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Indiana University Football gives Fans a Preview of the 2025 Hoosiers with the Spring Game <\/strong> Receiver\u00a0Omar Cooper Jr.\u00a0flashed his typical touchdown potential in a game that didn\u2019t count, part of Thursday night\u2019s Memorial Stadium spring scrimmage that didn\u2019t matter, except it did, to coach\u00a0Curt Cignetti, to the coaching staff, to the players, to every Hoosier who wants relentless improvement, who seeks to prove that last season\u2019s 11-2 performance will be the norm and not an aberration. This not-for-TV event revealed little of next season\u2019s offensive and defensive complexity, and a lot of the possibilities. \u201cIt was a good night,\u201d Cignetti says. \u201cNobody got hurt. We had some good, some bad, some ugly. I thought the players competed well. \u201cLike I told the players, when we come back in the fall, it\u2019s on. It\u2019s real. We need our good players to play well every day, every rep, every drill. We\u2019ll get what we put in. We have a chance to be as good as we want to be. We need a great summer and fall camp. We have a long way to go.\u201d Cooper will have a big role. So will new quarterback\u00a0Fernando Mendoza, new running backs\u00a0Roman Hemby\u00a0and\u00a0Lee Beebe Jr., new center\u00a0Pat Coogan,<\/strong> and returning veteran standouts such as receiver\u00a0Elijah Sarratt, linebacker\u00a0Aiden Fisher, cornerback\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Ponds\u00a0<\/strong>and defensive lineman\u00a0Mikail Kamara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday night was the first public display of what Cignetti\u2019s second Hoosier team could look like when the season opens Aug. 30 against Old Dominion. IU\u2019s 30 football minutes came with modified rules — six points for a touchdown, three points for a field goal, one point for an extra point, four points for a turnover gained, three points for a defensive stop or forced punt, and two points for a safety — and some big priorities: avoid injury, play hard and focused, improve. Statistics weren\u2019t kept, but the score was. The Red (offense) won 31-23. Cooper caught touchdown passes of 13 and 12 yards from Mendoza, plus had a 7-yard catch for a first down in which he showed some nifty moves. Hemby, a Maryland transfer, and fellow running back Kaelon Black displayed break-away speed. Linebacker Rolijah Hardy had a 43-yard pick-six off a deflected Mendoza pass. Kicker Nicolas Radicic had a 32-yard field goal. Defensive back Seaonta Stewart Jr.<\/strong> recovered a fumble. Beebe scored on a 5-yard touchdown run. Receiver Lebron Bond caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Alberto Mendoza, Fernando\u2019s younger brother. Grant Wilson, an Old Dominion transfer, also played quarterback. \u201cWe have a lot of the pieces we need if those pieces play to their full potential day in, day out, play in, play out,\u201d Cignetti says. \u201cIn the spring, you don\u2019t tackle till this day. It was about managing guys making sure the key ones don\u2019t get dinged up. In the fall, you have to cut them loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are some positions where we might look stronger right now. There\u2019s not an area where we are deficient. \u201cCoach Shanahan and Coach Cig have really good schemes,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cThey watch a lot of film. They know what the defense will do against us. The plays we put together for a team are well designed for what defenses will try to do to us. That\u2019s what makes our offense really explosive. Once we start building chemistry and knowing what each other likes, that will make it even better.\u201d Leading the offensive way Thursday night was Cooper, a redshirt junior with 25 games and six starts as a Hoosier. Last season, he led the Big Ten in yards per catch at 21.2, two yards better than the next closest — Illinois\u2019 Pat Bryant. He totaled 28 catches for 594 yards and seven touchdowns. Cignetti wants more, expects more from Cooper, and pushes to get it. \u201cHe has the ability to be an outstanding football player,\u201d Cignetti says. \u201cHe has to do it day in, day out. He has to get rid of the inconsistency and set higher standards for himself. He has to have the discipline and the commitment to achieve his goals and become what he wants to be. \u201cThe talent is there. The flashes are there. We\u2019ll see if he can play game in game out. I have very high expectations for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cignetti has coached for 44 seasons — including assistant jobs at Alabama, North Carolina State, Pitt, Temple, Rice and Davidson — and has \u201cbeen around some really good receivers.\u201d \u201cCooper can be one of those kinds of guys,\u201d Cignetti says, \u201cbut you have to be able to count on guys, day in, day out, play in, play out. You can\u2019t be up and down. You can\u2019t be a guy who flashes on home games or the end of games. \u201cPart of that is maturity and growing up. He\u2019s not a young guy anymore. He can be as good as he wants to be, and 98 percent is between his ears.\u201d Cooper says he has to improve on \u201ceverything.