Roman Hemby Returns to Maryland as the Leading Rusher for #2 Indiana University Football There are games that are always circled on the calendar and for Indiana Running Back Roman Hemby this is the one as he leads the #2 Indiana Hoosiers into SECU Stadium Saturday afternoon to the face the Maryland Terrapins at 3:30 PM on CBS. Hemby is the Hoosiers leading rusher with 513 yards and 4 Touchdowns with 107 carries and 10 receptions for 131 yards. The Edgewood, Maryland native played four seasons for the Terrapins rushing 481 times for 2,317 yards and 22 touchdowns. Hemby caught 112 passes for 920 yards and 5 touchdowns. Hemby decided to play his final year elsewhere and he has found it in Bloomington with the undefeated and second ranked Hoosiers.
Defensive Lineman Kellan Wyatt and Hemby were teammates at Maryland for three seasons and now teammates for the Hoosiers Wyatt returns home but will not play after suffering a knee injury two weeks ago against Michigan State and unlikely to return this season. Wyatt is a native of Glen Burnie, Maryland and has 2.5 sacks, 12 solo tackles and 28 tackles total for the Hoosiers. In his three seasons in College Park Wyatt recorded 8.5 sacks, 48 solo tackles and 90 total tackles. Indiana is 8-0 and 5-0 in the Big Ten and coming off a 56-6 rout of UCLA last Saturday on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. Indiana became the first team since Clemson 2018 to win two conference games in the same season by 50 points or more. The Hoosiers beat Illinois by 53 points on September 20 and 50 points against the Bruins. The Hoosiers have outscored their opponents 363-87 this season. Indiana is averaging 45.3 points per game on offense and giving up 10.8 points on defense.
Indiana is looking to go 9-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. The Hoosiers have recorded 9 wins in a season in 1945, 1967 and 2024 and last season became the first team in program history to win 10 games or more in season with an 11-2 record. Indiana is looking for its sixth win in Big Ten Play, and the Hoosiers have achieved 6 Conference wins or more four times in 1967, 1987, 2020 and 2024. The Hoosiers were 8-1 in the Big Ten a season ago and continue to rewrite history under Head Coach Curt Cignetti. Indiana has outscored their opponents 868-225 in the 19 Wins Under Curt Cignetti averaging 45.6 points and giving up 11.8 on defense. Indiana has been outscored 65-32 in their two losses to Ohio State and Norte Dame averaging 16 points on offense and giving up 32.5 on defense. Indiana under Cignetti has won 17 of their 19 games by double digits. The Hoosiers are 13-1 in the Big Ten and 11 of those are by double digits and from 2014-23 the Hoosiers won 10 Big Ten games from double digits and 14-0 at home and the Hoosiers continue to roll along entering the home stretch of the regular season and looking towards the Big Ten Championship Game and the College Football Playoff.
Fernando Mendoza has completed 73 percent of his passes throwing for 1,923 yards 24 touchdown passes, 3 Interceptions and being sacked 6 times. The Miami native has completed 148 of his 203 passes as the buzz continues for his case for College Football’s highest honor the Heisman Trophy. Mendoza has carried the ball 46 times for 196 yards with 3 touchdowns. The offensive line has done a great job protecting Mendoza and credit goes to Offensive Line Coach Bob Bostad who was here when Tom Allen was Head Coach. Curt Cignetti mentioned in his Monday Media Session that “It’s Huge” the impact Bostad has, and he was fired up when he saw he was in the previous staff and was excited to be able to retain him. Elijah Sarratt and Omar Cooper Jr have been a 1-2 combo at Wide Receiver. Sarratt has 45 receptions for 609 yards and 10 touchdowns. Cooper Jr has 39 receptions for 583 yards and 7 Touchdowns. The Hoosiers quarterbacks have completed 162 of 224 passes for 2,112 yards for 27 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
Alberto Mendoza who is Fernando’s younger brother has completed 13 of his 19 passes for 184 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 Interception. Grant Wilson has completed 1 pass for 5 yards. The Hoosiers have run the ball 333 times for 1,844 yards and 18 touchdowns. Louis Moore leads the Hoosier defense with 4 interceptions and 28 solo tackles. Aiden Fisher who was injured against UCLA is probable for Saturday’s game has 20 solo tackles and 2.5 sacks and a pick six that got on the second play from scrimmage against the Bruins. The Hoosiers have 29 sacks, 11 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. The Hoosiers motto is “Fast, Physical, Relentless” and they have lived up to that motto.
