 (17) Northwestern 104,303 (17) Southern California 96,400 (19)
IU women’s basketball ranked No. 6 nationally with average attendance of 10,828.
Indiana Pacers clinch Home Court Advantage for the First Round of the NBA Playoffs The Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-112 on Thursday night inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse. With the victory, the Pacers clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs. Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton finished the game with a double-double, scoring 23 points and dishing out 10 assists. He was one of seven Pacers players who scored in double figures on Thursday. Cleveland was playing without four of their usual starters after it previously clinched the No. 1 seed in the East. Indiana will be either the No. 4 seed or the No. 3 seed in the East. Indiana still has a chance to be the No. 3 seed by virtue of the Knicks’ loss to the Pistons on Thursday. Indiana will play its regular season finale two days later when it faces the Cavs in Cleveland Sunday afternoon.
Ethan Trent earns a Scholarship for Purdue University Football “Ethan Trent, stand up,” Purdue football head coach Barry Odom said. “Congratulations, you’re on scholarship.” Trent smiled and started to dap up his coach before he was mobbed by his teammates. “T! T! T! T!” his teammates chanted. “Earned it every single day,” Odom said. “Proud of it. Great job.” Odom and Trent hugged, and Trent broke down the “Boilers” chant in the huddle. The moment was captured on a video that Purdue football posted on X (formerly Twitter). Trent is a sophomore offensive lineman and has been playing with the first team on the offensive line throughout Purdue’s Spring practices. He’s the younger brother of the late Tyler Trent. Tyler, a Purdue superfan, captured the country’s attention seven years ago during his courageous battle with cancer. Tyler was an honorary captain for Purdue in the Music City Bowl in 2018. He passed away after a battle with osteosarcoma in 2019. Tyler’s impact is still felt around Purdue’s campus. The student gate at Ross-Ade Stadium is named after him. The Tyler Trent Foundation raises money for cancer research. Purdue will play in front of fans for the first time under the leadership of Barry Odom this afternoon for the spring showcase, which starts at noon at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Indianapolis Colts release Kicker Matt Gay The Indianapolis Colts announced they have released Matt Gay. Gay was the Colts kicker for two seasons. He made 64 of the 78 field goals he attempted with the Colts. In 2024, he made every field goal he attempted that was less than 50 yards. He was just 3-9 on field goals 50 yards or longer. Gay was 68-69 on extra points with the Colts. Gay is a six-year NFL veteran, previously playing one season with the Buccaneers and three seasons with the Rams. He made the Pro Bowl in 2021. Gay signed a four-year, $22.5 million contract with the Colts in 2023. At the time of the deal, he was the highest paid kicker in the NFL. Spencer Shrader is now the only kicker on the Colts roster. Shrader played one game for the Colts in 2024, making all three of his extra points in the Week One loss to the Texans. He also played for the Jets and the Chiefs, where he was made all five of his field goal attempts and all nine of his extra point attempts.