Articles tagged as: football
December 31, 2025
IU Marching Hundred continues historic season at Rose Bowl
About 300 members of the IU Marching Hundred continue its historic season at the Rose Bowl. Their jam-packed schedule in Pasadena includes marching in the Tournament of Roses parade and the halftime show.
Read MoreDecember 31, 2025
Indiana football's rise to national title contender rewards fans who endured decades of losing
Top-seeded Indiana will play Alabama on Thursday in the Rose Bowl for a chance to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals, and new brand of Hoosier fans are travelling in masses to witness the program’s biggest game since 1968.
Read MoreDecember 14, 2025
IU's Fernando Mendoza wins the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player
Fernando Mendoza, the enthusiastic quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2025
Indianapolis Colts defeat Miami Dolphins in season opener
Indianapolis Colts honor former team owner Jim Irsay in season opener with a win against the Miami Dolphins 33-8.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2025
NFL Scouting Combine returns to Indianapolis
Indianapolis hosts its 38th consecutive NFL Scouting Combine this weekend. Interested fans can watch for free or participate in the NFL Combine Experience in the parking lot of Lucas Oil Stadium.
Read MoreSeptember 6, 2024
Colts begin another season trying to snap the NFL's longest opening-game winless streak
The Indianapolis Colts are trying to halt the NFL's longest winless streak in season openers. The Colts haven't won any of their last 10 openers. That streak includes one tie, in 2022.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2024
Remembering Coach Nell: A legacy of love, mentorship and football
One year ago Indianapolis lost a beloved figure, Richard “Coach Nell” Hamilton Sr. More than just a football coach, Coach Nell was a mentor, father figure and pillar of the Butler Tarkington and Crown Hill community.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2022
Number of women working in the NFL steadily rising
From the owner’s suite to the front office to the sideline, the number of women in the NFL is steadily rising. And, they’re here to stay.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2021
Westfield football player says Center Grove opponent mocked him in blackface
Administrators at Center Grove High School are investigating a post on social media that evidently shows a football player in blackface after the team won the 6A state title game Nov. 27.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2021
He got into trouble as a teen. Now he coaches football to keep children off that path
People with higher education levels tend to live longer, healthier lives. But some African American kids in low-income communities are faced with many barriers that keep them from receiving the education they need. But one man at a majority black neighborhood in Indianapolis hopes football can help keep kids in school and out of trouble.
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