Maryland is 4-3 on the season and 1-3 in the Big Ten. Maryland beat Wisconsin 27-10 in Madison on September 20 and three conference losses to Washington, Nebraska and UCLA have been by a combined 10 points. The Terrapins have scored 198 points for an average of 28.3 points per game. Freshman Quarterback Malik Washington has completed 59 percent of his passes throwing for 1,716 yards 11 touchdowns, 3 Interceptions and been sacked 2 times. Washington is a mobile quarterback who has run the ball 24 times for 98 yards and 3 touchdowns. Freshman Dejuan Williams is the leading rusher with 292 yards and 2 touchdowns on 83 carries. Maryland has carried the ball 200 times for 709 yards and 7 Touchdowns. Senior Shalek Knotts is the leading receiver for the Terps with 26 catches for 421 yards and 5 touchdowns. Maryland has caught 166 passes for 1,741 yards and 11 touchdowns this season.
Junior Linebacker Daniel Wingate is leading tackler for the Terps with 65 total and 44 solos along with 1.5 sacks and Interception returned for a touchdown. Maryland has 22 sacks this season 14 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries. Head Coach Mike Locksley 37-44 in his seventh full season at Maryland. Locksley was 1-5 as interim Head Coach for the Terps after Randy Edsall was fired after six games in 2015. Locksley coached at New Mexico from 2009-2011 and was 2-26 overall and dismissed after four games into the 2011 season. He has an overall record of 39-70 and 17-43 in the Big Ten and took Maryland to three straight bowl appearances from 2021-23 winning all three of them.
Indiana leads the all-time series 8-5 and 6-5 as Big Ten opponents since Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014. Indiana won last year’s meeting 42-28 in Bloomington with Roman Hemby scoring a touchdown for Maryland now he is a Hoosier, and he will look to do the same against the team that he once played for. Freshman Defensive Back Byron Baldwin Jr is from Baltimore along Hemby and Wyatt return to their home state. Elijah Sarratt, who is from Virginia, played at Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore which is the same school as Baldwin. The Hoosiers have not let off the gas pedal all season and their remaining opponents after this week which are Penn State, Wisconsin and Purdue have zero conference wins entering this Saturday’s games. This game will hit different for some including Hemby and Wyatt but as Curt Cignetti says it’s the most important game and the next game on the schedule and the focus and preparation remains the same go 1-0 each week.
Bloomington Battles Terre Haute in the Class 5A Sectional Football Semifinals The Class 5A Football Sectional 15 Semifinals feature battle of Terre Haute versus Bloomington as Terre Haute North will travel to Bloomington North and Terre Haute South will travel to Bloomington South with both games kicking off at 7 PM. The winners will meet next Friday Night in the Sectional Championship Game. Should the Bloomington Schools both win it will be at Bloomington South. Should Bloomington North and Terre Haute South win it would be at Terre Haute South. Should Terre Haute North and Bloomington South it would be at Terre Haute North and if the Terre Haute Schools, both win it would be at Terre Haute South.
Bloomington North beat Terre Haute North 56-0 in the regular season matchup on the Northside of Bloomington on September 19. Head Coach Brett Cooper and the Cougars have won five in a row outscoring their opponents 166-31 with 3 shutouts including a 57-0 win at Southport two weeks ago. Bloomington North has not lost since September 12 losing to their crosstown rivals 36-7. The first four of games of the season the Cougars were outscored 107-53. Bloomington North is averaging 30.2 points per game and allowing 15.3 on defense. Terre Haute North dropped all nine games under first year Head Coach Aaron Edwards. The Patriots were winless in 2022 and have not had a winning season since 2013 when they beat Bloomington North for the Regional Championship 56-21 and lost to Indianapolis Cathedral 42-20 under then Head Coach Chris Barrett. The Patriots last sectional title came in 2017 when the finished 6-6. The Patriots have been outscored 420-42 and enter the sectional with a 12-game losing streak. Terre Haute North scored 13 points against Bloomington South on September 5 for their only double-digit game of the season and been shut out three times. Terre Haute North is averaging 5.3 points per game on offense and giving up 46.7 points per game on defense.
