John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter With just over three weeks away from Selection Sunday, the stress for bubble teams intensifies. It’s easy to say that your team is completely dialed in and unfazed by projections and rankings, but it’s human nature to hit the refresh button and see where you stand right now. One coach … Read more
When he left Marquette in 2008 to become the next head coach of an Indiana basketball program saddled with a depleted roster and crippling NCAA sanctions, Tom Crean required only two words to justify his decision. “It’s Indiana.” To Crean, Indiana was “the absolute pinnacle of all of college basketball,” a program with “incredible tradition.” … Read more
John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter The Indiana head coaching job is one of the biggest in college basketball right now, and its opening this offseason will bring no shortage of candidates. Before we get to a list of 12 potential options to fill this vacancy, here’s what I would do if I was … Read more
Jeff BorzelloFeb 7, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. One of the biggest jobs in college basketball — and what could arguably be the biggest one available this spring — took a sizable step toward opening on Thursday, with ESPN reporting that Indiana men’s … Read more
With Indiana coach Mike Woodson set to resign following the 2024-25 season, IU athletic director Scott Dolson is charged with making a critical hire for the future of a proud program. Indiana hasn’t been beyond the Sweet 16 since 2002 and hasn’t even gone that far since 2016. For a program with five national titles, … Read more
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame players and coaches linked arms in the northeast corner of the field late Friday, waiting to sing the alma mater for the final time at home in … Read more
By Pete Sampson, Joe Rexrode and Seth Emerson SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 7 Notre Dame cruised past No. 10 Indiana 27-17 in the first game of the 12-team College Football Playoff on Friday night. The Fighting Irish advance to play No. 2 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. Two interceptions in the … Read more
Jeremiyah Love tied a Notre Dame record with his 98-yard TD run against Indiana in the College Football Playoff on Friday night. (Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Indiana was no match for Notre Dame. The No. 7 Fighting Irish cruised to a 27-17 win over the No. 10 Hoosiers in the inaugural … Read more
Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. KURTIS ROURKE’S GO-TO shirt around the Indiana football facility reads, “BRING YOUR EH … Read more