Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss Indiana's debut at No. 8 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released this season, what this means for the Hoosiers going forward and the stakes for their last three games.

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss Indiana's debut at No. 8 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released this season, what this means for the Hoosiers going forward and the stakes for their last three games.

Coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers, IndyStar Indianapolis, Indiana

Coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers, IndyStar Indianapolis, Indiana

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Indiana Hoosiers coverage from the IndyStar - Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Indiana Hoosiers coverage from the IndyStar - Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Mind Your Banners: IU debuts in first CFP rankings of season

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek return for the first show of 2025, digging into Indiana's four-game win streak, and whether Mike Woodson's team is showing consistent improvement or just playing well in bursts. Curt Cignetti's work in the transfer portal also gets some scrutiny. Chapters: Mind Your Banners: Hoosiers starting strong in 2025 0:00 -- Intro 1:28 -- IU's last four games 14:19 -- What Penn State win means 18:21 -- The one-big vs. two-bigs debate 30:27 -- Importance of Hoosiers' next six games 37:31 -- IU football transfer portal talk 45:23 -- Additions at skill positions

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek return for the first show of 2025, digging into Indiana's four-game win streak, and whether Mike Woodson's team is showing consistent improvement or just playing well in bursts. Curt Cignetti's work in the transfer portal also gets some scrutiny. Chapters: Mind Your Banners: Hoosiers starting strong in 2025 0:00 -- Intro 1:28 -- IU's last four games 14:19 -- What Penn State win means 18:21 -- The one-big vs. two-bigs debate 30:27 -- Importance of Hoosiers' next six games 37:31 -- IU football transfer portal talk 45:23 -- Additions at skill positions

Mind Your Banners: Hoosiers starting strong in 2025

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sign off the 2024 IU football season with a look back at the Hoosiers' loss to Notre Dame, the national narrative surrounding the Hoosiers, what this season will mean and where Curt Cignetti's program goes from here.

Chapters:

0:00 -- Intro

1:14 -- Looking back at Notre Dame

22:15 -- Thoughts on the season overall

26:45 -- National discourse around IU

38:05 -- Where Indiana goes from here

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sign off the 2024 IU football season with a look back at the Hoosiers' loss to Notre Dame, the national narrative surrounding the Hoosiers, what this season will mean and where Curt Cignetti's program goes from here.
Chapters:
0:00 -- Intro
1:14 -- Looking back at Notre Dame
22:15 -- Thoughts on the season overall
26:45 -- National discourse around IU
38:05 -- Where Indiana goes from here

Mind Your Banners: Putting a bow on IU's 2024 season

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek pick apart the key matchups, players and potential x-factors in IU football's first-round College Football Playoff game at Notre Dame on Friday night. Will Kurtis Rourke be able to open up Indiana's passing attack and hurt the Irish? Can IU corral Riley Leonard and Notre Dame's ground game? What's the mood in both fan bases going in? And who will win?

 

Chapters

0:00 -- Intro

1:45 -- Early thoughts on IU and Notre Dame

3:31 -- Strength-on-strength matchups both ways

5:34 -- Notre Dame against the pass

8:27 -- Teams limited mistakes

11:25 -- IU's lessons from Ohio State loss

18:57 -- Individual matchups to watch

25:29 -- The importance of Indiana's ground game

32:48 -- Ball security

 

36:35 -- Hoosier linebackers against Leonard, plus predictions

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek pick apart the key matchups, players and potential x-factors in IU football's first-round College Football Playoff game at Notre Dame on Friday night. Will Kurtis Rourke be able to open up Indiana's passing attack and hurt the Irish? Can IU corral Riley Leonard and Notre Dame's ground game? What's the mood in both fan bases going in? And who will win?
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Chapters
0:00 -- Intro
1:45 -- Early thoughts on IU and Notre Dame
3:31 -- Strength-on-strength matchups both ways
5:34 -- Notre Dame against the pass
8:27 -- Teams limited mistakes
11:25 -- IU's lessons from Ohio State loss
18:57 -- Individual matchups to watch
25:29 -- The importance of Indiana's ground game
32:48 -- Ball security
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36:35 -- Hoosier linebackers against Leonard, plus predictions

Mind Your Banners: IU debuts in first CFP rankings of season

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