{"id":12276,"date":"2026-02-19T07:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=12276"},"modified":"2026-02-19T07:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:43:03","slug":"local-sports-news-february-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=12276","title":{"rendered":"Local Sports News: February 19, 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Indiana University Athletics Reports Record Revenue of $10.4 Million Surplus for 2025 Fiscal Year <\/strong> Momentum in Bloomington isn\u2019t just showing up on the field \u2014 it\u2019s showing up on the balance sheet. Indiana University Bloomington Athletics reported\u00a0r<\/strong>ecord revenue for the 2025 fiscal year, finishing with a $10.4 million surplus, according to a recent report from the\u00a0Indianapolis Business Journal<\/em>. The department also confirmed that the football program alone generated $80.9 million in revenue \u2014 notably without receiving direct institutional financial support from the university. Indianapolis Business Journal reported that the surplus positions IU among a growing number of Big Ten programs operating in the black during a transformative era of college athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The financial performance signals more than a strong year \u2014 it underscores where IU Athletics is headed. In the evolving NIL and revenue-sharing landscape, financial stability and growth are competitive advantages. A self-sustaining football program generating nearly $81 million demonstrates increased ticket demand, media value, donor engagement, and overall brand momentum. For recruiting \u2014 especially within the Hoosier State \u2014 that momentum matters. High school prospects and their families are paying attention to infrastructure, investment, and trajectory. A financially healthy department can reinvest into facilities, staffing, player development resources, and NIL opportunities \u2014 all key factors in modern recruiting battles. With Big Ten competition intensifying and roster retention becoming as important as signing day wins, IU\u2019s upward trend strengthens its pitch to in-state talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana football has long battled perception hurdles against national powers recruiting within state borders. But sustained financial growth, combined with competitive improvement, shifts the conversation. Stability breeds confidence \u2014 and confidence resonates with recruits. If FY2025 is any indication, IU Athletics is not simply managing the new era of college sports \u2014 it\u2019s positioning itself to compete in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curt Cignetti Speaks to the Indiana University Students at the IU Auditorium <\/strong> Curt Cignetti has made a habit of leading Indiana football fans through chants, whether it be his patented \u201cGo IU!\u201d or the famous \u201cHoo, Hoo, Hoo, Hoosiers.\u201d\u00a0 The\u00a0Indiana football\u00a0head coach, who completed his second season at the helm\u00a0in glorious fashion\u00a0just under a month ago, led a crowd of\u00a0a\u00a0few hundred\u00a0Indiana students through such chants\u00a0during the\u00a0Indiana Memorial\u00a0Union Board\u2019s \u201cA Conversation with Coach Cignetti\u201d on\u00a0Tuesday night inside the IU Auditorium in Bloomington.\u00a0Cignetti spoke\u00a0for\u00a0nearly an\u00a0hour about his tenure so far, next season and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Cignetti arrived\u00a0at\u00a0Indiana,\u00a0sellouts\u00a0were a rarity \u2014\u00a0just eight in the 21st century\u00a0\u2014 and only\u00a0occurred\u00a0against\u00a0high-profile opponents like Michigan or Ohio State.\u00a0 However, the Hoosier\u00a0faithful\u00a0sold out\u00a0Memorial Stadium\u00a0in Bloomington\u00a0eight times across 15 total home games\u00a0in\u00a0the last two seasons.\u00a0Cignetti said the student turnout and on-campus support has been \u201cincredible.\u201d\u00a0\u201cI mean, the student section is sold out every game, and the energy that you bring to the stadium and the momentum that you create, our players feed off that,\u201d he said.\u00a0 Throughout the Hoosiers\u2019 postseason run \u2014 including the Big Ten Championship game against Ohio State\u00a0in Indianapolis\u00a0\u2014 the fans provided a significant edge.\u00a0 \u201cI just can\u2019t say enough about how great that fan support was and what that meant to our football team, and how it elevated our play,\u201d Cignetti said. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any question about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the\u00a0Hoosiers\u2019\u00a02025 campaign,\u00a0many\u00a0media pundits\u00a0deemed\u00a0Illinois\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cyear\u2019s Indiana.