“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGIONAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
CLASS 1A
NORTH JUDSON (11-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (8-4)
PIONEER (12-0) AT SOUTH ADAMS (10-2)
KNIGHTSTOWN (10-2) AT MILAN (10-2)
NORTH DAVIESS (12-0) AT RIVERTON PARKE (11-0)
CLASS 2A
WHEELER (11-1) AT EASTSIDE (11-0)
LAPEL (11-1) AT OAK HILL (7-5)
EASTERN HANCOCK (12-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (12-0)
NORTH POSEY (11-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (12-0)
CLASS 3A
ANGOLA (9-3) AT ANDREAN (11-1)
BLUFFTON (12-0) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (9-3)
TRI-WEST (10-2) AT LAWRENCEBURG (11-1)
INDIAN CREEK (11-0) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (12-0)
CLASS 4A
HOBART (9-3) AT NORTHRIDGE (12-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (9-3) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (11-1)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (10-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (10-2)
CLASS 5A
CHESTERTON (6-5) AT CONCORD (6-5)
WARSAW (10-1) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (9-2)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (8-3) AT PLAINFIELD (9-2)
CASTLE (7-4) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (9-2)
CLASS 6A
PENN (11-0) AT CROWN POINT (11-0)
CARMEL (7-4) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (10-1)
BROWNSBURG (11-0) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (9-2)
CENTER GROVE (9-2) AT WARREN CENTRAL (11-0)
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SATURDAY
HERITAGE HILLS (10-2) AT EAST CENTRAL (10-2)
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
THURSDAY SCORES:https://www.maxpreps.com/in/basketball/girls/scores/?date=11/12/2026
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INDIANA MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
INDIANA 90 TENNESSEE TECH 66
WESTERN MICHIGAN 81 PURDUE FT. WAYNE 59
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COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/50
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INDIANA WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
LOUISVILLE 94 BALL STATE 73
SOUTHERN INDIANA 110 SPALDING 18
BUTLER 68 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 61
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COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/50
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NBA SCOREBOARD
PISTONS 144, WIZARDS 140
76ERS 123, RAPTORS 112
TIMBERWOLVES 133, MAVERICKS 94
SUNS 101, HORNETS 96
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NHL SCOREBOARD
WILD 5, MAPLE LEAFS 2
SENATORS 4, AVALANCHE 3 (OT)
PANTHERS 5, RED WINGS 4
BLACKHAWKS 3, SABRES 2 (OT)
CANADIENS 5, BRUINS 2
HURRICANES 4, KRAKEN 1
LIGHTNING 3, BLUE JACKETS 1
DEVILS 5, CAPITALS 2
JETS 8, STARS 3
BLUES 1, MAMMOTH 0 (SO)
ISLANDERS 5, KINGS 2
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE/SCORES
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
MEMPHIS 52 SOUTH FLORIDA 31
LOUISIANA 42 UL MONROE 21
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FBS
FRIDAY, NOV. 13
FBS
FLORIDA STATE AT PITT | 7 P.M. | ESPN
ILLINOIS AT UCLA | 9 P.M. | FOX
HOUSTON AT COLORADO | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
FCS
SOUTHERN UTAH AT PORTLAND STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
FBS
DUKE AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 12 P.M. | ABC
NORTHWESTERN AT OHIO STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX
WAKE FOREST AT SMU | 12 P.M.
AUBURN AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 12 P.M.
SYRACUSE AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WISCONSIN AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
JAMES MADISON AT UCONN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA TECH AT CLEMSON | 12:30 P.M. | CW
NEBRASKA AT RUTGERS | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALABAMA AT VANDERBILT | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
EAST CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB AT TEMPLE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS STATE AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
TULANE AT RICE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
KENNESAW STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT DELAWARE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
USC AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
BOSTON COLLEGE AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
MICHIGAN AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
CAL AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT TULSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | MW+
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT LIBERTY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
FRESNO STATE AT TEXAS STATE | 4 P.M. | CW
WASHINGTON AT MICHIGAN STATE | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTHERN MISS AT LOUISIANA TECH | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
OREGON STATE AT BOISE STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATE AT MARSHALL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MINNESOTA AT PENN STATE | 7 P.M.
SAN JOSE STATE AT AIR FORCE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
TROY AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UNLV AT NEW MEXICO | 7:30 P.M. | CW
SOUTH CAROLINA AT ARKANSAS | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT UTSA | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UTAH STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
WYOMING AT UTEP | 10 P.M. | FS1
COLORADO STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT HAWAI’I | 11 P.M. | CW
MISSOURI AT GEORGIA | ABC
UTAH AT ARIZONA
FLORIDA AT KENTUCKY | ESPN
TEXAS AT LSU | ABC
BAYLOR AT BYU
OLE MISS AT OKLAHOMA
TENNESSEE AT TEXAS A&M
TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA STATE
PURDUE AT IOWA
FCS
COLUMBIA AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS STATE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
STONEHILL AT ROBERT MORRIS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
NORFOLK STATE AT MORGAN STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGETOWN AT FORDHAM | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
VILLANOVA AT HOLY CROSS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BUTLER AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DAVIDSON AT DAYTON | 12 P.M. | YOUTUBE
PRESBYTERIAN AT MOREHEAD STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
THE CITADEL AT VMI | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
PRINCETON AT YALE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DARTMOUTH AT CORNELL | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HARVARD AT PENN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT INDIANA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE STATE AT HOWARD | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT WILLIAM & MARY | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT COLGATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT STETSON | 1 P.M. | YOUTUBE
CHATTANOOGA AT FURMAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UNI AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
LEHIGH AT RICHMOND | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT AUSTIN PEAY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH ALABAMA AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT TENNESSEE TECH | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT UT MARTIN | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT WEST FLORIDA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSON STATE AT ALABAMA STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT UIW | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT TENNESSEE STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN CAROLINA AT SAMFORD | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT UTAH TECH | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT IDAHO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
WEBER STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TEXAS A&M AT LAMAR | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT SE LOUISIANA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT MONTANA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN2
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NFL
NFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
WASHINGTON 24 NY GIANTS 21
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KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOXSEATTLE
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK JETS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (MEXICO CITY) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 12 SCHEDULE
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (WED) 5:00P (PT) 8:00P NETFLIX
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (THU) 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THU) 3:30P (CT) 4:30P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT BUFFALO BILLS (THANKSGIVING) 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC
DENVER BRONCOS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (FRI) 3:00P (ET) 3:00P AMZ
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P CBS
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:25P (MST) 4:25P FOX
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN*
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
NFL
STEFON DIGGS’ LAST-MINUTE TD CATCH LIFTS COMMANDERS PAST GIANTS
Jayden Daniels threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 57 seconds remaining as the Washington Commanders rallied for a 24-21 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night at East Rutherford, N.J.
Rasul Douglas intercepted a J.J. McCarthy pass at the Washington 11-yard line with 25 seconds left to seal a much-needed victory for the Commanders (3-5-1).
Daniels completed 23 of 33 passes for 249 yards, three touchdowns and his first two interceptions of the season. He went 207 consecutive passes before throwing his first pick of the campaign.
Diggs caught six passes for 83 yards and Ben Sinnott and Antonio Williams also made TD grabs for Washington, which improved to 5-0-1 in the last six meetings with the Giants.
Cam Skattebo rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns for New York (5-3-1). McCarthy connected on 23 of 36 passes for 293 yards with one score and one pick, and Isaiah Likely had nine receptions for 127 yards and a TD.
New York took a 21-17 lead on a 66-yard pass play from McCarthy to Likely with 8:13 remaining. McCarthy threaded a throw to Likely at midfield, and the tight end sidestepped to his left and raced down the sideline to put the Giants on top.
Daniels then was picked off for the first time this season when his throw toward Chig Okonkwo was intercepted by Jevon Holland at the New York 2-yard line with 5:27 left.
When Washington later got the ball, Daniels was picked off for the second time in four throws when Ar’Darius Washington intercepted it at the Commanders’ 46 with 2:15 remaining.
Daniels got another opportunity and this time cashed in with the throw to Diggs, who caught the pass at the New York 25 and broke the tackle of Dru Phillips and raced for the go-ahead score.
New York led 14-10 after Skattebo received a pitch and ran 13 yards to his right for the score with 10:22 left in the third quarter.
Washington regained the lead when Daniels threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Williams, who caught the ball inside the 20-yard line and finished off the scoring play with 6:56 left in the third.
After a scoreless first quarter, Washington’s Drew Stevens booted a 46-yard field goal 53 seconds into the second period.
New York used a 16-play, 72-yard drive to finally get on the board. Skattebo capped it with a run from the 1 with 2:35 left in the half.
The Commanders answered with a nine-play, 67-yard excursion. Daniels tossed a 1-yard scoring pass to Sinnott with five seconds left to give Washington a 10-7 edge.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
ROB WRIGHT III, NO. 23 BYU CRUISE PAST MONTANA STATE
Rob Wright III scored 22 points and added seven assists and five steals to lead No. 23 BYU to an 86-71 victory over Montana State on Thursday night in Provo, Utah.
Freshman Bruce Branch III added a career-high-tying 17 points and five rebounds.
Jaxon Kohler contributed 12 points and six rebounds, while Collin Chandler chipped in 11 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Cougars (4-0) continued their undefeated start.
Jeremiah Davis and Layton Praytor each scored 14 points for the Bobcats (1-2), the Big Sky Conference preseason favorite. Christian King finished with 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Although BYU didn’t reach the century mark, as it had in each of its first three games, the Cougars cruised behind 58.2% shooting from the field.
Chandler gave BYU the lead for good with a 3-pointer at the 17:21 mark of the first half.
The Cougars quickly built a double-digit lead, going up 21-11 with a 10-2 run capped by five consecutive points from Kohler.
Branch ignited an 8-0 surge with a layup and free throw to help BYU take a 34-17 lead.
The Cougars led 43-29 at halftime despite making just 4 of 12 3-point attempts. The difference came inside the arc, where they connected on 13 of 18 shots.
Branch hit a pair of 3-pointers early in the second half, and it appeared BYU would break the game open after Tyler Betsey gave the Cougars a 20-point lead.
Montana State’s Howie Keene responded with a pair of 3-pointers to keep the game from getting out of hand.
Chandler capped a 9-2 run with a 3-pointer as the Cougars extended their lead to 21 down the stretch.
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SARAH STRONG, NO. 4 UCONN THROTTLE NO. 17 OHIO STATE
Sarah Strong poured in 25 points and No. 4 UConn used a dominant second half to cruise to an 87-55 victory over No. 17 Ohio State on Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio.
Strong, who scored 20 points in the second half, made seven of eight 3-point attempts as part of a 9-for-12 shooting performance from the field. The Huskies (3-1) went 14-for-27 from beyond the arc, while Ohio State (3-1) made just 19 of 55 field-goal attempts.
UConn, which also received 15 points from Ashlynn Shade and 10 from KK Arnold, held a commanding 49-20 scoring advantage in the second half. The Huskies have defeated two ranked Big Ten Conference opponents since losing to Michigan.
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and Ava Watson added 13 for the Buckeyes, who made just five of 24 3-point attempts.
No. 1 South Carolina 65, Clemson 44
Tessa Johnson scored 13 points and Chloe Kitts contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Gamecocks defeated their in-state rival at Clemson, S.C.
South Carolina (3-0) extended its 30-21 halftime lead by scoring 14 of the first 15 points of the third quarter.
Mackenzie Nelson scored seven points for Clemson (3-1), but the Tigers struggled with 22.4% shooting and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 2 Michigan 81, Columbia 58
Syla Swords scored 17 points, while Olivia Olson and Kendall Dudley added 15 apiece as the Wolverines won in New York.
Dallas Loughridge contributed 13 points and Te’Yala Delfosse added 11 for Michigan (3-0), which outscored Columbia 25-16 in the third quarter to extend its halftime advantage.
Riley Weiss scored 23 points for Columbia (3-1), but the Lions went 3-for-18 from 3-point range and committed 21 turnovers.
