What Indiana Needs to Learn Before Big Ten Play
Western Kentucky is Indiana’s final nonconference game. Coach Griff identifies six things the Hoosiers still need to learn before Big Ten play begins.

Western Kentucky is Indiana’s final nonconference game. Coach Griff identifies six things the Hoosiers still need to learn before Big Ten play begins.

Josh Hoover has eight touchdown passes through two games. Against Western Kentucky, the next evaluation is less about his stat line and more about command, processing and preparation for Big Ten play.

Part II of The Price of College Sports follows the money through Power Four athletics, using Indiana and Purdue to test what “losing money” really means.

Coach Griff previews Indiana vs Western Kentucky: Hoover’s mechanics, the running game, defensive pressure and five goals. Hoosier Football Tailgate is live tonight at 7:30 PM ET.

A 55–0 win still left corrections to make. Coach Griff examines Indiana’s punt security, costly penalties, quarterback reads and execution before Western Kentucky and Big Ten play.

Indiana football is no longer trying to compete with fewer resources. New estimates put the Hoosiers’ 2026 roster budget at $36–40 million. The bigger question is how Curt Cignetti turns that investment into sustained success.

College athletics didn’t suddenly become a business when NIL arrived. Part I of The Price of College Sports traces how decades of spending, legal challenges, NIL, the transfer portal and revenue sharing created today’s financial model.

Five-star Lawrence North wide receiver Monshun Sales chose Indiana over Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and LSU. Coach Griff breaks down what the historic commitment means, what IU is getting and how to understand Sales’ reported $1 million NIL valuation.

What do Western Kentucky’s losses to Nevada and Georgia tell us about Saturday in Bloomington? Coach Griff breaks down the Hilltoppers’ quarterbacks, personnel, statistics, injuries and the matchups Indiana should attack.

Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt need new court relief to play. Coach Griff explains why Indiana’s defensive-line depth can handle either outcome.
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