Indiana University Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Named to the Davey O’Brien Preseason Watch List First-year Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has been named to the preseason watch list for Davey O’Brien Award. The 35-player Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2025 will be announced on October 28, with semifinalists named on November 12. The Foundation will announce the three finalists on November 25. The 2025 Davey O’Brien Award winner will be unveiled live on ESPN on December 11 during The Home Depot College Football Awards.
With 20 career games played and 19 starts over three seasons at Cal, Mendoza was the No. 14 overall prospect in the Transfer Portal and No. 3 quarterback per 247Sports for the 2025 cycle. He finished his career at Cal as the all-time leader in completion percentage (66.4%) and tied for No. 7 in 250-yard passing games (10). His 2024 season produced just the ninth 3,000-yard passing season in Cal history (3,004 yards) and a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl.
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The 49th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner honoring the winner will be held February 16, 2026, at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.daveyobrienaward.com. The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored more than 950 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
Five Indiana University Men’s Soccer Games to be Televised on the Big Ten Network At least five of Indiana’s 18 regular season matches will go out to a national audience, as the Big Ten announced its linear programming for men’s soccer on Thursday. Remaining home and conference matches will appear on the B1G+ digital platform. Fans can watch three Indiana road matches – at Michigan State (Sept. 23), at Washington (Oct. 3) and at Maryland (Oct. 24) – on the Big Ten Network. IU’s home matches versus UCLA (Sept. 26) and Wisconsin (Oct. 21) will also appear on the linear platform. The television selections have adjusted kickoff times for three of Indiana’s matches. Those times are listed below.
| Date | Opponent | Network | Kickoff Time |
| Sept. 23 | at Michigan State | Big Ten Network | 6 p.m. ET |
| Sept. 26 | vs. UCLA | Big Ten Network | 8 p.m. ET |
| Oct. 3 | at Washington | Big Ten Network | 10 p.m. ET |
| Oct. 21 | vs. Wisconsin | Big Ten Network | 7 p.m. ET |
| Oct. 24 | at Maryland | Big Ten Network | 8 p.m. ET |
The conference announced details for its 2025-26 Olympic sports championships, including the Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament, on Wednesday (Aug.7). Its new format reduces the event to two rounds, hosted by the No. 1 seed from Nov. 12-16. The Big Ten Network will televise all three matches. Indiana athletics will share watch information for its non-conference road matches at Notre Dame (Sept. 7) and Kentucky (Oct. 14) at a later date.
Former Indiana University Men’s Soccer Player Nyk Sessock Signs First Team Deal with Atlanta United Atlanta United announced that it has signed Nyk Sessock through the end of the 2025 season with an option for 2026. The defender joins the team from the club’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Atlanta United 2. Sessock, 25, joined ATL UTD 2 on Feb. 24, 2025, and has made 14 appearances, all starts, this season. He’s played 1,182 total minutes and ranked third on the team with 18 key passes in 2025. He’s been called up to the First Team on multiple occasions and made his MLS debut on June 12 as a substitute against New York City FC. Sessock made another First Team appearance and his Leagues Cup debut against Pumas on Aug. 2. The defender grew up in the Philadelphia Union youth academy and played collegiately at Pittsburgh before transferring to Indiana. With the Hoosiers, Sessock won the Big-10 Regular Season Championship and Tournament Championship in 2020 and led his team to two NCAA National Championship appearances in 2020 and 2022.
Indianapolis Indians bounce back with a 4-2 Win Over the Omaha Storm Chasers A pair of solo shots from Jase Bowen and Alika Williams provided all the offense the Indianapolis Indians would need as they took down the Omaha Storm Chasers, 4-2, on Thursday night at Victory Field. Bowen’s homer opened the scoring for Indianapolis (24-12, 66-44). It came in his first career Triple-A at bat after being promoted from Double-A Altoona prior to Wednesday’s contest. Bowen sparked Indy’s offense again in the fifth, doubling with one out. He came in to score one batter later via a Brett Sullivan single to extend the Indians’ lead. They tacked on another run in the sixth, courtesy of a Cam Devanney double to drive in Ronny Simon, who reached on a lead-off walk and stole second to set up the opportunity.
The Storm Chasers (12-24, 43-67) strung together three singles to scratch across their first run in the seventh. Alika Williams responded in the bottom half, pushing the Indians’ advantage back to three with his fourth home run of the season. Isan Díaz drove in Drew Waters from second base to score Omaha’s final run in the ninth before Colin Holderman (S, 1) shut the door. Hunter Barco spun 4.0 shutout innings while allowing just one hit and striking out four in his14thstart of the season for Indy. Michael Darrell-Hicks (W, 2-0) picked up the win after twirling a scoreless fifth inning while striking out the side. Chandler Champlain (L, 3-8) made the start for Omaha and allowed three of Indianapolis’ runs across 6.0 innings while fanning eight batters.
Indiana Fever Get Blown Out on the Road by the Phoenix Mercury The Indiana Fever (17-14) finished their four-game road trip with a 95-60 loss at Phoenix Mercury, heading home with a 2-2 record through said games. The first quarter saw the Phoenix Mercury leading the Fever 26-16, with Kelsey Mitchell’s eight points being the most for Indiana. Sophie Cunningham’s three three-pointers in the second quarter saw the Fever pull within five points of the Mercury, but Phoenix was able to regain their double-digit lead, ahead 47-36 at the half. Mercury extended their lead in the second half, with the Fever unable to cut into the deficit for the eventual loss. Kelsey Mitchell surpassed 600 points this season, becoming just the second player in the WNBA to do so already this year, joining Napheesa Collier. Mitchell has now scored at least 600 points in three consecutive seasons, with the guard scoring 728 in 2023 and 767 in 2024. In her first return to Phoenix, where she spent the first six years of her career, Sophie Cunningham recorded a season high 18 points. Brianna Turner appeared in her 200th career game in the WNBA. The Indiana Fever return home to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host the Chicago Sky tonight at 8 PM and will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
Indianapolis Colts Fall in Preseason Opener to the Baltimore Ravens The Indianapolis Colts lost to the Ravens in the preseason opener, 24-16. Anthony Richardson Sr. left the game in the first quarter with a dislocated right pinky finger. Richardson was hit hard by Ravens linebacker David Ojabo. Ojabo was unblocked on the right side of the line and hit Richardson on his blind side. “It was weird,” Richardson said. “He hit me, and then I just wanted to make sure I had the ball. I looked down and saw my finger in a different direction. I was like, ‘Maybe I’m tripping,’ but I looked at it again, and it was definitely like that. I thought, ‘I need to get this finger popped back into place, but I’m good though.’”
Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson got it popped back in and is day-to-day. Daniel Jones replaced Richardson and played the rest of the first half. He was 10/21 passing for 144 yards. “I think you have to be ready to go,” Jones said. “That’s part of the game. Yes, some good, some bad. Caught a rhythm at points, and we were moving the ball well and executing. But [there are] a couple of things here and there [that] kept us from getting in the endzone. [We did] a lot of good things, but we want to score touchdowns.” Ulysses Bentley IV led the Colts on the ground with seven rushes for 35 yards. Ashton Dulin led the Colts with three catches and 54 yards receiving. Khalil Herbert scored the Colts lone touchdown on a one-yard rush. The Colts return to practice at Grand Park on Saturday, from 4-5:10.