No. 5 Duke 85, Norfolk State 23
Toby Fournier scored 20 points and Aaliyah Crump added 15 as the Blue Devils cruised to a victory at Norfolk, Va., in their first road visit to an HBCU since 1977.
Duke (3-0), which also received 11 points from Riley Nelson, shot 55% from the field and led 51-13 at halftime.
No Norfolk State player scored more than five points as the Spartans (1-3) shot just 16% from the field.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: CADE CUNNINGHAM PUTS UP 52 POINTS IN PISTONS’ 2OT WIN
Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points and added 11 assists to help the visiting Detroit Pistons post a 144-140 double-overtime victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday.
Cunningham became the first NBA player to record a 50-point, 10-assist game without committing a turnover since individual turnovers began being tracked in 1977-78.
Cunningham scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to help send the game to overtime and went 17-for-18 from the free-throw line. Ausar Thompson recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for Detroit, which won its second game in a row.
Trae Young led Washington with 37 points and 14 assists, while Anthony Davis finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds. Alex Sarr also scored 30 points for the Wizards, who lost their sixth straight game.
76ers 123, Raptors 112
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points to guide Philadelphia over visiting Toronto.
Joel Embiid added 20 points for the Sixers, while Jaylen Brown had 18 points and eight assists. LeBron James (back) missed the game, creating additional opportunities for reserves Anfernee Simons (17 points) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (11).
RJ Barrett paced the Raptors with 31 points on 13-of-20 shooting, adding 14 rebounds and five assists. Immanuel Quickley pitched in with 26 points as Toronto took its third loss in a row.
Timberwolves 133, Mavericks 94
Bones Hyland scored 24 points on 7-for-10 shooting off the bench, and Minnesota cruised to a win over Dallas in Minneapolis.
LaMelo Ball added 22 points and nine assists for the Timberwolves, who won their fifth in a row despite the injury absence of star Anthony Edwards. Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points, and Jaden McDaniels recorded 16 points and nine rebounds.
Zaccharie Risacher scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Mavericks, whose three-game winning streak ended. Naji Marshall finished with 13 points off the bench, and Cooper Flagg registered 12 points and seven rebounds.
Suns 101, Hornets 96
Devin Booker had 30 points and four 3-pointers, Dillon Brooks added 15 points and three treys, and host Phoenix blew a 17-point lead before recovering for a victory over Charlotte.
Collin Gillespie added 13 points for the Suns, who have won four of five and are 4-2 on a season-high seven-game homestand.
Coby White scored a season-high 21 points while Naz Reid had 16 points for the Hornets, who have lost seven of eight.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: MATT BOLDY (HAT TRICK), SURGING WILD KEEP LEAFS REELING
Matt Boldy scored a hat trick as the visiting Minnesota Wild rallied to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Thursday night.
Boldy received a drop pass from Ryan Hartman and slipped a wrist shot under the glove of Anthony Stolarz for a 3-2 Wild lead 3:59 into the third period. William Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both eased off their defensive coverage, allowing Boldy ample time to complete his sixth career hat trick.
Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and Danila Yurov had a goal and an assist as the Wild won for the fifth time in six games (5-0-1). Michael McCarron also scored for Minnesota. Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves to earn his league-leading 13th win.
Zack MacEwen led Toronto with a goal and an assist. Auston Matthews scored his first goal of November. Stolarz stopped 21 shots as the Maple Leafs lost their fifth straight game and seventh in eight outings.
Senators 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)
Shane Pinto scored twice, including the overtime winner, to propel Ottawa to a victory over visiting Colorado.
Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson also scored while Linus Ullmark made 26 saves for the Senators, who have won three of their past four games (3-0-1). Pinto added an assist.
Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen and Parker Kelly tallied for the Avalanche, who had won two straight. Scott Wedgewood turned away 22 shots. Colorado stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar exited early due to lower-body injuries.
Panthers 5, Red Wings 4
Anton Lundell scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:40 remaining in the third period as Florida rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat Detroit in Sunrise, Fla.
Sam Reinhart and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who have won two in a row. Carter Verhaeghe recorded three assists, and Akira Schmid made 24 saves. Reinhart’s goal was his 200th in a Panthers uniform, second in franchise history behind Aleksander Barkov (286).
The Red Wings, who have lost five straight, got goals from J.T. Compher, Andreas Englund, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper. Moritz Seider had two assists, and John Gibson stopped 24 shots.
Blackhawks 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
Ryan Donato scored at 3:12 of overtime as Chicago rallied to snap a six-game losing streak (0-5-1) with a victory over visiting Buffalo.
Frank Nazar scored twice, and Spencer Knight made 21 saves for the Blackhawks.
Owen Power and Tage Thompson scored for the Sabres, who have lost three straight (0-2-1). Alex Lyon made 22 saves in his season debut after recovering from a left shoulder injury sustained late in the preseason.
Canadiens 5, Bruins 2
Visiting Montreal jumped out to a five-goal lead inside the first two periods, and Jacob Fowler made 30 saves en route to a win over Boston.
Jake Evans (game-winner) and Josh Anderson each registered a goal and an assist to lead the Canadiens, who extended their point streak to 12 games (9-0-3) and moved atop the Atlantic Division. Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault also scored.
Casey Mittelstadt scored both goals, and Elias Lindholm had two assists for Boston, which saw its four-game overall and seven-game home win streaks snapped. Jeremy Swayman allowed four goals on 17 shots before being replaced by Michael DiPietro, who stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced.
Hurricanes 4, Kraken 1
Finland native Sebastian Aho scored twice to lead Carolina over Seattle in Helsinki as part of the NHL Global Series.
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist and Finnish defenseman Juuso Valimaki also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won seven of their past eight games.
Frederick Gaudreau got the goal for the Kraken, who were designated as the home team and lost their second in a row. Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 shots.
Lightning 3, Blue Jackets 1
Jake Guentzel broke a third-period tie with a goal in his 700th NHL game as Tampa Bay closed out its four-game road trip with a win over Columbus.
Brandon Hagel posted two goals and an assist while Nikita Kucherov added two helpers as the Lightning finished the trip 3-1-0 and improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Guentzel added an assist to his game-winning goal. Backup goaltender Dennis Hildeby, making a rare start to complete Tampa Bay’s back-to-back set, stopped 28 of 29 shots.
Playing with assistant Don Granato behind the bench in place of Rick Bowness (illness), Columbus received its goal from Matthew Knies while Jet Greaves made 25 saves. The Blue Jackets have lost three straight.
Devils 5, Capitals 2
Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, and New Jersey scored three third-period goals to beat Washington in Newark, N.J.
Lenni Hameenaho and Vladislav Kolyachonok each scored in their season debuts for the Devils, who have won six of their past seven games. Stefan Noesen added a goal and Jack Hughes scored to extend his point streak to seven. Arseny Gritsyuk had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves.
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in his third straight game and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who had won two straight. Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Jets 8, Stars 3
Mark Scheifele and Dawson Mercer each scored twice in the second period, leading visiting Winnipeg to a victory over Dallas.
Dylan Samberg also tallied in the second period for the Jets, who won their fifth consecutive game following a nine-game losing streak (0-7-2). Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor each added a goal and two assists while Scheifele also had three points. Cole Koepke scored and Stuart Skinner registered 30 saves.
Roope Hintz logged a goal and an assist and Arttu Hyry and David Perron also tallied for the Stars. Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist each produced two assists as Dallas had its four-game point streak (3-0-1) end. Jake Oettinger stopped 21 of 27 shots.
Blues 1, Mammoth 0 (SO)
St. Louis goalie Joel Hofer stopped 29 shots in 65 minutes and then made four more saves in an eight-round shootout in a win over Utah in Salt Lake City.
In posting his second shutout of the season, Hofer outdueled Utah netminder Karel Vejmelka, who made 22 saves through regulation and overtime. Vejmelka recorded four stops in the shootout, which St. Louis won 3-2.
The Blues won their second straight game, while the Mammoth took their fourth straight defeat (0-2-2). In a defensive duel filled with drama, St. Louis appeared to score twice, including once in overtime, before finally securing the win on Connor McMichael’s successful eighth-round shootout attempt.
Islanders 5, Kings 2
Brayden Schenn had a goal and two assists to help New York snap a four-game losing streak (0-2-2) with a win at Los Angeles.
Simon Holmstrom had a goal and an assist while Matthew Schaefer, Victor Eklund and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders. Ryan Pulock had two assists, and Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves.
Trevor Moore and Quinton Byfield scored and Darcy Kuemper registered 16 saves for the Kings, who have lost three straight.
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GOLF
DEFENDING CHAMP STEWART CINK GRABS LEAD AT PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS FINALE
Stewart Cink, aiming for his second consecutive PGA Tour Champions season title, leads by one stroke after the first round of the year-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Thursday in Phoenix.
Cink, who leads the season standings, eagled his first hole and was 6 under par through seven holes en route to an 8-under 63 at Phoenix Country Club.
South Africa’s Ernie Els is second at 64, and Australia’s Steve Allan is third at 65. Jerry Kelly, Australia’s Richard Green and Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen are tied for fourth at 66.
Zach Johnson, the only golfer with a mathematical chance of overtaking Cink for the season crown, is tied for 20th at 69.
Cink won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship last year, and he has five victories this season, including two majors. He is closing in on becoming the first back-to-back season champion since Germany’s Bernhard Langer claimed three in a row from 2014-16.
Johnson, a six-time winner in 2026, is aiming to be the first rookie to win the season crown.
The season points champion will pocket a $1 million bonus.
Cink admitted his sizzling start was a surprise.
“We always talk about how you have to be prepared at the start of every day to be way under par early and way over par early,” he said. “You have to be ready for it all. Still, even though you prepare for that, when a round like that gets started and you’re like, ‘Whoa, I’m minus 6 through seven,’ it does kind of feel a little strange.”
Regarding the early run, Cink added, “I was just executing shots really, really well. Sticking to the game plan, which is always good anyway, but the executing was exceptionally good there early on. Also, I got a little bit lucky. The first fairway I missed. … I just had like the most beautiful easy setup. I got a free drop … in a nice piece of grass, so took advantage of that.”
Els carded eight birdies and one bogey, and he ended the day with back-to-back birdies.
“I needed every shot that I’ve ever played in my life because I didn’t play a perfect round of golf,” he said. “I’m trying a new driver again this week, so it’s not quite there yet.
“I was lucky enough, fortunate enough to be hitting balls out of the trees, out of the rough and keep my score together, and when I did hit the fairways, I took advantage. So it was a full array. Enjoyable round at the end.”
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TRACE CROWE (62) GRABS FIRST-ROUND LEAD AT AUSTIN CHAMPIONSHIP
Trace Crowe fired a 10-under-par 62 and built a two-shot lead before play was suspended due to darkness at the inaugural Austin Championship on Thursday in Texas.
Twenty-five players still have holes to finish when play resumes Friday morning. The PGA Tour said the second round would begin at its regularly scheduled time.
Crowe had 10 birdies without a bogey to kick off his week at the Fazio Canyons Course at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa. He birdied five of his final six holes.
Crowe felt his career-low round had been coming for a while.
“I think each tournament this fall I’ve gotten just like just a little bit better, like each part of my game,” Crowe said. “Like my irons have been getting better and better each event, and then as well as the putter. I had bad putting last two days last week, but it was a little windy. And worked on it hard the first few days this week and yeah, it’s just, it’s just coming along nicely.”
This is the penultimate event of the tour’s FedEx Cup Fall series, and players are scrambling to get inside the top 100 of the points race to ensure full status on tour for next year. Crowe began the week at No. 117 and was projected to vault to No. 63 if current results hold.
The 30-year-old has yet to win on the PGA Tour, but he owns two top-10s this year, including a tie for third at the Bank of Utah Championship last month.
“I’ve just been telling myself to stay patient every round this entire fall, really,” Crowe said. “Utah was awesome, I’ve never been in the hunt like that on a Sunday. Just learning from that really going forward is really helping me knowing, all right, I can handle this and just be patient in the moment. Yeah, just going to try to keep doing that throughout the week.”