\u201d \u201cAt the receiver position, there is so much you can learn. I\u2019m focused on top of the routes and getting better getting out of the routes. Then, also, just learning the defensive schemes so when I am out there, I am not just loose in the mind. I\u2019m trying to understand (what the defense is doing) and know what works best against that defense.\u201d After 13 spring practices, Pond vouches for Cooper\u2019s improvement. \u201cThe sky is the limit for him,\u201d Pond says. \u201cHe\u2019s come a long way from last year. He\u2019ll have a big year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooper and senior Elijah Sarratt project as one of the Big Ten\u2019s top receiving tandems. Sarratt finished sixth in the conference with 53 catches for 957 yards and eight touchdowns. Both are versatile enough to handle outside and inside roles. \u201cIt helps us learn more positions and be able to rotate,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cIt also makes it so a defense can\u2019t focus on one person. It comes down to us knowing the offense and being able to move around help us expand our (attack).\u201d The key is building chemistry with Fernando Mendoza and the rest of the quarterbacks. \u201cWe\u2019re continuously getting those reps and see how we like to run a certain route,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cWe\u2019ll ask him what he wants us to do in that route. Continue to get the repetitions in and make sure we don\u2019t change it up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Receiver group chemistry is also important, and if it adds an element of humor thanks to veteran E.J. Williams Jr.<\/strong>, all the better. \u201cWe\u2019ve known each other for three years,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cWe\u2019ve grown each year. He\u2019s the funniest guy in the room. With him, it\u2019s always a laugh because he\u2019s a clown.\u201d Injuries and then a decision to transfer limited Williams to two catches for 49 yards last season. In three years and 33 games at Clemson, Williams totaled 40 catches for 442 yards. Appalachian State transfer Makai Jackson has experience and talent with seven 100-yard receiving games in 20 career starts and 37 games. \u201cHe\u2019s doing well,\u201d Cooper says, \u201cbut he\u2019s still learning the offense.\u201d  Bond and Myles Kendrick are among a group of talented freshman receivers. \u201cThey add a lot,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cAs a freshman, it\u2019s different in college. They have some bumps and bruises, but they\u2019ve been doing well. They\u2019re looking good. They can help the team a lot. It will be interesting to seeing what they can do. I\u2019m looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much was expected from Tyler Morris, a Michigan transfer who suffered a season-ending injury during spring practice. \u201cIt’s really tough,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cTyler was a really good player, and he was going to do well in the slot position this year. It makes us have to work harder, take more reps and learn more about the offense to play inside and outside. It sucks for Tyler and the whole receiver group, but it helps us to learn the slot and outside and be able to rotate.\u201d Cooper was a key player in last year\u2019s dominating offense that led the Big Ten in scoring (41.3 points) and averaged 426.4 yards per game. He expects that offensive success to continue. \u201cCoach Shanahan and Coach Cig have really good schemes,\u201d Cooper says. \u201cThey watch a lot of film. They know what the defense will do against us. The plays we put together for a team are well designed for what defenses will try to do to us. That\u2019s what makes our offense really explosive. Once we start building chemistry and knowing what each other likes, that will make it even better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Indiana University Football Coach Lee Corso will retire in August after one more appearance on ESPN’s College Gameday <\/strong> ESPN announced on Thursday legendary College GameDay personality Lee Corso will retire. The outlet says Corso will make his final headgear pick on College GameDay on Saturday, Aug. 30 \u2013 Week 1 of the 2025 college football season \u2013 at a destination to be announced later this spring. ESPN will also present special programming celebrating Corso in the days leading up to Aug. 30. \u201cMy family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College GameDay for nearly 40 years,\u201d said Corso in an ESPN press release. \u201cI have a treasure of many friends, fond memories and some unusual experiences to take with me into retirement.\u201d Corso was the head coach at Indiana for 10 seasons and led the Hoosiers to their first ever bowl win in 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last fall GameDay and Corso traveled to Bloomington when IU hosted Washington in late October.  The Bloomington mayor proclaimed it \u201cCoach Lee Corso Day\u201d in his honor as friends, family members, former players and coaches returned to campus. \u201cWhen GameDay went to Indiana last season, the love and emotion that poured out from his players was truly moving,\u201d GameDay host Rece Davis said in the release. Indiana hosts Old Dominion in week one of the 2025 season, a game that would be unlikely to draw GameDay.  The top games that week appear to be Texas at Ohio State, LSU at Clemson, and Alabama at Florida State.  Corso\u2019s alma mater is Florida State.  