Bloomington South is 8-1 on the season after dropping a 33-12 loss at home to Center Grove two weeks ago. Bloomington South is averaging 41.4 points on offense and giving up 15.4 on defense. Bloomington South won the Conference Indiana Championship and outscored their opponents 373-139. The Panthers beat the Braves 49-14 on September 19 in Terre Haute. The Panthers have not had a losing season since 2013 when they went 4-7 under then Head Coach Mo Moriarty. Bloomington South finished 6-6 in 2018 and 4-4 in 2020. The Panthers have a 1-2 rushing attack with Braylen Townsend and Shaun Cooper and are looking for their fifth straight sectional title. Terre Haute South is 7-2 and will come into the matchup on a four-game winning streak. Terre Haute South closed out the regular season with a 49-40 win at Columbus North two weeks ago. The Braves have outscored their opponents 324-196 and average 36 points on offense and give 21.8 on defense. Greg Barrett gives the Braves its first winning season since 2022 when the Braves were 6-4 under Tim Herrin. Terre Haute South posted two shutouts this season including a 23-0 win over Bloomington North at home on September 5th. The Panthers are ranked fourth in and the Braves tied for 10th with Plainfield in Class 5A. Plainfield won at Terre Haute South 31-7 in the season opener. Many expects it to be an all-Bloomington Sectional Championship next Friday. It would be a stunner if Bloomington North would fall to Terre Haute North and rushing combo of Townsend and Cooper maybe two much for the Braves once again but as they always say no matter the sport it is hard to be a team twice in the same season.
Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Soccer Head North for Halloween Conference Clash with Northwestern Indiana men’s soccer (11-4-1, 4-4-0 B1G) hunts for a crucial three points in its penultimate Big Ten Conference match tonight at Northwestern (6-5-3, 1-4-2 B1G). Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Fans can watch the match on the B1G+ digital platform. With two games remaining in the regular season, Indiana controls its destiny regarding qualification for the four-team Big Ten Tournament. With wins at Northwestern tonight and versus Rutgers next week, the Hoosiers would automatically clinch a spot in the conference semifinal. On top of conference tournament goals, positive results will strengthen IU’s already glowing NCAA Tournament resume, highlighted by a No. 4 ranking in the RPI, three victories against ranked opponents and four Quad 1 victories.
Indiana leans on its high-powered attack, producing 2.6 goals per game and leading the conference in scoring with 41 goals this season – matching, in 16 games, what it totaled in 22 games last season. Senior Palmer Ault is the focal point of the Indiana attack as a leading contender for the MAC Hermann Trophy. Ault tops the NCAA leaderboards in goals (15) and points (38) and has hit another gear of late, with 12 G/A in IU’s last five games. Chicagoland has produced some of the Indiana program’s greatest players and continues to provide a hotbed for Hoosier talent, as seven members of the 2025 team call the metro area their first home: Alex Barger (Naperville), Luka Bezerra (Chicago), Easton Bogard (Oak Park), Charlie Heuer (Elmhurst), Michael Nesci (Chicago), Owen Sloan (Lake Forest) and Seth Stewart (Oswego).
Northwestern owns a 6-5-3 record on the year but has done relatively well at home, earning a 4-2-2 mark at Martin Stadium. In Big Ten Conference play, the Wildcats have managed a victory against Rutgers (1-0) and draws with Michigan State (0-0) and Penn State (2-2). Head coach Russell Payne leads the Wildcats in his fifth season, sporting a 34-34-15 record during his time in Evanston, and a 103-119-46 career mark over 16 seasons as a head coach. Indiana has historically dominated the series with Northwestern, winning 37 of the 48 meetings. The Hoosiers won the first 20 matchups between 1983-2003 as well as six of the last seven. Indiana celebrated winning a share of the Big Ten regular season title last season with a 6-1 victory over Northwestern in Bloomington. Charlie Heuer had a goal and an assist in that match, and Collins Oduro and Alex Barger each added assists of their own.
Hoosiers Travel to Big Ten Cross Country Championships Post season competition starts for the Indiana University cross country teams as they head to Michigan for the Big Ten Cross Country Championships. The championships will be hosted by Michigan State at the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Mich. The Championship races will include all 18 teams entering the women’s race with only 15 teams competing on the men’s side. Four men’s teams including Oregon (10), Michigan State (13), the defending champs in Wisconsin (15) and Michigan (25) are ranked in the men’s top 25 USTFCCCA poll heading into championship week. The women have six in the top 25 with reigning champs Oregon (4), Northwestern (8), Penn State (12), Wisconsin (19), Washington (20) and Michigan State (24).