Max Greyserman and South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen opened with 8-under 64s. A two-time winner on tour, van Rooyen had a disappointing start to his season, missing the cut in his first eight starts, and is far back at No. 140 in the points standings. He could jump to No. 102 based on Thursday’s projection.
He had two eagles on Thursday: a 20-foot putt at the par-5 18th, after he started on the back nine, and a 33-footer from the fringe at the par-5 fifth.
“Eagle’s a nice bonus, especially the one … midway through my back nine,” van Rooyen said. “Kind of off the fringe there, that’s a bit of a bonus. No. 18 I played perfectly, driver, 5-iron right at it, so that was great. All around, just really good golf.”
Blades Brown is alone in fourth at 7-under 65. Brown, 19, is fresh off winning the World Wide Technology Championship last week to become the first teenager to win on tour since Jordan Spieth and the fourth-youngest winner in tour history.
“I’m starting to get back to normal. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday I was still kind of coming off of Sunday,” Brown said. “After a couple hours of sleep, I’m feeling a lot better. Get some food in me, yeah, feeling back to normal.”
Ben Kohles, Rafael Campos of Puerto Rico, Kevin Yu of Taiwan and Kristoffer Ventura of Norway were tied for fifth at 6-under 66.
Jimmy Stanger (15 holes), Nicholas Lindheim (16) and Gordon Sargent (17) were each 5 under with holes left to play when the horn blew.
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HYE-JIN CHOI, MINAMI KATSU LEAD THE ANNIKA WITH NELLY KORDA 2 BACK
South Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi rattled off four birdies in a row on the back nine and added another at No. 18 to share the first-round lead with Japan’s Minami Katsu at The Annika on Thursday in Belleair, Fla.
Choi and Katsu are one stroke ahead of Lindy Duncan, who had a hole-in-one at the par-3 third, while alone in fourth is World No. 1 Nelly Korda at 7-under 63.
Both Choi and Katsu stayed bogey-free while compiling nine birdies at Pelican Golf Club. The key to Choi’s round was making 17 of 18 greens in regulation.
“I think if you miss the green on this course it’s going to be really difficult and it’s hard to make a good par save,” Choi said, “but I really kept on the greens so I made a bogey-free round.”
Katsu, meanwhile, hit a perfect 14 of 14 fairways but missed five greens in regulation. She successfully scrambled every time.
Choi is No. 7 in the Race to the CME Globe points list and Katsu entered the week No. 28. However they finish, they’re both assured of making next week’s CME Group Tour Championship, whose field will consist of the top 60 players in the points race.
Both women are after something else: their first win on the LPGA Tour. Although they’re high up in the world rankings, all of Katsu’s professional wins have come in her native Japan and Choi’s on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
“I still have three rounds to play so I’m going to just keep on doing my work,” Choi said.
The CME Globe stakes are more immediate for Duncan, who’s 74th in the standings and projected to shoot up to No. 46 if current results hold.
“I mean, felt like I had nothing to lose,” Duncan said. “I was coming off four weeks in Asia so a little bit tired, but I know I’ve been playing well, so just go out there and give it my all and see what happens.”
Duncan went out in 6-under 29 thanks to five birdies, one bogey and the ace. She nearly had a second hole-in-one at the par-3 ninth, where her tee shot settled about 3 feet from the cup.
“The start was incredible. I’ve never been 4 under through three, that’s for sure,” said Duncan, who used a 6-iron at the 160-yard third hole. “And a birdie on the second hole is always pretty nice because that’s a tough hole. So, I mean, to make that hole-in-one, it was just wild. I have so many family and friends out watching and they were going crazy.”
Korda, who stayed bogey-free and made five of her seven birdies on the front nine Thursday, will be seeking her second Race to the CME Globe season-long title next week after capturing her first in 2024.
She’s already wrapped up a different award, the Rolex Player of the Year.
“The accolades are great,” Korda said. “I’m honored to even be in that position. Honored to be the Player of the Year. What drives me is the competitive tournament that I’m in currently. Like I want to do the best that I possibly can where I currently am. After that, everything else is out of my control.”
Defending champion Linn Grant of Sweden opened with a 2-under 68.
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
COLTS
Colts running back Jonathan Taylor reflects on the Colts deadline moves and how he’s ready to leave trade rumors surrounding himself in the past. Taylor shares how teammates have stepped into leadership roles with the departure of two captains, especially wide receiver Ashton Dulin. Defensive end Jaylahn Tuimoloau shares his perspective and experience playing with Kyle McCord at Ohio State. Tuimoloau explains how teammates are stepping up following the departure of DeForest Buckner and how the defensive line is challenge itself to produce more pressure off the edge: https://www.colts.com/video/indianapolis-colts-jonathan-taylor-jaylahn-tuimoloau-colts-vs-miami-dolphins-locker-talk-week-10-nfl-trade-deadline-josh-downs-keenan-allen
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PACERS
The Pacers are back in Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday as they return to NBA Cup group play action against the New York Knicks.
Indiana earned its first home win on Wednesday as it defeated the Washington Wizards, 114-101. Pascal Siakam led the Blue and Gold with 28 points, but Kelly Oubre Jr. and Ivica Zubac both found some rhythm after rocky starts to the season.
The New York Knicks are a much stronger team than the Wizards, however. The Knicks are 6-5 this season as they defend their title from a season ago.
Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks with 26 points and five assists, but is shooting just 42 percent from the field through New York’s first 11 games. Karl-Anthony Towns averages a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds nightly, but the Knicks rely on Andre Drummond to back him up after Mitchell Robinson’s offseason departure to Boston.
New York opened the season with three straight losses, but recently went on a four-game winning streak. The Nets, Bulls, and Bucks made up three of those wins, though, and the Cavaliers were the fourth. The Knicks played Cleveland again on Wednesday, and fell to the Cavaliers, 115-107.
Indiana needs a win to stay in the mix of their group after falling to the Miami Heat in their initial NBA Cup contest two weeks ago, but so do the Knicks. New York lost its first NBA Cup matchup, falling to the Philadelphia 76ers. Indiana and New York are the lone winless teams in their group.
Probable Starters
Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Aaron Nesmith, F – Kelly Oubre Jr., F – Pascal Siakam, C – Ivica Zubac
Knicks: G – Jalen Brunson, G – Landry Shamet, F – Mikal Bridges, F – OG Anunoby, C – Karl-Anthony Towns
Injury Report
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith – questionable (sore right knee), Johnny Furphy – out (right ACL repair/surgery), Tyrese Haliburton – out (left hamstring strain), Ben Sheppard – out (left meniscus surgery)
Knicks: None
Last Meeting
March 17, 2026: The Pacers fell to the Knicks in New York, 136-110, due to Josh Hart’s hot shooting night.
Hart went 5-for-5 from long range as he scored a game-high 33 points against the Pacers. Jarace Walker’s 16 points, five rebounds, and five assists led Indiana, and T.J. McConnell notched a 10-point, 10-assist double-double.
The Blue and Gold led by as many as six points in the first half of play, but New York made a devastating run before halftime. A 21-7 run gave the Knicks the advantage at halftime, and New York never looked back.
The Knicks played without Jalen Brunson while Indiana was without Pascal Siakam for a fifth straight game.
Noteworthy
The Pacers are 1-4 at home this season.
Indiana is 97-105 against the New York Knicks all-time.
The Pacers are 0-1 in NBA Cup play, but so are the Knicks.
Aaron Nesmith left the game with knee soreness and did not return on Wednesday.
T.J. McConnell played the most minutes (13) since his return from injury against the Wizards on Wednesday.
Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)
TV: Prime Video — Announcers TBA
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan — Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
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INDIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. USC
INDIANA NOTES:
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: USC (Week 11)
GAME 10
No. 14/15 USC (7-2, 4-2 B1G) at No. 6/5 Indiana (8-1, 5-1 B1G)
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.
Setting The Scene
• Following its bye week, Indiana will host USC in Week 11 on Saturday (Nov. 14) at 3:30 p.m. on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium with the game airing on CBS.
• It will be just the fifth matchup all-time between the two programs and the first since 1982. It is the first time the two programs have faced off as conference opponents since USC joined the Big Ten in 2024. USC leads the all-time series, 4-0.
• Indiana played against USC in the program’s first Rose Bowl Game in 1968 when the Trojans won 14-3.
News & Notes
• Indiana has won 35 games over the past three seasons (2024-26) which are the most in a three-year span in program history. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana’s defense has limited opponents to under 100 yards rushing on 28 occasions since the start of 2024, which leads the nation. Only Ohio State (24) and Miami (23) have more than 20 such games in that span.
• Curt Cignetti reached 30 wins in his first 32 games as a Power 4 head coach with the Week 3 win over Western Kentucky (9/19). Only Larry Coker (Miami (Fla.), 2001-03) and Gil Dobie (Washington, 1908-12) reached the mark faster – both doing so in 31 games. MORE ON PAGE 4
• With the 23-16 win over Minnesota,Hoosiers improved to 9-1 in one-score games under Cignetti and 4-1 in 2026. For his career, Cignetti is 35-18 in one-score games. MORE ON PAGE 6
• The back-to-back overtime games marks the first time in program history it has played consecutive overtime contests. It is the fourth time IU has played multiple overtime games in a season (2026, 2023, 2022, 2015) and the first with multiple Big Ten overtime contests.
• The 11.0 tackles for loss against the Golden Gophers marked the third game in 2026 with double-digit tackles for loss. It is the 10th such game under defensive coordinator Bryant Haines and the 34th in program history.
• Paddy McAteer kicked a program-long 60-yard field with two seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 16-16 to send the game to overtime. The kick came after Minnesota just made a 60-yard field goal the drive before to mark the first time in FBS history that both teams each made 60-plus yard field goals in the same game. MORE ON PAGE 16
• Grant Wilson took the snaps under center in the second half and overtime in Week 9 against Minnesota (10/31) and threw the go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime to put Indiana up 23-16. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Becker’s go-ahead score was one of eight catches for 149 yards for his seventh career 100-yard receiving game, which ranks tied for No. 5 all-time at Indiana. He equals the marks by Cody Latimer (2012-13) and Simmie Cobbs Jr. (2015-17). His four 100-yard receiving games in 2026 are tied for No. 6 on the single-season list. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Nick Marsh is among the FBS leaders in consecutive games with a catch as he has at least one reception in all 32 career games with multiple receptions in 31-straight games dating back to Week 2 of 2024. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Tobi Osunanmi’s 1.0 sack and 2.0 tackle for loss marked eight-straight weeks with at least 1.0 sack and nine-straight weeks with at least 1.0 tackle for loss. The eight-straight weeks with a sack marks the longest streak in program history. MORE ON PAGE 13
• The 1.0 sack moved his season total to 10.0 and into a tie for No. 5 on the single-season charts.
• Byron Baldwin Jr. had his first career forced fumble when he sacked Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey and stripped the ball loose for a Josh Burnham recovery in the first quarter. MORE ON PAGE 15
• Preston Zachman logged nine tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss against the Golden Gophers. MORE ON PAGE 15
COMPLETE NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/PDF/fb/2026/26-11-14-Notes_USC.pdf
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USC NOTES:
THINGS AHEAD
* Halloween night may be over, but the Trojans head to Indiana—the home state of Hawkins, the fictional town at the center of Stranger Things, and the Upside Down.
* After an epic showdown with Ohio State beneath the Coliseum lights, USC now turns its attention to the Hoosiers.
* Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. ET) on CBS. USC will look to close the gate on the Upside Down and leave Bloomington with a win.
OHIO STATE RECAP
* USC head football coach Lincoln Riley was named Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Week and the CBS Sports Big Ten Coach of the Week following the Trojans’ 30-18 victory over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday (Oct. 31).
* The victory marked USC’s highest win over a ranked team since it defeated No. 2 Oklahoma in the 2004 season (Jan. 5, 2005).
* It was also USC’s first home victory over an Associated Press top-five opponent since 2015.