He played football for the Seminoles from 1953-57. Corso joined ESPN in 1987, following a 28-year coaching career at the college and professional levels \u2013 including 17 seasons as a head coach at Louisville (1969-72), Indiana (1973-82), Northern Illinois (1984) and with the USFL\u2019s Orlando Renegades (1985). Corso, who turns 90 in August, has been a part of ESPN\u2019s pregame show since it debuted in 1987.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Indiana University Men’s Basketball Player Mackenzie Mgbako Headed to Texas A&M <\/strong> Mackenzie Mgbako is headed to the Lonestar State and the Southeastern Conference. After two years at Indiana, Mgbako will play for Texas A&M and their new head coach Bucky McMillan next season, he announced on Thursday. Mgbako is the fifth member of the 2024-25 IU team to find a new home, following Malik Reneau (Miami, Fla.), Myles Rice (Maryland), Jakai Newton (Georgia State), and Gabe Cupps (Ohio State). The 6-foot-9 forward from Gladstone, New Jersey originally committed to Duke before flipping to Indiana in 2023.\u00a0 He arrived in Bloomington as a McDonald\u2019s All-American.\u00a0 Coincidentally, Mgbako was arrested at another fast-food chain \u2014 a Bloomington Taco Bell \u2014 ahead of his freshman season with the Hoosiers. While he struggled at times on the defensive end, Mgbako was productive on offense for IU. In 2024-25 Mgbako started 31-of-32 games played. He was one of four Hoosiers to play all 32 games. The New Jersey product averaged 12.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Mgbako shot 43.7% (139-of-318) from the floor, 32.9% (47-of-143) from the 3-point line, and 81.0% (64-of-79) from the free throw line. Mgbako was the Big Ten\u2019s Co-Freshman of the Year in 2024. He was one of two freshmen in the NCAA to score over 400 points, make at least 50 3-pointers, convert on 90-plus free throws, and grab at least 125 rebounds. As a freshman Mgbako was one of two Hoosiers to start all 33 games. He averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 27.1 minutes per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomington South Graduate Connor Hickman Heads to the College of Charleston for his Final College Basketball Stop <\/strong> Bloomington South grad Connor Hickman announced on his X account that he has found a new place to play. The question now is if he’ll get the chance. Hickman, who started his college basketball career at\u00a0Bradley, spending three years there, moved on to\u00a0Cincinnati\u00a0for his senior season, only to get hurt just 13 games into the season. It left him asking the NCAA for a hardship waiver and a medical redshirt, which has yet to be determined, to give him one last year of eligibility. In the meantime, he put his name in the portal and came out at the College of Charleston. The former Panther (and Bearcat) is now a Cougar. Hickman came to Cincinnati with a\u00a0strong connection to assistant coach Drew Adams, a South grad who helped bring him to Peoria, Ill. Adams is now on staff at Indiana, but Hickman headed east to play for former Xavier and Louisville coach Chris Mack. Mack was at Xavier when former Panther Dee Davis had his successful run with the Musketeers. Charleston was 24-9 last year, its third straight 20-win season, in Mack’s second year in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hickman spent most of the Bearcats’ conference slate in a boot after injuring his foot. He had been starting when a teammate was out with a knee injury and averaged 4.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. In three years at Bradley, he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team. As a sophomore, he started all 34 games, averaging 8.6 points and 2 assists. As a junior, he was named to the MVC’s Most Improved Team and averaged a team-best 14.5 ppg, 3.4 rebounds, and 3 assists. He shot 40.2% from the 3-point line. He then opted out and headed to Cincy. Hickman was a member of South’s 26-0 team in 2019-20 that was derailed by COVID and then missed his senior year with a shoulder injury. As a junior, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 56 percent from the field and 50 percent on 3-pointers. Another former Bloomington standout, North’s JaQualon Roberts, announced he was entering the portal after two years and a coaching change at Vanderbilt, but has not made any announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi-Year Deal Makes WTHR-TV in Indianapolis the Local Home of the Indiana Fever <\/strong>\u00a0 WTHR will be the Local TV Home of the\u00a0Indiana Fever! The Indiana Fever and WTHR announced a multi-year distribution agreement that will deliver more exciting basketball action to central Indiana fans than ever before. The broadcast announcement means you will be able to watch a record number of games with Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard and the rest of the team on WTHR and its sister station, MeTV.\u00a0 The broadcast schedule will include 18 Fever games, giving fans across central Indiana unprecedented access to watch the Fever in action. Fourteen of the games will be shown for free over the air on WTHR, and four of the games will be on WALV, which carries MeTV programming and is on Channel 13.3 and 46.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 7 at Washington \u2014 3 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 20 vs. Atlanta \u2014 7 p.m. on MeTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 22 at Atlanta \u2014 7:30 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 28 at Washington \u2014 7:30 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 3 vs. Washington  \u2014 7 p.m. on MeTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 10 at Atlanta  \u2014 7:30 p.m. on MeTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 17 vs. Connecticut \u2014 7 p.m. on MeTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 19 at Golden State \u2014 10 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

