Mind Your Banners

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Indiana Hoosiers coverage from the IndyStar and Bloomington Herald-Times.

  1. Mind Your Banners: Life on the bubble

    6 FEB

    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 February 32:30 -- What makes a successful first DeVries season? Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/02/03/indiana-football-roster-khobie-martin-future-players-step-up-returning-win-coach-curt-cignetti/88478021007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

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

    30 JAN

    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 -- Football finally settling down 9:01 -- How Cignetti's Hoosiers move on 12:58 -- Thoughts on how IU's roster settled out 24:03 -- Shifting to basketball, big Purdue win 33:11 -- Nick Dorn's emergence, and what IU needs from LA trip Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/01/29/indiana-basketball-nick-dorn-stats-potential-coach-darian-devries-ncaa-tournament-hopes/88399661007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    47 min
  3. Mind Your Banners: The Indiana Hoosiers, national champions

    20 JAN

    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-national-championship-vs-miami-curt-cignetti-jamari-sharpe-fernando-mendoza/88261018007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    44 min

  4. 18 JAN

    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.

    57 min
  5. Mind Your Banners After Dark: IU is heading to the national title game

    11 JAN

    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/2026/01/10/indiana-football-historic-season-national-championship-fans-mark-cuban-pam-whitten-scott-dolson/88109670007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    42 min
  6. Mind Your Banners: It’s (almost) showtime in Atlanta

    8 JAN

    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-football-news-preview-oregon-peach-bowl-2026-big-ten-sec-dominance-cfb-playoff-atlanta/88057622007/   Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    42 min
  7. Mind Your Banners Special: IU football moving mad in the transfer portal

    6 JAN

    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/2026/01/01/who-won-indiana-alabama-game-rose-bowl-college-football-great-story-curt-cignetti-fernando-mendoza/87984031007/ Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    30 min

  8. 2 JAN

    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 with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU

    25 min
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Indiana Hoosiers coverage from the IndyStar and Bloomington Herald-Times.

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  • Creator
    Indy Star
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 IndyStar
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    Mind Your Banners

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