* It was USC’s 17th all-time win versus an AP top-two team which is third-most all time, and USC snapped Ohio State’s 22 road game win streak against unranked opponents.
* USC scored more points against Ohio State’s defense than any opponent had in the Buckeyes’ previous 31 games.
* The Trojans also held the Buckeyes to their lowest point total of the 2026 season.
* The Trojans built a 20-9 halftime lead and extended their advantage to 27-9 in the third quarter before a rain-soaked Coliseum crowd stormed the field following the victory.
* Ohio State entered the game with one of only two FBS defenses that had not allowed a 40+ yard play. It’s allowed a 69-yard touchdown pass and another 70-yard reception to USC.
* USC’s defense kept Ohio State out of the end zone until 2:12 remained, holding the Buckeyes to three field goals on their first five possessions.
* Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith averaged 8.3 yards per reception against USC, his lowest of the season.
* USC improves to 7-2, 4-2, and the Trojans now hold a 14-10-1 record over Ohio State.
* The game was the most-watched Big Ten Saturday Night game in 2026, averaging 7.1 million viewers on NBC and Peacock.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE USC OFFENSE
* Brock Vereen, 97.1 The Fan – “USC has more depth offensively than anyone else in the country.”
MAIAVA MAGIC
* The USC quarterback is a position unlike any other.
* This young man becomes a household name, an annual Heisman contender and is under the brightest spotlight. They are in a league of their own and comprise a historic fraternity of some of the best collegiate players in history.
* USC is led by one of the nation’s best quarterbacks in redshirt senior Jayden Maiava.
* Maiava completed 15 of 22 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown without an interception against the Buckeyes.
* Maiava leads the Big Ten in completions per game (22.0), passing touchdowns (20) and passing yards (2,524).
* He has accounted for 22 touchdowns through 9 games, throwing 20 and rushing for 2 with just 5 interceptions.
* Maiava’s opening nine-game stretch compares favorably with the greatest quarterbacks in USC history. Through nine games, Maiava’s 66.9 completion percentage is the best among the group, while his 20 passing TDs are 8 fewer than Williams, 2 fewer than Palmer and the same number Leinart recorded during their respective nine-game starts.
Quarterback Season Record Comp.-Att. Pct. Pass Yards YPA Pass TD INT Efficiency
Jayden Maiava 2026 7-2 198-296 66.9 2,525 8.5 20 5 157.5
Caleb Williams 2022 8-1 204-316 64.6 2,742 8.7 28 1 166.1
Matt Leinart 2004 9-0 176-274 64.2 2,068 7.5 20 5 148.1
Carson Palmer 2002 7-2 217-346 62.7 2,746 7.9 22 8 145.7
* Maiava makes his throws count. He is tied for second among USC career leaders in yards per attempt with 8.6 (min. 500 attempts at USC). He’s in good company in the stat – Caleb Williams sits at No. 1 with 9.2 yards per attempt, tied with Matt Leinart at second with 8.6 and Sam Darnold holds the No. 3 spot with 8.5 yards per attempt.
* He is currently eighth on USC’s career total offense leader board with 7,568 total yards of offense as a Trojan. Maiava also ranks 13th on USC’s single season passing leader board with 265 completions in the 2025 season.
* He has been named to the Johnny Unitas Award Top 10, the Maxwell Award Watch List, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award Watch List, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List, the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List and he was one of 12 total players from the Big Ten Conference to be named to the 2026 Big Ten Football Preseason Honors list.
* Maiava was also named a nominee for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year, the Allstate AFCA Goodworks Team and to the Wuerffel Trophy watch list for his commitment to community service and leadership beyond the gridiron.
* With another year under offensive coordinator Luke Huard and Riley, who is the only head coach to tutor three Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks, have 3 quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft and has the most No. 1 overall draft selections in the common draft era, Maiava is expected to continue to make large strides.
MAIAVA MAKES A DIFFERENCE
* As USC’s quarterback and a household name under one of football’s most prominent spotlights, Maiava remains deeply grounded in service, humility and community.
* Originally from Honolulu’s Pālolo Valley, Maiava never forgot where he came from or the struggles he overcame growing up. His experiences shaped an incredible servant’s heart and a genuine passion for mentoring children and uplifting underserved communities, especially his deep commitment to giving back to the community that helped shape him.
* Maiava consistently uses his platform to inspire hope, connection and opportunity for others. He embodies the spirit of ‘ohana: the value of family, connection and community.
* In June of 2026, he returned to Honolulu’s Pālolo Valley where he hosted a free youth football clinic for more than 350 local children ages 6 to 14, transforming a day of football instruction into a meaningful event centered on mentorship, inspiration and opportunity.
* Throughout the clinic, Maiava taught football fundamentals while emphasizing teamwork, perseverance and the importance of believing in yourself despite adversity, drawing from his own journey from the Pālolo Valley to the highest levels of the sport.
* Extending his impact beyond the field, proceeds from event t-shirt sales were donated to Aloha 1st Athletics, a local nonprofit dedicated to leadership, character development and mental health support through sports, reinforcing his commitment to investing in the next generation and strengthening the community that shaped him.
* Above all, Maiava encouraged attendees to lead with integrity, make a positive impact on those around them and pursue excellence in football, academics, faith and everyday life.
* On this same trip, Maiava continued his commitment to giving back by returning to his former high school, Kaimukī High, where he spoke to students not only as the USC quarterback but as someone who once walked the same halls with the same aspirations.
* Reflecting on his journey from serving as a Bulldogs ball boy and water boy to achieving his dream of wearing the Kaimukī jersey and competing at the highest level, Maiava shared an honest message about overcoming adversity, embracing opportunity and trusting God’s plan.
* He encouraged students to approach life with a “Fight On” mentality, emphasizing resilience, discipline, faith, accountability and the importance of supporting others through difficult times.
* Crediting his mother as his greatest inspiration, he also stressed the value of education and the life lessons football has taught him about leadership, perseverance and character.
* Maiava’s outreach continued at Jarrett Middle School, where he inspired more than 400 students through an interactive discussion focused on perseverance, personal responsibility and making positive choices, sharing his own experiences growing up in Pālolo Housing and encouraging students to embrace discipline over regret as they pursue their goals.
* He also visited Pālolo Elementary School, where he read with students, sang songs and created an engaging, uplifting environment that reflected his genuine commitment to mentorship and community.
* Together, these visits underscored Maiava’s dedication to empowering Hawaii’s youth through education, faith, service and authentic leadership, reinforcing his mission to invest in the communities that helped shape him.
* Beyond his work in Hawaii, Maiava has consistently dedicated his time to serving communities throughout Los Angeles, partnering with organizations focused on food insecurity, youth development and community outreach.
* He has volunteered multiple times with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, helping sort and pack thousands of pounds of fresh produce for families in need, including supporting relief efforts for residents displaced by the January 2025 wildfires.
* Maiava has also demonstrated a strong commitment to addressing food insecurity through his service at the Dream Center and The Midnight Mission.
* Across three volunteer shifts at the Dream Center, he helped prepare and serve more than 1,300 meals for individuals experiencing food insecurity, while at The Midnight Mission he worked alongside staff to prepare and distribute meals to individuals and families seeking support, reflecting his hands-on approach to serving those most in need.
* In addition to his volunteer service, Maiava has invested in mentoring and empowering young people through organizations including the Boys & Girls Club, Angel City Sports’ Youth Weekend and The Young Shakespeareans.
* Whether coaching and encouraging local youth, participating in adaptive sports alongside children with physical disabilities or celebrating students’ achievements in the arts, he has consistently used his platform to promote inclusion, confidence, education and personal growth while building meaningful connections throughout the community.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT MAIAVA
* Ken Niumatalolo, San José State Head Coach – “Jayden [Maiava] is a Heisman Trophy candidate.”
* Matt Entz, Fresno State Head Coach – “You see why their quarterback is a Heisman contender. He’s tremendously talented, has great understanding and great awareness of what’s going on.”
* Matt Leinart, Former USC Heisman Winning Quarterback and CBF Analyst – “He looks like a first round talent. He looks like a Heisman Trophy candidate.”
* Jake Butt, Big Ten Network Analyst – “It’s time to kinda put some fuel back in the tank for the Maiava Heisman conversations cause he’s been outstanding.”
* Colin Cowherd, Host of the Herd – “Looks like a first round talent.”
* John Frascella, NFL Insider – “I’m a big Jayden Maiava guy. I just think he has natural quarterbacking instincts. Very fluid.”
MOSLEY MANIA
* Freshman WR Trent Mosley has been one of the most thrilling athletes in college football in 2026.
* Through just six games, he has produced 32 catches for 512 yards (16.0 avg.), a team-leading 6 touchdowns and has 212 yards on 8 punt returns (26.5 avg.), including an 86-yard return for a touchdown against Louisiana.
* After missing three games with an injury, Mosley, a Midseason True Freshman All-American as named by The Athletic, returned against Penn State to shine for the Trojan offense earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for recording 9 receptions for 111 yards (12.3 avg.) and a touchdown against the Nittany Lions.
* His momentum has not slowed down.
* Mosley opened USC’s scoring with a career-long 69-yard touchdown reception on USC’s second offensive play, marking the Trojans’ earliest touchdown since Marqise Lee’s opening-play score against Oregon State in 2013.
* He continued to create opportunities with a 44-yard punt return into Ohio State territory that helped set up USC’s second touchdown.
* Later, his 12-yard reception on third-and-4 extended a drive that ended in a field goal before halftime.
* Mosley’s combined receiving, rushing and punt-return production are a team-leading 741 yards and 7 scores, averaging 123.5 yards per game.
* He has recorded 100+ receiving yards in four of his six games, and he has scored a touchdown in every game he has played in at the Coliseum.
* Mosley’s four 100-yard receiving games are the most by a freshman since Marqise Lee in 2011.
* Mosley is the highest graded true freshman wide receiver in the FBS with an 84.3 grade per PFF.
* He was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
* Mosley was selected as the 247Sports True Freshman of the Week and as a On3 Week 9 True Freshmen Standout for his performance against Ohio State.
* Mosley is No. 9 on ESPN’s Top 40 Freshmen List.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT TRENT MOSLEY
* Brock Vereen, 97.1 The Fan – “Hear me very clearly. I have never been more certain in my life that a player is going to win a Heisman one day. He is that impressive, and he has not even sniffed his full potential.”
* Ryan Dyrud, LA Football Network – “Trent Mosley is ELECTRIC. What a game-changer”
* Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times – “Trent Mosley has been absolutely electric so far today. Pretty clear why he’s been considered a likely starter for so long”
* Ryan Abraham, USCFootball.com – “Trent Mosley is a dude.”
* Benjamin Rover, OC Register – “Trent Mosley is going to be playing on Sundays for a long, long time.”
* Chris Trevino, WeAreSC.com – “Trent Mosley is inevitable”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC Trojans on SI – “Trent Mosley is not a star in the making, he is a STAR. The next great USC wide receiver.”
* Adam Rittenberg, ESPN – “Trent Mosley is a problem.”
* Paolo Uggetti, ESPN – “Trent Mosley is #good”
* Jake Butt, Big Ten Network CFB Analyst – “He’s going to be a weapon for years to come.”
* Bryan Fischer, Sports Illustrated – “Trent Mosley is the next one in cardinal and gold. Impressive start to the season after a great camp.”
* John Fanta, NBC Sports Broadcaster – “If you are not on the Trent Mosley bus, get on it before it’s too late. Just an insanely talented player.”
* Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times – “Trent Mosley might actually be superhuman. Will try to confirm.”
* Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times – “If Trent Mosley’s unbelievable 86-yard punt return for a touchdown doesn’t make him a Heisman candidate as a freshman, what else do you want?”
* Su’a Cravens, former USC & NFL Safety and College Football Analyst – “Having Trent Mosley back is so vital to this offense. Looks like a 5th year Senior out there.”
* Tim Prangley, LA Football Network – “Trent Mosley showing off ELITE ball skills. This freshman is out of this world good.”
* Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times – “Get the ball to Trent Mosley and big things happen.”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI – “Don’t kick to Trent Mosley because he’s going to do something exciting with the ball in his hands.”
* Nicole Auerbach, NBC analyst – “Trent Mosley is so good.”
* John Fanta, NBC – “Trent Mosley is a game wrecker for USC.”
* Daniel Jeremiah, ESPN/NFL Network – “Mosley is such a stud for USC”
* Ryan Dyrud, LAFB Network – “Trent Mosley is incredible. Just an absolute game changer”
MAKING HIS MARK
* USC freshman TE Mark Bowman made one of the most incredible plays of the 2026 college football season against Ohio State.
* His career-long 70-yard catch in the third quarter was the longest play of the game, taking USC from its own 27-yard line to the Ohio State 3.
* Bowman said, “Get out of my way!” as he hurdled Ohio State defensive back Jaylen McClain. He ran through tackle attempts by safety Earl Little Jr. and cornerback Dominick Kelly and threw a shoulder into Ohio State linebacker Riley Pettijohn before running out of bounds.
* Bowman’s catch set up a 1-yard touchdown run by USC running back King Miller that gave the Trojans a 27-9 lead.
* Bowman finished the game recording three catches for 79 yards and averaging 26.3 yards per reception.
* Bowman was selected as a On3 Week 9 True Freshmen Standout for his performance against Ohio State.
* Bowman, the 6-foot-5, 245-pounder leads all FBS freshman tight ends in targets (31), receptions (24) and yards receiving (283), while ranking second in touchdown catches (2), despite missing three games this season.
* Bowman is the highest graded true freshman tight end in the FBS with an 81.5 grade per PFF.
* Bowman is No. 3 on the team with 24 receptions for 283 yards (16.4 avg.).
* His 283 receiving yards are the most by a freshman tight end in Trojan history.
* Bowman is No. 24 on ESPN’s Top 40 Freshmen List.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT MARK BOWMAN
* David Pollack, College Football Analyst – “Had an SEC coach tell me he is the closest thing to Brock Bowers he has seen in recruiting. Mark Bowman. Get to know that name America!”
* Max Chadwick, College Football Analyst – “If Mark Bowman can block like this, he can be SPECIAL. His route-running ability is some of the best I’ve seen for a true freshman.”
* Ted Nguyen, The Athletic Senior Writer – “This Mark Bowman is a freak.”
* Ryan Dyrud, LAFB Network – “Maybe the play of the year from Mark Bowman. Wow!”
* Paolo Uggetti, ESPN – “Mark Bowman — I don’t believe what I just saw.”
* Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated – “Why was Mark Bowman the No. 1 TE recruit in the country? Because of THAT. My goodness.”
* Antonio Morales, The Athletic – “Oh my goodness Mark Bowman. I can’t believe that run I just saw.”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI – “MARK BOWMAN. YOU ARE INSANE.”
* Campus Rundown CFB – “Mark Bowman is such a key part of this USC offense. Clear difference with him back in there.”
* Josh Pate, College Football Analyst – “Mark Bowman is an alien”
* Ian Miller, Outkick – “This run by Mark Bowman might be the single most athletic play I’ve ever seen from a college tight end. My goodness.”
* Brandon Walker, Barstool Sports – “70 yards, in the second half…he hurdles a guy and then when he lands, he breaks a tackle, and then he runs through a guy, and then he drags a guy 10 yards. One of the most impressive individual plays I’ve seen all year. Maybe the highlight of the year. That was the most bad*ss thing. Just a f*cking incredible play by Bowman the tight end for USC.”
* Sam Block, ESPN – “Mark Bowman from USC just had one of the most impressive plays in football history.”
* Emmanuel Acho, Football Analyst – “This creature is a freshman, btw…”
CATCHING FIRE
* WR Zacharyus Williams recorded 1 reception for 15 yards.
* TE Tucker Ashcraft notched 1 catch for 3 yards.
* Standout freshman WR Kayden Dixon-Wyatt, a Midseason True Freshman All-American Honorable Mention, is No. 14 on ESPN’s Top 40 Freshmen List.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT KAYDEN DIXON-WYATT
* Travis May, Editor of A to Z Sports NFL – “Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is a true freshman WR playing like a pro already”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI – “Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is a STAR. He’s no ordinary freshman.”
* John Frascella, NFL Insider – “Meet Kayden Dixon-Wyatt… new USC stud wide receiver. Simply… electric”
* Bussin’ With The Boys – “Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is UNREAL”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC on SI – “When in doubt look for Kayden Dixon-Wyatt. The freshman receiver has been a reliable target for Jayden Maiava all season.”
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT TANOOK HINES
* Brandon Walker, Barstool Sports – “Tanook Hines is a GROWN MAN”
* Andy Staples, On3 – “Tanook Hines said ‘Gimme that’ and turned an interception into a touchdown.”
BACKS IN BUSINESS
* Two plays after a 70-yard catch and run from TE Mark Bowman, RB King Miller scored a 1-yard rushing TD putting the Trojans up 27-9.
* Miller rushed for 78 yards in 13 carries (6.0 avg.)
* Miller, who began his collegiate career as a walk-on, had a breakout season in 2025, and has continued to produce for the Trojans in 2026, securing a starting role in the USC lineup. He was placed on scholarship following the 2025 season.
* In 2026, Miller has tallied 603 rushing yards on 125 carries (4.8 avg.) with 4 TDs. He’s also recorded 7 receptions for 41 yards (5.9 avg.). He has recorded three 100-yard rushing games: 128 yards against Louisiana and 102 yards each against Rutgers and Penn State. Miller has surpassed 1,600 career rushing yards and 13 career rushing touchdowns.
* With 2:30 left in the first quarter, RB Waymond Jordan extended USC’s lead to 14-3 on a 9-yard rushing TD, marking his third TD of the year.
* This was his first TD since he scored an 8-yard TD against Washington.
FRONT FIVE FORCE
* USC’s offensive line was named to the 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll.
* In Lincoln Riley’s electric offense, the USC offensive line has helped the Trojans average 294.4 passing yards per game, while averaging 129.3 yards on the ground.
* The Trojans are averaging 32.4 points per game, and USC is No. 2 in the Big Ten in first downs offense (214).
* The offensive line’s pass blocking has allowed QB Jayden Maiava to go 210-for-312 (.673) for 2,651 yards and 20 TDs.
* The line’s run blocking has allowed six different Trojans to score a total of 14 rushing touchdowns so far this season.
* The Trojan offensive line’s versatility and depth have been showcased in 2026. Prior to the first game, center Kilian O’Connor suffered a season-ending injury, and Tobias Raymond stepped into his place as the new starter.
* Throughout his collegiate career, Raymond has started in every position on the offensive line except right guard.
* Per PFF, OL Elijah Paige is No. 3 among all Power Four offensive linemen and No. 1 in the Big Ten with a minimum of 350 block snaps with an 84.8 offensive grade, No. 3 in the Power Four and No. 2 in the Big Ten with an 90.7 pass block grade and No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 9 in the Power Four with a 80.0 run block grade.
* Last week, Paige was listed as the projected No. 7 overall pick in FOX Sport’s 2027 NFL Mock Draft.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT RILEY & PATTERSON
* Ken Niumatalolo, San José State Head Coach – “Gary’s one of the best defensive minds in all of college football. I’m good friends with him. We worked together in 1995 at the Naval Academy, so I’m very familiar with Gary. I was on the AFCA board with him for over a decade, so I know Gary Patterson very well. Smart call by Lincoln to hire him. They’re going to get people in trouble in the Big Ten, and that’s just their first game. And as they grow, they’re going to get better with Gary leading their defense. But Gary’s a phenomenal football coach. He’s a phenomenal culture builder, and a credit to Lincoln. To have the humility as a head coach, and the foresight to hire a Hall-of-Famer. A lot of coaches wouldn’t do that. They’re like, ‘No, I’m not going to hire a guy that caliber in my chair.’ But to his credit, Lincoln hired a guy that’s one of the best defensive minds of all time. The 4-2-5, he’s basically the pioneer and creator of that. A very phenomenal coach.”
WAFLE HOUSE
* Few defensive freshmen have been as disruptive or dominant as DE Luke Wafle, On3/Rivals’ No. 1 overall prospect from the 2026 class.
* Wafle, a Midseason True Freshman All-American as named by On3/Rivals, 247Sports and The Athletic, is the true freshman leader in QB Pressures across the FBS this season with 23.
* He has recorded 36 total tackles (26 solo), including 8.5 TFLs and 3 sacks.
* Wafle is a strong run defender with the most stops (21) among true freshman edges and defensive linemen, according to PFF.
* He has only missed three tackles in 2026 according to PFF and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his standout performance against Louisiana when he tallied 5 tackles, including 4 solo stops, a career-high 2.0 TFLs and 1 sack.
* Wafle’s 8.5 tackles for loss are the most by a freshman defensive lineman since DL Drake Jackson had 11.5 tackles for loss in 2019.
* Wafle is No. 7 on ESPN’s Top 40 Freshmen List.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT LUKE WAFLE
* Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times – “Luke Wafle. Star.”
* Ryan Dyrud, LA Football Network – “The Trojans have not had an EDGE player like Luke Wafle in, I don’t know, how long. Even the way he sets the edge and sheds blocks to take down the RB is just DIFFERENT”
* Aaron Taylor, College Football Analyst – “DL97 Jide Abasiri and DE94 Luke Wafle are gonna be a problem for people this year.”
* Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times – “I know Luke Wafle is a true freshman. And every game I re-remind myself this, and it still doesn’t seem true.”
PRESSURE UP FRONT
* With 7:51 left in the third quarter, DT Floyd Boucard recovered a fumble, marking the second fumble recovery of Boucard’s career. The last came against Fresno State earlier this season.
* Boucard leads the Big Ten and is No. 6 in the nation in fumbles recovered (2).
* DE Braylan Shelby recorded a sack for minus 7 yards as well a career-high 5 tackles.
* DT Alex VanSumeren and DE Kameryn Crawford each also tallied half a sack.
* DT Jide Abasiri has been named as a Quarterfinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
* Abasiri, a junior, has emerged as a leader of the Trojan defense, earning team captain honors and representing USC at Big Ten Media Days.
* His leadership is matched by his versatility up front.
* Abasiri can play multiple spots along the defensive line, and his ability to disrupt the pocket and draw extra attention creates opportunities for his teammates.
* So far in 2026, he has tallied 24 tackles, including 3.5 for loss of 14 yards (with 1 sack for minus 10 yards) and 2 quarterback hurries.
BIG THANOS ENERGY
* Even though he’s missed four games in 2026 (San José State, Fresno State, Louisiana and Rutgers), DT Jahkeem Stewart continues to make his presence known.
* He also impacts the team with his big personality that is hard to miss and easy to feel.
* After the Washington win, Stewart met with the media and shared his excitement and his craving for some home-cooked gumbo. His charisma quickly brought smiles to the room of journalists as well as Coach Riley and his teammates.
* Lincoln Riley said: “As you guys saw in the post-game [against] Washington, he’s a big personality. He’s extremely competitive. He’s a loud but boisterous guy. You got to have some guys like that in your program, and so he brings a lot of competitiveness and a lot of juice to our defense and to our program. You feel it when he’s there, and you feel a little bit of the gap sometimes, honestly, when he’s not there. So, no question. You feel it. He’s one of the unique players that you feel it from his on-the-field play, and you feel it from his personality and competitive juice, both. And they’re both obviously super valuable.”
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT JAHKEEM STEWART
* Chris Trevino, WeAreSC.com – “THANOS IS INEVITABLE”
* Jeffrey Toobin, Opinion Writer & Author, New York Times – “Thanos — Jahkeem Stewart — is going to be a superstar in the NFL. Bookmark it.”
TACKLING THE TASK
* LB Desman Stephens II decorated his stat sheet against Ohio State, finishing with nine tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
* With Ohio State threatening at the USC 32-yard line in the third quarter, Stephens punched the ball free from running back Isaiah West, and Floyd Boucard recovered it to end the drive.