June 24 at Seattle  \u2014 10 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 3 vs. Las Vegas \u2014 7 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 5 vs. Los Angeles \u2014 7 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 9 vs. Golden State \u2014 12 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 16 at New York  \u2014 7:30 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 24 vs. Las Vegas \u2014 7 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 5 at Los Angeles \u2014 10 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 7 at Phoenix \u2014 10 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aug. 24 at Minnesota \u2014 7 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sept. 2 at Phoenix \u2014 10 p.m. on WTHR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs Indiana’s News Leader, WTHR is excited to work with the Indiana Fever to bring the hottest ticket in town to millions of fans across the region,\u201d said Michael Brouder, president and general manager, WTHR. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of our partnership, and the strength we have as a local broadcaster to amplify passion for our hometown team.\u201d \u201cWith our team\u2019s powerful roster of veteran talent and young stars, we\u2019re positioned to have an unforgettable season, and we look forward to having more fans follow our journey,\u201d said Pacers Sports & Entertainment CEO Mel Raines. \u201cWTHR and TEGNA continue to be incredible partners, and together, we\u2019re going to deliver more exciting, fast-paced Fever basketball to households in the Indianapolis region than ever before.\u201d WTHR is excited to bring fans across central Indiana the opportunity to watch the team, and its young superstars compete to return to the WNBA playoffs. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to continue growing our outstanding partnership with the Indiana Fever and the WNBA,\u201d said Brad Ramsey, senior vice president media operations, TEGNA. \u201cAs we expand our partnerships across sports leagues to offer fans unparalleled access to their favorite teams, we’re excited to collaborate with Pacers Sports & Entertainment to boost enthusiasm and viewership for the Indiana Fever.\u201d Single-game and group tickets for the 2025 Fever season are now available, with more information at FeverBasketball.com\/Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indiana Mad Ants Rebrand as the Noblesville Boom <\/strong> The shot clock has expired on the Indiana Mad Ants, ushering in a new era for the Indiana Pacers\u2019 G League affiliate with a new name and logo: the Noblesville Boom. The rebranded name is a tribute to legendary Pacers coach and commentator Bobby \u201cSlick\u201d Leonard\u2019s iconic \u201cBoom, Baby!\u201d catchphrase. Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen says the name \u201cBoom\u201d reflects the city\u2019s historical beginnings and recent economic growth. \u201cNoblesville is flourishing and\u00a0booming in a lot of ways. It is fitting that the team\u2019s name incorporates the past, which many know Noblesville was founded on an energy\u00a0boom, present, and future of our city and our close partners, the Indiana Pacers. This is a significant milestone for our city and for basketball in Indiana \u2014 the basketball state,\u201d Jensen said in a release. The Mad Ants, formerly in Fort Wayne, were named after \u201cMad\u201d Anthony Wayne, the Revolutionary War general for whom the city is named.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boom\u2019s new logo is a modern take on the familiar basketball that has defined the Pacers logo for decades. The logo includes the cyan color first introduced with the Pacers\u2019 2023-24 City Edition uniform, alongside the Pacers\u2019 classic navy and gold color scheme. The club\u2019s new court design, mascot, and uniforms will be unveiled in the coming months. In May 2023, Noblesville leaders announced a partnership with PS&E to bring the Mad Ants from Fort Wayne to Hamilton County. The team has played the last two seasons at Gainbridge Fieldhouse while construction was ongoing at their future home, The Arena at Innovation Mile. The new 3,400-seat, 123,000-square-foot arena is expected to be completed this summer. Fans can visit NoblesvilleBoom.com for more information, sign up for email updates, and place a ticket deposit for the 2025-26 season. The NBA G League is the world\u2019s second-most prominent men\u2019s basketball league, behind only the NBA. It\u2019s often a launch pad for players, coaches, officials, and other staff to land a career at the next level. About 50% of NBA players have G League experience, including Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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