Indiana University Football is Hosting “Summer Fan Night” at Memorial Stadium IU is inviting football fans inside Memorial Stadium next week for a free event ahead of the 2026 season. Indiana football Summer Fan Night is on July 22 from 6-8 p.m. ET. Described as a family friendly event, fans will enter the stadium through Gate E3 by Hep’s Rock. IU says the evening will be filled with exclusive experiences, including the opportunity to meet IU mascot Hoosier the Bison, take photos with the championship trophies on the 50-yard line, and receive autographs from select Indiana football players. There will also be a variety of local food trucks on site, interactive games, and IU Football giveaways throughout the evening. IU is also giving away free 2026 Indiana Football yard signs while supplies last. Admission is free.
Four Projected Starters on Indiana University’s Football 2026 Offensive Line Gave Up Zero Sacks In the 2025 Regular Season Indiana returns four starters along the offensive line from its 2025 national championship team. And with the addition of Wisconsin transfer Joe Brunner, the Hoosiers should have four starters this season who didn’t allow a single regular season sack in 2025. The other three are left tackle Carter Smith, left guard Drew Evans, and right tackle Adedamola Ajani. Brunner played 328 pass blocking snaps for Wisconsin last season and allowed just nine pressures (seven hurries and two quarterback hits). In fact, according to PFF, Brunner has never allowed a sack in 747 career pass blocking snaps.
Smith made it all the way to the second half of the national championship game before finally allowing a sack last season. He gave up two in that second half. And those sacks come with a major asterisk. Smith allowed NFL first round draft picks Akheem Mesidor and Reuben Bain to get to Fernando Mendoza after he had suffered a late second quarter tear of the labrum in his left shoulder. Prior to that, Smith was masterful. On his way to first team All-American honors, he didn’t even allow a quarterback hit, much less a sack, in Indiana’s first 15 games. Smith’s efficiency as a pass blocker has improved each year, from 19 pressures in 2023, to 12 in 2024, to just nine in 2025.
Probably the most underappreciated player on the team, Evans has also never allowed a sack in his college career. He’s only allowed two quarterback hits in 656 career pass blocking snaps across 22 games. When healthy, Evans is as reliable as they come. And then there was last year’s emergent young talent, Ajani, who saw action at both guard spots and right tackle in 2025 — his first season seeing meaningful snaps. He had his share of struggles at Penn State, where he allowed five pressures. But Ajani’s confidence seemed to grow and his role expanded. He saw significant action against Ohio State, Alabama and Miami. Ajani didn’t allow a sack in the regular season, but did give up one each against Alabama and Miami — the only pressure he allowed in each game.
It’s also worth noting that while starting right guard Bray Lynch did allow two regular season sacks — one each at Iowa and Oregon — he finished the final 10 games without a sack or even a quarterback hit allowed. And that included the Big Ten Championship through National Championship gauntlet. The middle of Indiana’s offensive line didn’t allow a sack in any of the four postseason games. But this isn’t an offensive line without some question marks ahead of the 2026 campaign.
Replacing 2025 center Pat Coogan won’t be easy of course. A sixth-round draft choice of the Tennessee Titans, Coogan also allowed no sacks in 2025. And whoever mans the center spot in 2026 will be taking on that mission critical role full time for the first time in his college career. Lynch and Evans are the leading contenders to start at center going into fall camp, and it’s a position neither has played. That won’t be the only positional shuffling. If Lynch plays center, then one of Evans or Brunner will have to play something other than left guard, where both have played almost exclusively.
And of course, Ajani is going to have to be ready to step into a full-time role from day one after filling in all over the place in 2025. He only has 112 career snaps at right tackle. Also, who will provide the depth on this unit? There is no real experience beyond the perceived starting five. But no regular season sacks allowed across four projected starters, while the fifth closed with a clean tally for 10 straight games? That’s a good foundation to build from. Especially as they work all offseason against one of the best front sevens in the nation.
Indiana University Baseball’s Hogan Denny and Team USA Beat South Korea to Reach the Gold Medal Game The United States Collegiate National Team (3-0) used a seven-run third inning to earn a 10-0 (7 inn.) run-rule win over Korea (1-2) on Tuesday afternoon at the World Collegiate Baseball Championship at Intercontinental Stadium in Taichung City Taiwan. With the victory, the U.S. has secured its spot in the gold medal game on Tuesday, against Japan. Indiana Hoosier Hogan Denny played Right Field as a substitute and went 0-1 at the plate. After being the first team to score in its third consecutive game with a run in the first inning, the stars and stripes plated seven runs on five hits in the third inning to take an 8-0 lead and never look back. Pinch hitter JD Stein capped off the dominant offensive outing with a two-run inside-the-park home run to secure the run-rule win.
