Mind Your Banners: Life on the bubble

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman catch up on football's offseason reset, storylines for Curt Cignetti's team heading toward spring, Darian DeVries' bubbling resume and more. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 0:53 -- Checking in with football 7:30 -- Offseason storylines 21:46 -- Hoops heading into Februa…

Mind Your Banners: IU basketball back in the swing, as football finally settles down

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss IU football's off ramp from winning a CFP national championship into preparations for 2026, plus an important win for Darian DeVries' team over Purdue that might just have put the Hoosiers back on a path to the NCAA tournament. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:15 …

Mind Your Banners: The Indiana Hoosiers, national champions

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman check in from Miami to try and capture what Monday night's 27-21 win over the Hurricanes, clinching the 2026 CFP national championship, means to both this team and this program. Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/01/20/indiana-football-…

Mind Your Banners, an Indiana football podcast: Previewing the College Football Playoff national title game

On the final pregame Mind Your Banners of the Indiana football season, Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the build-up to the CFP national title game, the matchup between Indiana and Miami, predictions for Monday night and what this season means for the Hoosiers.  

Mind Your Banners After Dark: IU is heading to the national title game

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman, road-weary but returned to Indiana after a riveting Peach Bowl, to recap the Hoosiers' College Football Playoff semifinal win against Oregon, setting up a national-title bout with Miami next Monday night. Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/…

Mind Your Banners: It’s (almost) showtime in Atlanta

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman break down Friday night's Peach Bowl matchup between No. 1 Indiana and No. 5 Oregon, a rematch from the Big Ten regular season now playing out in a College Football Playoff semifinal.   Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/01/08/indiana-…

Mind Your Banners Special: IU football moving mad in the transfer portal

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss Indiana's remarkable start to the 2026 transfer portal, as Curt Cignetti balances Peach Bowl preparations with setting his roster up for another College Football Playoff run next season. Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana…

Indiana football is Rose Bowl champions after dominating Alabama

Insiders Zach Osterman and Michael Niziolek unpack IU's win, holding tradition-rich Alabama without a touchdown, and snapping a lengthy bowl win drought to advance to the CFP semifinal at the Peach Bowl. Read all coverage at IndyStar.com and get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox w…

Rose Bowl Diaries, Dec. 30: Rose Bowl media day

IU Insider Zach Osterman checks in from downtown Los Angeles after Rose Bowl media day. Both the Hoosiers and Crimson Tide spent time speaking with reporters about Thursday's College Football Playoff quarterfinal in Pasadena.   Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/12/3…

What to make of Indiana football vs Alabama in the Rose Bowl, predictions, more

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman check in from Los Angeles, where the Hoosiers will soon arrive ahead of Thursday's Rose Bowl. Indiana faces Alabama in the CFP quarterfinal. Zach and Mike break down the matchup, offer predictions and more. Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana…