BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana has spent the week focusing on getting its defense fixed after some slippage in recent games.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana was hopeful the return of second-leading scorer Armaan Franklin could provide some needed firepower Thursday night against rival Purdue.

Indiana proved it could finish in its win over Maryland on Monday night, outscoring the Terrapins 22-14 over the last 10 minutes of the 63-55 victory.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Chase Audige scored all of his 17 points in the second half to lead four Northwestern players in double figures and the Wildcats beat Indiana 74-67 on Wednesday night.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. won’t get a chance to play in front of family and friends in his native Tampa, Florida, at the Outback Bowl due a torn ACL he suffered against Maryland on Nov. 28 that sidelined him for the rest of the season.

BLOOMINGTON – The Crossroads Classic has served the Indiana basketball program well for the last decade.

BLOOMINGTON – The Old Oaken Bucket will remain in Indiana for another year, but not based on results on the field.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football coach Tom Allen isn’t asking new starting quarterback Jack Tuttle to be Michael Penix Jr. when he takes over as the starter for the No. 10 Hoosiers on Saturday at No. 18 Wisconsin (23:30 p.m., ABC).

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana football team has handled a variety of emotional highs this season, from the Penix Plunge to beat Penn State in overtime to another breakthrough home win against Michigan to road wins over Rutgers and Michigan State.

BLOOMINGTON – The Indiana starting backcourt tandem of senior Al Durham and junior Rob Phinisee have combined for 116 starts, more than 1,100 points and more than 350 assists.

BLOOMINGTON — In reviewing film over the weekend, Indiana football coach Tom Allen said the Hoosiers didn’t play consistently enough to topple Big Ten power Ohio State in a top-10 showdown Saturday.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana has silenced doubters throughout this topsy-turvy 2020 college football season.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana wide receivers coach Grant Heard sensed the breakout potential for Indiana senior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle in training camp.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football coach Tom Allen was unable to contain his emotion any longer.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The passes kept connecting. One after another.

Purdue announced a men’s basketball signing class Wednesday that includes a pair of in-state standouts in Silver Creek forward Trey Kaufman-Renn and Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian center Caleb Furst.

BLOOMINGTON – The last time Indiana beat Michigan, stonewash jeans and Members Only Jackets were in fashion.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana proved it could pull off a statement win against a ranked opponent when it knocked off then-No. 8 Penn State by a point in a dramatic overtime win to open the 2020 season.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana pulled off a landmark win over No. 8 Penn State despite struggling to move the ball for much of the first three-and-a-half quarters.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana junior safety Jamar Johnson could sense something different about the defense during fall camp.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior point guard Ali Patberg has set the bar high for the 2020-21 Indiana women’s basketball season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — College basketball has a start point to the 2020-21 season.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana football coach Tom Allen isn’t shying away from expectations.

Former Purdue forward Nojel Eastern is back on the transfer market.

BLOOMINGTON – Though Anthony Leal’s senior season ended short of the ultimate goal of a state title, the sharp-shooting 2020 Indiana signee received a significant consolation prize Friday.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana junior swimmer Bruno Blaskovic took a circuitous route back to his native Croatia.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball coach Teri Moren said the hardest part of the 2019-20 season was telling the team in the locker room the season was ending prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Aaron Wellman said it was a gut decision. Wellman had built a strong reputation in his four years as head strength and conditioning coach in the NFL with the New York Giants.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana football coach Tom Allen is tackling his team being off campus due to the coronavirus pandemic the way he confronts most challenges.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In the end, Indiana didn’t have to look far to find a replacement for longtime athletic director Fred Glass.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana hasn’t had much success in the Big Ten tournament, going 12-22 since the tournament’s inception in 1998.

BLOOMINGTON , Ind.– Indiana had an emotional Senior Day crowd rocking and appeared poised to end its regular season on a positive note Saturday against No. 24 Wisconsin.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Devonte Green and De’Ron Davis could have left following their freshman seasons when Archie Miller replaced Tom Crean as the Indiana men’s basketball coach.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A desperate Indiana team needed a collective effort Wednesday night to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes afloat.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After a poor offensive performance on the road in a loss against rival Purdue, Indiana will get one more chance for a quality road win Sunday at Illinois (2 p.m., Big Ten Network).

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana was at a crossroads earlier this month, when Purdue spoiled Bobby Knight’s return to Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall with a 74-62 win.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a game that Indiana needed to restore its NCAA Tournament hopes, the Hoosiers got back to their identity, fighting for rebounds clamping down on defense and getting to the free throw line.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana displayed the kind of intensity it needed to knock off a ranked opponent last weekend. Spurred on by a crowd of 15,456 on alumni day, IU knocked off then No. 11 Ohio State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Possession by possession, Indiana withstood the physical challenge of No. 11 Ohio State on Saturday.