Mind Your Banners Postgame: No. 6 Indiana 52, North Texas 16

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the ins and outs of Indiana's season-opening 52-16 victory over North Texas on Saturday, running through Josh Hoover's debut, a mixed-bag defensive performance, injuries and more.

Mind Your Banners: North Texas

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss Indiana's season opener against North Texas, in the first Mind Your Banners of the 2026 season. Tayven Jackson returns, Neil Brown has his hands full and Josh Hoover awaits his Indiana debut. All that and more discussed within. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 2:11…

Mind Your Banners: Putting a bow on fall camp

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman meet for their weekly podcast to put the finishing touches on their takeaways from Indiana's preseason, which concludes this week before the Hoosiers begin preparing for Week 1 against North Texas. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 2:29 -- Big-picture fall camp takeaways 9…

Mind Your Banners: The Big, Bad, Beautiful 2026 IU Football Season Preview

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss IU football's forthcoming season, complete with schedule predictions, bold calls, some fun over/under discussion and final guesses as to whether the Hoosiers might defend their Big Ten crown ... and more. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 2:33 -- Will In…

Mind Your Banners: Is IU football being disrespected ahead of the 2026 season?

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman ask (and attempt to answer) the question of whether Indiana football is garnering the proper respect ahead of its national title defense this fall. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:32 -- Stephen Daley/Kellan Wyatt court updates 10:26 -- The question of disrespect 19:01…

Mind Your Banners: Fall camp heating up as Hoosiers enter third week

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the second full week of Indiana's preseason, examining potential position battles, breakout players and more. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 3:08 -- Fall camp temperature check 7:46 -- Potential breakout players 15:11 -- How the edges of IU's defensive line sha…

Mind Your Banners: Football is back in Bloomington

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman recap the first two days of fall camp, as Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers begin working to defend their national championship. Chapters: 0:00 -- Intro 1:50 -- Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt return 12:14 -- Offensive line shuffle 17:39 -- Josh Hoover settl…

Mind Your Banners Special: Monshun Sales is a Hoosier

IndyStar IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes Kyle Neddenriep to the show to discuss five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales' decision to commit to Indiana on Friday afternoon. What led to Sales' decision? What kind of player are the Hoosiers getting? And what does this mean for Curt Cignetti's program? 

How Indiana football is shaping up turning page from national championship, plus listener questions

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down for their weekly podcast, this time digging into some summer storylines surrounding Curt Cignetti's defending national champions. Plus, discussion of IU's forthcoming men's basketball exhibition. Chapters: 0:00: Intro 3:05: Summer storylines, starting at …

Indiana plays basketball this month! Breaking down roles, practice observations

The IU basketball team will play an exhibition at Assembly Hall before heading to Peru. Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss the latest open practice, roster roles, impact players and more. Chapters: 0:00: Intro 2:56: Open practice No. 2 6:35: Handling a roster built around two bigs 19:31: …