\u201d\u00a0The Fighting Illini\u00a0returned much of\u00a0their\u00a0core from their 10-3 season in 2024,\u00a0and\u00a0national media projected\u00a0Illinois\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0its\u00a0first College Football Playoff berth.\u00a0 Conveniently for the Hoosiers, their conference opener\u00a0Sept. 20\u00a0was\u00a0slated against\u00a0the Fighting Illini.\u00a0The Cream and Crimson were \u201clurking in the weeds\u201d\u00a0throughout the offseason,\u00a0Cignetti said,\u00a0with their eyes on the matchup.\u00a0 Indiana pummeled\u00a0Illinois\u00a063-10, improving to 4-0\u00a0and showing the rest of the college football world what it was capable of against a high-level opponent.\u00a0 \u201cI think we sent a message to the country that night with a lot more games to\u00a0be played,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana was in a precarious position\u00a0against Penn State on Nov. 8,\u00a0with\u00a0its\u00a0unblemished\u00a0record on\u00a0the line.\u00a0 Although the Hoosiers allowed the Nittany Lions to score 17 unanswered points in\u00a0front of\u00a0105,231\u00a0fans inside Beaver Stadium,\u00a0redshirt junior\u00a0quarterback Fernando\u00a0Mendoza orchestrated one of the\u00a0greatest drives in Indiana history\u00a0to improve to 10-0.\u00a0 Mendoza connected with four pass-catchers throughout the possession,\u00a0ultimately\u00a0firing\u00a0a pass to redshirt junior receiver Omar Cooper Jr., who made\u00a0a\u00a0miraculous\u00a0touchdown catch.\u00a0 Cignetti said\u00a0Cooper\u2019s score\u00a0will\u00a0be remembered as an \u201ciconic\u201d play not only\u00a0for Indiana, but also\u00a0in the college football history books.\u00a0 \u201cIt was just the most incredible comeback,\u201d Cignetti said.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0never been a\u00a0part of anything like that before. After we got that done, in my mind, I was thinking to myself\u00a0\u2014\u00a0you win games,\u00a0and you develop confidence, people start\u00a0believing\u00a0in you\u00a0\u2014\u00a0but this game, this team might be a team of destiny.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0on Indiana\u2019s side ahead of\u00a0its\u00a0CFP quarterfinal matchup against the No. 9 University of Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.\u00a0 The Hoosiers sought to become the first team with a first-round bye to advance to the quarterfinals in the two-year history of the 12-team CFP\u00a0format.\u00a0\u00a0Throughout Indiana\u2019s 19-day gap between Alabama\u2019s first-round game and the Rose Bowl, Cignetti said\u00a0he faced his \u201cbiggest coaching job all year long.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0As a result, he said he \u201cwasn\u2019t a very\u00a0nice person to anybody 24\/7.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cI just felt like that\u2019s what it was going to take to snap this team back into the right mindset and get ready for this game,\u201d he said.\u00a0 A 38-3 beatdown of the\u00a0Crimson\u00a0Tide\u00a0followed in \u201cThe Granddaddy of Them All.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Cignetti has been at the helm of the Hoosiers for just two seasons,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0signed three contracts \u2014 his\u00a0latest coming in mid-October 2025.\u00a0\u00a0With blue-blood programs\u00a0seeking\u00a0to poach Cignetti away from Bloomington,\u00a0IU\u00a0officials \u2014 specifically President Pamela Whitten and athletic director Scott Dolson \u2014\u00a0sought\u00a0to be\u00a0proactive and lock in their head coach.\u00a0 The duo has upped the university\u2019s commitment to success in football, whether it be in-stadium amenities or financial commitments to\u00a0retain\u00a0key assistant coaches.\u00a0Should either Whitten or Dolson leave Indiana, Cignetti\u2019s contract buyout\u00a0is cut\u00a0in half.\u00a0 \u201cIt takes a commitment from the top to make this happen,\u201d Cignetti said.\u00a0\u201cI am tied to those two, Pam Whitten and Scott Dolson, all the way 100%.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana set all sorts of records in 2025. Whether it\u00a0was\u00a0being the first college football team to go\u00a016-0 since Yale\u00a0University\u00a0in 1894 or winning the program\u2019s first outright Big Ten title since 1945, Cignetti\u2019s second season\u00a0yielded\u00a0what many thought were impossible results.\u00a0 But the Hoosiers\u2019 storybook season\u00a0in\u00a0the past.\u00a0 Cignetti and his staff brought in 17 players via the transfer portal, including\u00a0presumed starting quarterback Josh Hoover\u00a0and\u00a0premier wide receiver Nick Marsh.\u00a0 The Cream and Crimson have begun their offseason training program in the weight room with\u00a0new\u00a0strength\u00a0and conditioning coach\u00a0Tyson Brown, who Cignetti hired\u00a0Jan. 23\u00a0after\u00a0Derek Owings left for the University of Tennessee.\u00a0 Indiana\u2019s attention is on improving\u00a0every day\u00a0ahead of the 2026 season, which is slated to begin against the University of North Texas on\u00a0Sept. 5.\u00a0 “Now,\u201d Cignetti said,\u00a0\u201cwe got to start it all over again and dig that hole for the house and then the\u00a0foundation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Baseball Wins the Home Opener Over Bradley\u00a0<\/strong> The Indiana Baseball team (1-3, 0-0 B1G) improved to 11-3 all-time in-home openers at Bart Kaufman Field with a 15-3 (F\/7) victory over Bradley on Tuesday afternoon. Behind a massive fourth inning and fantastic pitching, the Hoosiers picked up their first win of the young season. Six different players provided multi-efforts in the victory.\u00a0Sophomore catcher\u00a0Hogan Denny\u00a0did some early damage with a pair of two-run home runs in the first and third innings to give IU a lead it would never relinquish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The offensive onslaught started in the fourth inning when 13 batters came to the plate, allowing IU to score eight runs on six hits. Sophomore\u00a0Cooper Malamazian\u00a0had one of his game-high three base knocks in the frame to put the game out of reach.\u00a0Graduate student right-handed\u00a0Reagan Rivera\u00a0earned his first start for the Hoosiers and hung a zero in the opening frame after working around a pair of bloop hits. Graduate student southpaw\u00a0Conner Linn\u00a0(W, 1-0) was the only pitcher to throw multiple innings, earning the first win of his IU career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshmen right-handed pitchers\u00a0Ivan Mastalski\u00a0and\u00a0Kellen English\u00a0each made their collegiate debuts.\u00a0Freshman second baseman\u00a0Landen Fry\u00a0provided a big spark off the bench for head coach\u00a0Jeff Mercer. He had a pair of hits and two RBIs in his first two career at-bats. On top of that, he helped turn a double play on the final sequence of the game to wrap up the win. His classmate, freshman outfielder\u00a0Davian Carrera, made his collegiate debut as a defensive sub.\u00a0IU is back in action this weekend against a trio of talented teams in Florida. The Hoosiers will play in the Live Like Lou Jacksonville Baseball Classic. Action begins on Friday against the defending national champions, No. 2 LSU (2 p.m. ET). UCF and Notre Dame are also on the docket down south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Women’s Water Polo’s Audrina Kang Named MPSF Newcomer Of the Week<\/strong> Freshman attacker\u00a0Audrina Kang\u00a0was named the MPSF Newcomer of the Week, announced by the league on Tuesday. The Ornida, Calif. native led No. 10 Indiana to four wins at the Midwest Invitational hosted by Michigan. She contributed seven goals, four assists and three drawn exclusions during the weekend. She started off action against Mercyhurst with two assists followed by a goal and drawn exclusion against Mount St. Mary’s. Kang recorded her second career hat trick in a ranked win over No. 17 UC Davis and wrapped up play against McKendree with a goal, an assist and two drawn exclusions. No.10 Indiana (12-1) resumes action next weekend when it opens MPSF play at No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 USC on Feb. 27-28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawrenceburg Native Nick Goepper and Notre Dame Graduate Jadin O’Brien ready to Compete in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics <\/strong> Nick Goepper will be\u00a0representing Indiana\u00a0for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics! Goepper is from Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and is competing in Freestyle Skiing.\u00a0He’s a three-time Olympic medalist in slopestyle, winning a gold medal at Sochi 2014 and silver medals at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022.