* USC capitalized on the turnover with a touchdown on its next possession, extending its lead to 27–9.
* LB Deven Bryant led the team with a career-high 11 tackles.
DBs HAVE IT COVERED
* USC’s secondary showed great cohesion, limiting Jeremiah Smith to a season-low 8.3 yards per catch and forced freshman QB Luke Fahey to manufacture long drives.
* When CB Jontez Williams matched up against Smith, Smith only recorded 3 catches on 4 targets for 7 yards.
* CB Chasen Johnson had a career-high 5 tackles.
* S Prophet Brown recorded the first TFL of his career as he tackled Ohio State’s Bo Jackson for a loss of three yards forcing a second-and-13 that would ultimately result in Ohio State taking a field goal rather than finding the end zone.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT ALEX GRAHAM
* Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times – “Alex Graham is clearly essential to USC’s secondary…There’s no player more valuable on the back end of USC’s defense.”
* Kendell Hollowell, USC Trojans on SI – “Having Alex Graham in the lineup makes a big difference.”
* Chris Trevino, WeAreSC.com – “Alex Graham is the best tackler on the defense.”
THE AUSSIE ADVANTAGE
* P Lachlan Carrigan, from Melbourne, Australia, is averaging 48.7 yards on 17 punts this season, a mark that would rank fifth nationally among the listed leaders, though he does not meet the leaderboard’s minimum 3.6 punts-per-game requirement.
* Eight of Carrigan’s punts have traveled at least 50 yards. Six have pinned opponents inside their own 20, 5 at or inside the 10, 3 at or inside the 5 with 1 punt at the 1 against Washington.
* He has averaged over 50-yards in 3 games this season (50.0 versus Louisiana, 56.0 versus Rutgers and 52.5 versus Penn State).
* Against Ohio State, Carrigan tallied 4 punts for 184 yards (46.0 avg.) with a long of 56, booting one inside the 20 and recorded 1 touchback and one punt that was fair caught.
* Carrigan has been instrumental in flipping the field and giving the Trojan defense great field position all season long.
* He also handles holding duties for the Trojans.
SPECIALISTS AT WORK
* K Ryon Sayeri delivered a standout performance making a 54-yard field goal and handling kickoff duties.
* The 54-yarder tied his career-long kick, which also ranks as the second-longest field goal in USC history, came on fourth-and-6 in the second quarter and extended the Trojans’ lead to 17–6.
* Sayeri also averaged 57.9 yards on seven kickoffs, sending three into the end zone for touchbacks.
* Going into halftime, K Caden Chittenden capped off a 10-play, 56-yard drive with a 36-yard field goal. The Trojans took a 20-9 lead going into the half.
* Chittenden scored USC’s final points of the night on a 32-yard field goal to increase USC’s lead to 30-18.
* Chittenden was perfect on the night scoring 2 field goals and 3 PATs.
* WR Tanook Hines returned a kickoff for 24 yards, the longest of his career, to set up a short field for USC to score on a field goal to separate to 30-18.
RANKINGS
* USC is ranked No. 15 in the AP Poll, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and was No. 20 in last week’s initial College Football Playoff Poll.
* Indiana is No. 6 in the AP Poll, No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and was No. 4 in last week’s initial College Football Playoff Poll.
* USC entered the Ohio State game as the only FBS team with three Top 10 opponents remaining.
* USC has beaten three Top 10 opponents just twice in the last 50 years: 2003 and 1978. They won the national title both times.
* USC has only beaten three Top 10 opponents in the same regular season one time in 1967–also a national championship year.
SERIES
* USC has a played Indiana just four times in program history.
* USC hasn’t been to Bloomington since 1981 when the Trojans shut out the Hoosiers 21-0.
IN OCTOBER
* USC has a 323-132-19 (.702) all-time record while playing in the month of October (not including 5 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; revised record: 328-132-19, .705).
GOOD BYES
* USC is 103-51-4 in all regular season games it has played following byes. Since 1955, the Trojans are 64-22-1 following byes (6 of those losses and the tie were to UCLA). (Not including 2 wins vacated due to NCAA penalty; original records: 105-51-4 overall, 66-22-1 since 1955.) USC had 3 regular-season byes in 1996, 2003 and 2004, the first time that had happened since 1935. For the first time since 1995, USC did not have a bye between any of its regular-season games in 2017.
INDIANA CONNECTIONS
* USC has two players from the state of Indiana (P Nate Hillenburg and OL Ryan Pauley), while Indiana has no players from the state of California.
* USC CB Jontez Williams and Indiana LS Drew Clausen both previously played at Iowa State.
* USC WR Trent Mosley, USC QB Jonas Williams, USC DT Braeden Jones and Indiana DB Garrett Reese are all from Chicago, Ill.
* USC S Alex Graham, USC WR Terrell Anderson and Indiana WR Nick Marsh are all from Detroit, Mich.
* USC S Kennedy Urlacher and Indiana DL Josh Burnham both previously played at Notre Dame.
* USC LB Ta’Mere Robinson, USC DE Zuriah Fisher and Indiana DB A.J. Harris all previously played at Penn State.
* USC WR Tanook Hines, USC DE Jadyn Ramos and Indiana DB Carson Williams are all from Houston, Texas.
* USC WR Romero Ison, Indiana DB Byron Baldwin Jr. and Indiana DL Rodney White are all from Baltimore, Md.
* USC RB Tyson Park and Indiana OL Bray Lynch are both from Austin, Texas.
* USC RB Tyson Park, USC OL Breck Kolojay, USC OL Keenyi Pepe and Indiana DL Cam McHaney all prepped together at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
* USC P Lachlan Carrigan and Indiana P Billy Gowers are both from Melbourne, Australia.
* USC P Nate Hillenburg, Indiana WR Davion Chandler, Indiana QB Maverick Geske, Indiana DB Kasmir Hicks, Indiana DB Heath Kizer, Indiana DB Lincoln Murff, Indiana OL Adedamola Ajani, Indiana K Quinn Warren, Indiana DL Cam McHaney and Indiana DL Tyrone Burrus Jr. are all from Indianapolis, Ind.
* USC P Nate Hillenburg and Indiana LB Jeff Utzinger both prepped at Cathedral HS in Indianapolis, Ind.
* USC P Nate Hillenburg, USC OL Ryan Pauley and Indiana DB Iosua Stephens all previously played at Valparaiso.
* USC SNP Caleb Moser and Indiana RB Lee Beebe Jr. both previously played at UAB.
* USC OL Ryan Pauley, Indiana LB Jeff Utzinger, Indiana OL Evan Parker and Indiana K Josh Placzek are all from Carmel, Ind.
* USC OL Ryan Pauley, Indiana OL Evan Parker and Indiana K Josh Placzek all prepped at Carmel HS in Carmel, Ind.
* USC TE Tucker Ashcraft, Indiana DB Preston Zachman, Indiana OL Joe Brunner and Indiana OL Drew Evans all previously played at Wisconsin.
* USC DT Alex VanSumeren and Indiana WR Nick Marsh both previously played at Michigan State.
* USC Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers Coach Mike Ekeler was Indiana’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2011-12.
* Indiana Quarterbacks Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator Tino Sunseri served in a similar role for UCLA in 2025 while USC DT Jordan Abarca was on the Bruin’s roster.
INDIANA SCOUTING REPORT
* Indiana enters the matchup 8-1 overall and 5-1 in Big Ten play after a 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota. The Hoosiers rallied to tie the game on a 60-yard field goal as time expired, then won on a 25-yard touchdown pass from QB Wilson to WR Charlie Becker in overtime.
* Indiana totaled 419 yards against Minnesota, with 275 passing yards and 144 rushing yards. The Hoosiers converted 2-of-13 third downs and committed two turnovers.
* The Hoosiers are averaging 32.4 points and 420.1 yards of total offense per game, including 233.3 passing yards and 186.2 rushing yards.
* QB Josh Hoover has completed 124-of-206 passes for 1,860 yards, 19 TDs and 2 interceptions. Grant Wilson has completed 13-of-22 passes for 230 yards and 3 TDs.
* Against Minnesota, Hoover completed 8-of-19 passes for 119 yards, one touchdown and one interception, finishing with a quarterback rating of 37.7. Wilson, meanwhile, completed 9-of-17 attempts for 156 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions, posting a QBR of 82.8. Wilson also provided a different dimension with his legs, rushing four times for 26 yards. Hoover managed just two yards on three rushing attempts.
* RB Turbo Richard leads Indiana with 745 rushing yards on 113 carries and 6 TDs. RB Lee Beebe Jr. has added 715 yards on 134 carries and 4 TDs.
* WR Charlie Becker leads the Hoosiers with 50 receptions for 875 yards and 9 TDs. WR Nick Marsh has 38 catches for 669 yards and 8 TDs.
* Becker had a team-high 149 receiving yards on eight catches against Minnesota, including the 25-yard overtime touchdown. Marsh added four receptions for 59 yards and a score.
* Indiana converts 40% of its third downs (43-of-107, 11th in the conference) and 50% of its fourth downs (6-of-12, 14th in the conference).
* Defensively, the Hoosiers are allowing 12.4 points and 259.2 total yards per game. Opponents average 183.7 passing yards and 75.6 rushing yards. They lead the Big Ten and are fifth in the nation in first downs defense (133).
* Indiana has recorded 32 sacks and intercepted 7 passes this season. CB Amare Ferrell leads the team with 3 interceptions.
* The Hoosiers have scored on 29-of-34 red-zone possessions, with 22 trips resulting in touchdowns. They are 12th in the Big Ten in red zone offense. Opponents have scored on 15-of-20 red-zone trips and recorded 7 TDs, putting the Hoosiers at No. 2 in the Big Ten for red zone defense.
* Indiana has committed 38 penalties for 313 yards, an average of 34.8 penalty yards per game. They lead the conference with the fewest penalties and are fifth in the nation for fewest penalties.
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INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Relax? Not on Thursday night. Not with Tennessee Tech committed to chaos and pressure, again and again and again, airballs and fouls be darned.
Indiana (4-0) weathered that storm, and everything else, in a 90-66 victory at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. For coach Darian DeVries, even with second-half leads as large as 29 points, uncertainty never left.
“This was one of those games you don’t sleep well because you’re preparing for 40 minutes of pressure,” DeVries said. “You know what the game is going to be like. They were never going to stop. So you don’t get to relax.”
Tennessee Tech (2-2), which came in averaging 100 points and 15 made 3-pointers a game, turned its small, quick roster into a weapon by forcing a frenetic pace in which it swarmed, pressured, harassed … and fouled, 28 for the game. For most of the first half, it worked despite the Hoosiers’ attacking counter.
In the second half, IU took control it never lost, ratcheting up the defense and rebounding while winning the final 20 minutes, 49-29.
“Coach talked to us at the half,” forward Aiden Sherrell said, “and gave us a message. It was like, ‘We’ve got to pick it up.’ We went out there and executed what he told us to do — get back to our principles, continue to communicate on defense and it will work out.”
It certainly worked out offensively. IU shot 67 percent from the field in the second half, after shooting 41 percent in the first half. It also was 26-for-36 from the line for the game.
“We just had to give each other a window to get open,” Sherrell said. “They were pressing the whole game. We had to be strong, get open and just move the ball.”
IU finished with 14 turnovers, but only five in the first half. It had a 12-11 edge in points off turnovers.
“Whatever we were up by,” DeVries said, “we had to break the press every time. We talked about 40 minutes of focus to do that. You can’t give into it. I thought we did a good job with that.”
Center Samet Yigitoglu exploited his 7-foot-2 size against the smaller Golden Eagles for a 6-0, game-opening, two-minute start before a cut by his eye bloodied his face and forced him to the locker room for stitches. He returned with seven minutes left in the first half and finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
There was never a thought, he said, about not returning.
“Even when I was in the locker room and it was bad,” he said, “I was thinking, ‘I’m going to be back.’ It was like, I’m not quitting the game. I was ready to go back.”
Yigitoglu was 9-for-10 from the field for his best game as a Hoosier after transferring from SMU.