The U.S. plated a run in the first inning for the second time in three games. Derrick Pitts led off the side with an infield single, moved to third on Gavin Kelly’s double to left field, and after a Trent Grindlinger walk loaded the bases, he scored on Tague Davis’s hit-by-pitch. In the third, the stars and stripes put together a seven-run inning on five hits, all with two outs, to take a commanding 8-0 lead. Davis started the scoring with a two-run home run to center field, bringing Nico Partida home after he drew a walk. Kolby Branch and Anthony Pack Jr. singled and walked, respectively, and Ryker Waite drove them both in on his triple to left field to extend the U.S. lead to 5-0. Pitts collected his second infield hit of the game to bring Waite across home plate to tally another run, and then Landon Hairston belted a two-run home run to right field to round out the scoring. Nico Partida led off the seventh inning with a walk, and then Stein hit a pinch-hit inside-the-park home run to left field to walk off Korea.
Pitchers Wylan Moss and Will Sanford combined for seven shutout innings. Moss went the first four innings and allowed just one hit while striking out six batters, and Sanford tossed the final three and gave up one hit while fanning eight batters. Sanford’s eight strikeouts are the most by a U.S. pitcher at the WCBC. This marks the second time in the tournament that the U.S. has hit multiple home runs. Team USA tallied 10 hits, marking the third straight game with double-digit hits. Hairston and Pitts led all players with two hits apiece. Davis led all players with three RBIs, while Hairston, Stein, and Waite all tallied two in the contest. Branch, Kelly, and Pitts are all on a three-game hit streak, and Pitts leads all players with two multi-hit games.
Former Indiana University Hoosier Kyle Schwarber caught cursing on hot mic during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game It was Kyle Schwarber being Kyle Schwarber. The Philadelphia Phillies’ beloved designated hitter was caught using profanity on a hot mic during the third inning of the 96th All-Star Game Tuesday Night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Schwarber was wearing a microphone for FOX during his second at-bat of the game in the third inning, with the National League trailing 3-0. Schwarber, who was talking with FOX broadcasters Joe Davis and John Smoltz, swung at the first pitch, and the earpiece came out of his ear. Schwarber tried to locate and grab the earpiece and said, “Whatever, f— it.” Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers then helped with the earpiece while Schwarber smiled. The interaction was caught on social media. Schwarber finished the game 0-for-2 with a strikeout — one of the NL’s All-Star Game record 15 strikeouts. The National League lost the game 4-0. The whole interview had social media buzzing.
Indiana Fever Guard Kelsey Mitchell Tabbed the Eastern Conference Player of the Week Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday. Mitchell averaged 28 points per game across four games last week, scoring 112 points total. She scored at least 25 points in all four games, which extended her streak to six straight games. It is the third longest streak in WNBA history. Mitchell helped lead the Fever to a 3-1 week, with all four games being part of a West Coast Road trip. In the Fever’s game against the Las Vegas Aces on July 12, Mitchell set a new franchise record for most consecutive double-digit scoring games, passing Tamika Catchings. This is the fifth time Mitchell has been named the Player of the Week in her career. She joins Catchings (22) as the only Fever players to receive the honor at least five times.
Indianapolis Indians hosting Lexie Hull Night on August 27th The Indianapolis Indians are hosting Lexie Hull Night on Thursday, August 27, celebrating the Indiana Fever guard. Hull will sign autographs, throw out the first pitch, and she says there will be plenty of other fun surprises. Hull is playing her fifth season with the Fever. She has played in all 23 games this season, starting 20 of them. She is averaging 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 43.5% from the floor and 33.9% from three. The Indians will play the Columbus Clippers on Lexie Hull Night. The game is scheduled to start at 6:35 p.m.
Taylor University’s Joel Mumaw and Josh Forbes Named CSC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-Americans The CSC released its Men’s Track and field and Cross Country Academic All-Americans on Tuesday, in which Taylor had a pair of athletes recognized. Joel Mumaw collected First-Team CSC Academic All-American honors after producing a 3.93 GPA throughout his biology health sciences courseload. The award is the first for Mumaw and comes on the heels of an outstanding year. Mumaw was a two-time NAIA All-American, once in each the indoor and outdoor seasons, while also being a top seven runner for the cross-country team, which took fifth at the NAIA National Championships.
Josh Forbes was named a CSC Academic All-American for the second year in a row after posting a 3.86 GPA in his computer science classes. Forbes was an NAIA All-American in pole vault during the indoor track and field season, which was his fourth NAIA All-American nod throughout his TU career. Taylor Athletics continues to lead the NAIA with 163 CSC Academic All-American honors all-time. Of those 163 total honors, 161 have come since 2010. Mumaw and Forbes bring Taylor’s total CSC Academic All-American honorees to 12 during the 2025-26 season. The CSC Academic All-America program is designed to recognize student-athletes for outstanding achievements in the classroom and on the field. To receive the honor, an athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, must have reached sophomore status academically, and must have met the playing time criteria of playing in 90-percent, or starting in 66-percent of the team’s games during the current season. Honorees on the NAIA Academic All-American team were voted on by CSC members from a pool of CSC Academic All-District award winners