\u00a0After the Beijing games in 2022, Goepper retired for about a year and a half and then returned \u2014 switching events from slopestyle to halfpipe. And Goepper has found success as one of the best in the world. Goepper\u00a0claimed his second career World Cup Halfpipe victory in Calgary, Canada, on Jan. 3,<\/a>\u00a0and he set a record as the oldest men’s pipe World Cup winner of all time. Goepper’s starts his competition this morning at 4:30 AM on Peacock and 8:45 AM on USA Network and Friday at 1:30 PM on NBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also representing Indiana is Jadin O’Brien, who was running track for Notre Dame a year ago. She’s now an Olympic bobsledder. O’Brien, who got in a sled for the first time only about three months ago, was one of the six women’s bobsledders selected to be part of the U.S. Olympic team that will compete at the Milan Cortina Games. O’Brien will push the sled driven by five-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor, who made the U.S. team for the fifth time \u2014 and has medaled in all four of her previous Olympic appearances. Her competition will start Friday at Noon on NBC and Saturday at 1 and 3:15 PM on NBC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team USA’s roster\u00a0includes 98 returning Olympians \u2013 including seven four-time Olympians, 10 three-time Olympians and 22 two-time Olympians. The Americans competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics include 18 Olympic champions who have won a combined 22 gold medals.\u00a0 With 232 athletes, and dependent on the number who actually compete, this will be the largest ever winter U.S. Olympic Team, surpassing the 228 athletes who competed for Team USA at PyeongChang 2018, and the 222 who competed at Sochi 2014. The athletes were selected by organizations called\u00a0National Governing Bodies, which are responsible for training, competition and development for their respective sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organizations choose the Olympic athletes based on previously set competition criteria, according to Team USA. The athlete selections are then reviewed by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to make sure the athletes meet all eligibility and procedural requirements. “Most winter sports use their respective world circuit standings as a barometer for choosing the top athletes,” Team USA said in a press release on Monday. “So, while the Olympic and Paralympic Games are on every athlete\u2019s mind, they must also focus on their regular winter season performance. ” Some athletes who didn’t make the cut for Team USA are also submitted as alternates in case another athlete becomes injured or loses eligibility due to other circumstances, Team USA said. “Whether you\u2019re cheering from the edge of the halfpipe, watching the puck drop in a packed arena, or waiting at the finish line of a slope in Cortina, this is winter sport at its absolute peak,” Team USA said. The Olympics Started on February 6th and end this Sunday the 22nd and features events across northern Italy, with Milan hosting the opening ceremony and Cortina serving as a key venue for alpine sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Cheer Ranked Eighth in Latest NAIA Rankings<\/strong> Days after posting its best score of the season, the Taylor competitive cheer team dipped four spots to No. 8 in the updated NAIA scoring averages. Taylor boosted its scoring average to 87.46 with a score of 88.78 at the Saint Francis Invite, logging the fifth-best score in program history and giving TU four new scores in its all-time top-10 this season. No. 8 Taylor will compete three more times on February 20 and 21 in Saint Louis. The Trojans are set to perform twice on Friday at the Arch City Cup, before competing in a single round at the Columbia Cougar Classic on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor University Men’s Lacrosse Player Ben Harrell Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week<\/strong> The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference announced its athletes of the week on Monday, with TU\u2019s Ben Harrell being selected as the WHAC Men\u2019s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week. Harrell turned in a career day in the net for No. 10 Taylor during its 14-10 win over previously unbeaten Mount Vernon Nazarene. The junior goalie piled up 18 saves, matching his career-high and turning in the third-highest, single-game total in TU\u2019s program history. Harrell currently leads the NAIA with 59 saves, posting a 21-save gap over the next closest total in the nation. The weekly honor is the second in Harrell\u2019s three-year career with the Purple and Gray and is the first for Taylor men\u2019s lacrosse during the 2026 season. Taylor Athletics now boasts 45 weekly honors from the 2025-2026 year. Harrell and No. 10 Taylor (3-1) will return to action on Saturday, February 21, with a 1:00 pm start at RV Saint Ambrose (1-1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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