“He’s not always scoring, but he did tonight,” DeVries said. “He’s still a force down there. He’s drawing fouls. Our bigs have physicality. They’re impacting the game, not just by scoring and rebounding, but by drawing fouls.”
Yigitoglu was an inside catalyst that helped produce balanced scoring. Five Hoosiers reached double figures. Guard Bryce Lindsay came off the bench for 15 points and three 3-pointers. Guard Markus Burton had 12 points and seven assists. Sherrell and guard Jaeden Mustaf each had 11 points. Sherrell added eight rebounds. Forward Trevor Manhertz had 10 points and five rebounds.
“I can bring double teams in the post,” Yigitoglu said, “so somebody will be open on the perimeter. I’m just creating space for them.”
IU rallied to win the rebounding battle for the fourth straight game, 41-35. Seven Hoosiers had at least three rebounds.
“We just needed to bring more effort,” Sherrell said. “Sometimes we didn’t crash (the boards). Coach gave us a message – crash every time and with a lot of effort.
“It was lackluster before and we just picked it up.”
*****
A pick and roll set up Yigitoglu for a game-opening layup. A Burton feed produced his second layup a minute later. Thirty seconds after that, he powered in a hook shot for a 6-0 IU lead.
Seconds later, Yigitoglu suffered a cut by his eye and was led into the locker room.
A Manhertz offensive rebound and basket put the Hoosiers ahead 10-5 after six minutes. Tennessee Tech shot its way to a 13-12 lead two minutes later with a 12-6 rebounding advantage.
Back came Sherrell from a brief rest. Manhertz drove for a dunk, then hit a 3-pointer, was fouled and made the free throw for an 18-13 IU lead.
A pair of Sherrell free throws gave the Hoosiers a 26-23 as Yigitoglu returned. Lindsay’s 3-pointer came off a Yigitoglu assist. Indiana’s 8-0 run built a 34-24 lead with five minutes left in the half.
A Yigitoglu layup helped IU lead 41-37 at halftime. The Hoosiers converted Tennessee Tech’s 17 fouls into 16-for-23 free throw shooting. Yigitoglu led IU with 10 points.
One statistic DeVries wanted to change — the Golden Eagles had a 21-18 rebounding advantage.
IU fed Yigitoglu for a couple of layups and a 48-40 lead in the opening minutes of the second half. Mustaf’s layup and a Lindsay 3-pointer made it 57-44 five minutes into the second half. Lindsay added his third 3-pointer. Forward Trent Sisley defended Tennessee Tech into a three-second’s-in-the-paint turnover. The lead swelled to 17, then 19, then 21, then 25.
The Golden Eagles were finished.
IU next heads to New York City and it plays Arkansas at Madison Square Garden.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. IOWA
PURDUE NOTES:
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football hits the road, traveling to No. 15 Iowa for a primetime matchup on NBC (7:30 p.m. ET).
QUICK HITS
The Boilermakers have won four of the past seven matchups in the series, including two of the past three in Iowa City.
Barry Odom is facing Iowa for the first time in his head coaching career. The Hawkeyes are the 61st different program that Odom has played against as a head coach.
Purdue has punted only 26 times this season, the second fewest in the Big Ten and 16th fewest nationally. The Boilermakers have punted three times or less in seven of their nine games this season, including a pair of games with only one punt (vs. Indiana State, vs. Maryland).
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the country with 21 made field goals. His 95.5 field goal percentage leads the nation among those with a minimum of 15 attempts.
Just nine games into the season, Asaad Waseem (Biletnikoff Award Watch List) has recorded 709 receiving yards. It is the most receiving yards by a Boilermaker in a single season since All-American Charlie Jones (New York Giants) tallied a school-record 1,361 yards in 2022. Waseem ranks eighth in the Big Ten in receiving yards.
Quarterback Ryan Browne (Manning Award Watch List) ranks second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in passing yards (2,260).
After throwing for 296 yards last week against Maryland, Browne became the 12th quarterback in program history to eclipse 5,000 career passing yards.
Becoming the first Boilermaker with double-digit rushing touchdowns in a season since 2015, Fame Ijeboi (Doak Walker Award Watch List) ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally with 10 rushing touchdowns.
Purdue is 37-of-40 in the red zone this season (22 touchdowns, 15 field goals). The 92.5 scoring percentage ranks 20th in the country.
THE KID CAN KICK
True freshman Jacobo Echeverria Lozano has been a reliable weapon this season, going 21-of-22 on field goal opportunities, including four games with three or more made field goals.
He holds the Purdue freshman record for field goals in a season, ranking fourth in Purdue single-season history and 15th on the Boilermaker career chart.
Echeverria Lozano had a historic day against Maryland, taking over the freshman record on his first kick. He went 5-of-5 for the game, matching the second-most made field goals in a game in Purdue history.
He ranks second nationally and first in the Big Ten in made field goals. He is one of seven kickers with multiple field goals in at least six games this season.
His lone miss was a 49-yard attempt against Wake Forest.
Echeverria Lozano has made three field goals in four games this season, tied with Mitchell Fineran (2021) for the most by a Boilermaker kicker in the last 25 seasons.
He was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after converting a trio of kicks in the win over Illinois.
Before splitting the uprights from a career-long 49 yards out at Penn State, he connected twice from 48 yards this season against Notre Dame and Washington for the longest field goals by a true freshman since Carson Wiggs hit a then-school-record 53-yarder at Ohio State on Oct. 11, 2008.
Against Wake Forest, the rookie connected on a trio of field goals, including the game-tying effort as the fourth quarter expired to force overtime.
He wasted little time putting his highly ranked right leg to use in week one against Indiana State, splitting the uprights a trio of times from 39, 27 and 25 yards for the most kicks in a game by a freshman at Purdue going back to 1995.
SHIBEST’S SUPERB SPECIAL TEAMS
Special teams coordinator James Shibest has his unit playing superb week in and week out.
Under Shibest’s guidance, freshman Jacobo Echeverria Lozano has become one of the best kickers in the country by connecting on 21-of-22 attempts to rank second nationally.
Purdue has blocked two punts on the season, just behind UCLA, Wisconsin and Sacramento State for the most in the country. Bisi Owens blocked both punts to serve as the nation’s individual leader.
At Penn State, Owens blocked a punt with fellow wide receiver Jalil Hall picking it up and returning it for a touchdown. It marked Purdue’s first blocked punt for a touchdown since Sept. 6, 2008 against Northern Colorado when Frank Haliburton blocked a punt and Mike Conway returned the ball 11 yards for a score.
Purdue also ranks 19th in the nation in net punting (42.7).
FRESHMEN IMPACT
A total of 15 Purdue freshmen have found playing time this season, including several that have made significant contributions.
Arriving in the summer, Jacobo Echeverria Lozano won the kicking battle and has become one of the best place kickers in the entire country, going 21-for-22 to rank second in the country in both made field goals and field goal percentage.
Rico Schrieber and Brock Brownfield have earned starts on the offensive line. Schrieber has started the past five games, while Brownfield started the first two before being featured in jumbo packages.
Three true freshmen have caught passes this season: Ar’Mari Towns (4), Brandon Kinsey (3) and Cooper McCutchan (2).
Josiah Hope and Aiden Solecki have added depth to the defensive interior, as both Boilermakers have played in six straight games.
PUTTING UP POINTS
The Purdue offense has put up points throughout the season, averaging 29.4 points per game, on pace for the team’s highest scoring average since 2018.
It took only eight games for the Boilermakers to surpass their entire season points total from each of the past two seasons.
Purdue scored 38 points against UCLA. In their following four Big Ten games, the Bruins surrendered a combined 35 points to the opposition.
The Boilermaker offense has moved the ball down the field, limiting the team to only having to punt 26 times this season (second fewest in the Big Ten, 16th fewest nationally). Purdue has punted three times or less in seven of its nine games.
CORREA IN COVERAGE
While he’s one of Purdue’s leading tacklers, linebacker Charles Correa has also shown his ability to defend the opponent’s passing game.
Correa’s six pass breakups are the most by a linebacker nationwide, tied alongside Texas’ Rasheem Biles.
Against No. 3 Notre Dame, Correa hauled in his first career interception by picking off CJ Carr. The INT snapped Carr’s streak of passes without a pick at 133 attempts.
HE’S YA BOY, IJEBOI
Fame Ijeboi has made an immediate impact for Purdue after transferring from Minnesota, becoming one of the leaders on the offensive side of the ball.
With 620 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the year, he ranks second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in rushing touchdowns.
Finding the end zone against Maryland, Ijeboi became the 22nd Boilermaker to record double-digit rushing touchdowns in a season and the first since Markell Jones in 2015.
Ijeboi has a pair of three-touchdown games this season, the first Boilermaker to accomplish the feat since Kory Sheets in 2008.
With a receiving touchdown to his credit, Ijeboi’s 11 total touchdowns this season are the most by a Boilermaker through the first nine games of a season since Sheets in 2008.
Ijeboi had the best game of his career against his former team, running for 195 yards and three scores to lead Purdue to a 28-point win over Minnesota. It was the 15th-best rushing game in terms of yardage in program history as well as the most by a Boilermaker since 2017. He became the second Boilermaker this century to total at least 195 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in a single game.
Against Wake Forest, Ijeboi finished with 114 rushing yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns. Ijeboi also added six receptions for 42 yards. Finding the end zone three times, he became the first Boilermaker with three rushing touchdowns in a game since D.J. Knox helped Purdue knock off No. 2 Ohio State in the famous Tyler Trent Game (Oct. 20, 2018).
DYNAMIC DUO
Transfers Asaad Waseem and Xavier Townsend lead the Purdue receivers with 43 and 41 catches, respectively.
The duo has combined for 1,147 yards. Waseem paces the Boilers with 709 yards, while Townsend is right behind his teammate with 438 yards and a team-high three touchdowns. Townsend also has a 30-yard rushing touchdown to his credit (vs. Maryland).
In the Big Ten opener at UCLA, Waseem and Townsend both had big nights. Townsend caught six passes for a career-high 162 yards and two scores. Waseem hauled in eight passes for a career-best 149 yards on the night. It marked the first time since Purdue played Northwestern at Wrigley Field in 2021 that the Boilermakers had two players with 100 yards receiving.
Townsend became the first Boilermaker with multiple receiving scores since Deion Burks in 2023 against Fresno State. His 162 yards receiving were the most by a Boilermaker since Charlie Jones posted the same tally against Michigan in the 2022 Big Ten Championship Game.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://purduesports.com/documents/add57578-148e-4ff3-92a8-a83b93561a74.pdf
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IOWA GAME NOTES:
• Iowa has won eight straight Kinnick Stadium night games, dating back to 2022. • The Hawkeyes were 19th in the initial College Football Playoff rankings that were released on Nov. 3. Iowa has been in the rankings 36 weeks since its inception – the 15th-most in the nation. • November is for the Hawkeyes… Iowa has won 24 of its last 29 games in the month of November dating back to 2019. • L.J. Phillips, Jr., rushed for 128 yards in Week 10 at Northwestern, becoming Iowa’s fifth different 100-yard rusher in 2026. It’s the first time in program history Iowa has had five 100-yard rushers in a single season. • Braeden Jackson had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Week 10 at Northwestern. He is the fifth player in program history to have two kickoff returns for a TD and one of four players in the nation this season with multiple returns for TDs. • Over his last two games, QB Hank Brown is completing 80 percent of his passes (36- of-45) for 348 yards and three touchdowns. • WR Tony Diaz had a 24-yard touchdown reception against Northwestern – his second straight game with a touchdown catch. • The Hawkeye defense has allowed one touchdown over its last nine quarters (and two over the last 12 quarters) dating back to Week 8 at Minnesota. The unit is third in the FBS in scoring defense (12.2), fifth in rushing defense, (81.9), eighth in sacks (3.33) and ninth in total defense (276.7). • Iowa has three shutouts this season — the most for the program since 1997. The unit has 12 shutouts since 2018 – the most in the nation during that span. • Iowa is bowl eligible for the 14th consecutive season and for the 24th time in the last 26 seasons. • The Hawkeyes have two victories over ranked opponents this season (at Michigan, Wisconsin) – a first since 2021. • Iowa’s defense limited Washington to (-3) rushing yards in Week 6 – the second-fewest yards allowed under Kirk Ferentz and the fewest since 2004. Iowa has held five opponents under 100 rushing yards this season. • Iowa’s offense finished with 465 yards of total offense against at Washington – the most in a Big Ten game under OC Tim Lester. • Iowa’s offensive line has allowed eight sacks in its first nine games (eighth in FBS), while the rushing attack averages 173.8 yards per contest, ranking 47th nationally. • Third-year linebacker Cam Buffington – a Butkus Award semifinalist — has a team-high 82 tackles and has led the team in tackles in five games. He has four 10+ tackle games, including a career-high 15 stops against Iowa State – the most in a game by a Hawkeye since Jay Higgins in 2024. He is second in the Big Ten (23rd nationally), averaging 9.1 tackles per game. • Iowa has sold out 33 consecutive games in Kinnick Stadium.