Men’s 6k – 10:35 a.m. Women’s 8k – 11:35 p.m. Awards Ceremony – 12:30 p.m. Men’s 8k: Caden Click, Matt Kim, Aidan Lord, Andrew Mangum, Dylon Nalley, Cole Raymond, Ahmed Saleh, Nolan Satterfield. Women’s 6k: Mary Eubank, Ava Jarrell, Veronica Hargrave, Lily Myers, Claire Overfelt, Michaela Quinn, Joey Rastrelli, Alayna Todnem, Katelyn Winton
At the 2024 Big Ten Championships, the men finished sixth with 175 points. Martin Segurola (23:00.3) and Skylar Stidam (23:01.4) led the team across the finish line, finishing 11th and 12, respectively. The women’s team finished 13th with 362 points. Mariah Wehrle was the first Hoosier to cross the finish line, placing 29th with her time of 20:01.6. The last time a Hoosier won the Big Ten Championships on the men’s side was Zach Mayhew (2012) with 15 total. The women have four total individual champions with Katherine Receveur winning the last title in 2017.
Indiana University Men’s Tennis Announces the 2026 Spring Schedule Indiana Men’s Tennis head coach Jeremy Wurtzman has announced the team’s schedule for the 2026 spring season. Indiana will play 11 non-conference matches and 13 conference matches in their 2026 campaign. The Hoosiers will open their season with a home doubleheader on Jan. 10 against Butler and Ball State at the IU Tennis Center. Indiana will continue the season with an SEC match-up as Mississippi State travels to Bloomington on Jan. 18. The Hoosiers will take the road for the first time when they play in Virginia against UVA in the ITA Kickoff on Jan. 23, before playing either Cornell or Michigan the next day, Jan. 24.
Indiana will open February with a doubleheader at home against Middle Tennessee and Toledo on Feb. 1. Later in the month, the Hoosiers will travel to Dartmouth (Feb. 7) and Memphis (Feb. 15). Before Indiana heads into conference play, it will close out February with two Power 4 contests. The Hoosiers will host Big 12 foe Texas Tech on Feb. 20, before traveling down I-65 to Louisville on Feb. 22. Big Ten play will begin at home on Friday, Mar. 6, when the Hoosiers host UCLA.
The rest of Indiana’s home conference matches include USC, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Indiana’s away conference matches include a west coast road trip to Oregon and Washington, Illinois, Northwestern, and the season will conclude with contests against Michigan State and Michigan. Following the regular season, Indiana will compete in the Big Ten Championships from April 23-26 in Ojai, California. The NCAA Tournament will begin with the Team Regional on May 1-3, followed by the Super Team Regional on May 9, and the season will conclude with the NCAA Championships on May 14-17.
Indianapolis Colts Running Back Johnthan Taylor Named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month in October. This is the third time he has been named player of the month in his career. He won it in back-to-back months in October and November in 2021. In October, Taylor had 66 carries for 436 yards and nine touchdowns. He added 12 receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown in the passing game. He led the NFL in total touchdowns and rushing touchdowns in October and was second in scrimmage yards and rushing yards. Taylor has been gaining steam in the NFL MVP conversation as well, as he leads the league in rushing yards by nearly 100 yards and in rushing touchdowns by three.
On Thursday, he was asked if it would mean something to win the MVP, to which he responded, “Of course.: “You’re just talking about the guys who have won it before,” Taylor said. “I don’t know anybody who wouldn’t want to have that under their belt.” There has not been a running back to win the award since Adrian Peterson in 2012. Only four running backs have won the award since 2000, with LaDainian Tomlinson, Shaun Alexander, and Marshall Faulk being the other three winners. Every other NFL MVP in that timespan has been a quarterback. “Those are legends,” Taylor said. “Those are guys who set the path for us. We’re just trying to follow along their footsteps to create a new path to finish it, for the guys behind us to take it to new heights.” Taylor is the second Colts player to win Player of the Month this season, joining kicker Spencer Shrader, who was the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September. This is the first time a Colts player has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Month since Taylor did in November 2021. The Colts have won four straight games and have the best record in the NFL. They go on the road to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.