THE SERIES • Purdue holds a 50-41-3 advantage in the series that began with a 16-0 Iowa win in 1910. Iowa has won two straight in the series. • Iowa won the last meeting, 20-14, in 2023 in Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are 23-21-2 all-time in games played in Iowa City. • Saturday’s game is the first time Barry Odom has squared off against the Hawkeyes as a head coach. Odom was an assistant coach at Missouri in 2010 when Iowa beat the Tigers in the 2010 Insight Bowl. • Iowa and the Boilermakers battled to a 21-21 tie at West Lafayette in 1994. That contest marked the last tie game for Iowa before the college football tiebreaker system was put in place.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://storage.googleapis.com/hawkeyesports-prod/2026/11/09/2pW4aZPA1g2czGs5OR9Yu9XJhGIRTsLCUGFo7I16.pdf
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PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 13-ranked Purdue volleyball secured a 3-1 victory at Michigan State, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-21. With the win, Purdue improves to 17-7 (10-5 Big Ten) while Michigan State falls to 17-8 (7-8 Big Ten).
The Boilermakers were led by Taylor Anderson’s near triple-double. The senior setter totaled a perfect 7-for-7 on the attack wtih 52 assists, 10 digs, three blocks and service ace. Not only did Anderson notch her seven kills in just the first two sets of play, it was not only a season-high, but one shy of her career-best set a year ago. Anderson led the squad to one of the most efficient matches of Big Ten play, finishing the night with a .383 clip, which included hitting over .600% for the first half of Set 2.
Overall, the Boilermakers held the edge in efficiency (.383 vs .245), total kills (64 vs. 56) and digs (56 vs 47). The team weathered the story, seeing six tied scores in Set 4, but never relented the lead. In fact, after the Boilermakers fell in Set 1 (which saw 15 tied scores and seven lead changes), the Boilermakers never trailed again.
Ryan McAleer led all players with 19 digs, 12 of which came over the final two sets of action.
The middles had a stellar night on offense, with Dior Charles going errorless with five kills on nine attacks (.556%), and Kate Hansen reaching double-digit kills while hitting over .600% with 10 kills, 1 error on 14 swings for a .643 clip. Together, the middles combined for five of the team’s six blocks.
Hansen has improved to hitting over .600% in four of the last six matches, and was one kill away from tying her Purdue career-high, which was set last week at Ohio State.
UP NEXT
Purdue will head to Ann Arbor for a Saturday evening showdown at the Crisler Center. The Boilermakers and Wolverines will begin at 6 p.m. ET on B1G+. Then, Purdue wraps up the regular season on Tuesday night at Indiana for the Monon Spike match.
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PURDUE WRESTLING
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue wrestling team is set to compete in its first varsity tournament of the season when it returns to the Tiger Style Invite on Saturday in Columbia, Missouri.
The fifth annual Tiger Style Invite, hosted by Mizzou inside Hearnes Center, will feature six teams: Little Rock, Missouri, Morgan State, Oregon State, Purdue and South Dakota State.
The all-day tournament begins at 11 a.m. ET, with live streams of each mat available on FloWrestling.
The Boilermakers (3-0, 0-0 B1G) will make their third consecutive appearance at the event, sending 21 wrestlers to compete. It will mark Purdue’s largest contingent at a single event this season, with ranked starters and other contributors gaining valuable early-season tournament experience.
The all-day event will feature 10 different brackets for the 10 weight classes. It is a standard double-elimination style collegiate tournament. Purdue placed second in 2024 with six placewinners, including one champion in current director of player personnel Matt Ramos. Last season, the Boilermakers finished fourth with six placewinners and two champions: Brody Baumann and Stoney Buell.
Baumann (No. 22 at 174 pounds) returns Saturday with the goal of defending his title. As many as 30 nationally ranked wrestlers are expected to compete across the 10 weight classes.
Purdue is ranked No. 17 in the latest InterMat team tournament rankings, while Missouri is No. 9 and Little Rock is No. 21. Mizzou (No. 9), Little Rock (No. 26), South Dakota State (No. 28) and Oregon State (No. 30) all holds spots in the team dual rankings.
Along with Baumann, Purdue’s two other ranked starters are also making the trip. Joey Blaze, who moved up to No. 2 nationally at 165 pounds this week, returns to the Tiger Style Invite for the first time in two years. Isaiah Schaefer (No. 24 at 141 pounds) is also back at the site of his breakout performance in 2025, when he placed second in his collegiate wrestling debut and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
Purdue Travel Party
Not all wrestlers are guaranteed to compete.
125 | Ashton Jackson
125 | Isaiah Quintero
133 | Vincent Paino
133 | Zach Stewart
141 | #24 Isaiah Schaefer
141 | Tylin Thrine
149 | Gavin Brown
149 | Cole Solomey
157 | Jackson Bradley
157 | Brody Saccoccia
165 | #2 Joey Blaze
165 | Adrian Pellot
165 | Jacob Weaver
174 | #22 Brody Baumann
174 | Xavier Smith
184 | Quinn Herbert
184 | James Rowley
197 | Noah Weaver
285 | Dominic Burgett
285 | Austin Richens
285 | Tyson Russell
RANKED COMPETITION BREAKDOWN
Rankings via InterMat
125 lbs
#16 Brady Roark – South Dakota State
#20 Mack Mauger – Mizzou
133 lbs
#9 Gage Walker – Mizzou
#27 Gabe Whisenhunt – Oregon State
141 lbs
#13 Zan Fugitt – Mizzou
#21 Nash Singleton – Oregon State
#24 Isaiah Schaefer – Purdue
149 lbs
#12 Seth Mendoza – Mizzou
#30 Kyrel Leavell – Little Rock
#22 Noah Tolentino – Oregon State
157 lbs
#20 Cael Swensen – South Dakota State
#21 Brock Herman – Little Rock
#26 CJ Hamblin – Oregon State
#32 Yannis Charles – Morgan State
165 lbs
#2 Joey Blaze – Purdue
#24 J Conway – Mizzou
#33 Jacob Herm – South Dakota State
174 lbs
#3 Cam Steed – Mizzou
#18 Drake Rhodes – South Dakota State
#22 Brody Baumann – Purdue
#23 Daschle Lamer – Oregon State
184 lbs
#4 Aeoden Sinclair – Mizzou
197 lbs
#3 Stephen Little – Little Rock
#9 Luke Geog – Mizzou
#10 Justin Rademacher – Oregon State
#22 Thomas Dineen – South Dakota State
285 lbs
#16 Josiah Hill – Little Rock
#19 Jarrett Stoner – Mizzou
#25 Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME NOTES: VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
GAME DAY AT A GLANCE • Saturday afternoon will mark the 29th meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College. The series stands with a 19-9-0 Notre Dame advantage all-time. • The Irish are 9-5-0 all-time in home games against the Eagles. • The first meeting between Notre Dame and Boston College inside Notre Dame Stadium came in 1987, when the Irish defeated the Eagles 32-25. • Notre Dame has won ten consecutive games against Boston College. The current Irish streak started in 2009, ending a six-game winning streak in the series for the Eagles, which started in 2001. • It is the second meeting between Marcus Freeman and Bill O’Brien as head coaches. • The Irish are 2-0 against the Eagles under Freeman. • Notre Dame claimed a 25-10 win in Chestnut Hill over Boston College a season ago on November 1, 2025, in the most recent matchup of the two sides. • The last time the teams clashed at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish won big 44-0 win over Boston College on November 19, 2022. • The teams play for the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl, a crystal trophy presented by the Notre Dame Club of Boston. The base of the trophy is inscribed with results dating back to the series’ inception in 1975. • The trophy is named after Hall of Fame Coach Frank Leahy, who served as the head coach at Boston College from 1939-40 and Notre Dame from 1941-43 and again from 1946-53. • The Irish are 23-4 against current ACC opponents under Dick Corbett Head Coach Marcus Freeman. Freeman has five wins against ACC opponents in every season he has coached at Notre Dame. Freeman and the Irish already have three wins over the conference this season.
NOTRE DAME STADIUM NOTES • Notre Dame Stadium has been the home of Irish football since 1930. The Irish are in their 97th season at Notre Dame Stadium in 2026. • Notre Dame holds a 538-133-13 record at home all time. • Seating capacity is listed as 77,622 while the playing surface is artificial field turf. • All seven home games of the 2025 season were sold out: the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th sell-outs of the Marcus Freeman era. The last 24 games in a row, dating back to the start of the 2023 season, have been sold out.
WO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jordan Faison caught six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown against Miami, extending his reception streak to 30 games. He added a career-long 56-yard punt return and now has 142 career receptions for 1,892 yards. • Matt Jeffery made his 25th career football appearance against Miami. The two- sport athlete has four catches for 37 yards and a touchdown this season and blocked a punt against Michigan State. • Jaden Greathouse had a 19-yard reception to help set up Notre Dame’s touchdown just before halftime. He has 23 catches for 308 yards and two touchdowns this season, with 87 career receptions for 1,238 yards and 11 scores. • Mylan Graham tied his career high with three receptions against Miami, catching all three passes thrown his way for 32 yards. His 13-yard catch opened the third-quarter touchdown drive that put Notre Dame ahead 24-3. • Will Black has started all nine games at left tackle in 2026. He helped protect CJ Carr on 40 pass attempts against Miami as Notre Dame extended its streak without allowing a sack to six games. • Anthonie Knapp has started all 36 games of his career. After 27 starts at left tackle, he has started all nine games at left guard in 2026 for an offense averaging 439.3 yards per game. • Ashton Craig made his 21st career start against Miami and improved to 17-4 as Notre Dame’s starting center. He has started all nine games this season, helping the Irish average 39.3 points per game. • Guerby Lambert has started 21 consecutive games, including all nine at right tackle in 2026. Notre Dame has allowed just two sacks in 287 pass attempts and has scored 21 rushing touchdowns this season. • Sullivan Absher made his eighth consecutive start at right guard against Miami and has appeared in 38 career games. He has started 13 of Notre Dame’s last 14 games at right guard, with the Irish winning 12 of those 13 starts. • Cooper Flanagan has turned five of his 11 career receptions into touchdowns. He has six catches for 48 yards and two scores in eight appearances this season and made his seventh start of 2026 against Miami. • James Flanigan caught a four-yard pass on Notre Dame’s opening scoring drive against Miami. He has six receptions for 26 yards and a touchdown in nine appearances this season. • Jack Larsen caught two passes for nine yards against Miami, including a three- yard reception on the fourth-quarter touchdown drive. He has nine catches for 74 yards this season, with a career-high four receptions at BYU. • Micah Gilbert set career highs with nine receptions and two touchdown catches against Miami, finishing with 98 yards. His touchdowns covered 18 and 20 yards. He has 33 catches for 528 yards and five scores this season. • Jerome Bettis Jr. averages 17.0 yards per catch with 10 receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown in seven appearances. In his most recent appearance, against Navy, he set career highs with six catches and 78 yards and scored his first career touchdown. • CJ Carr completed a career-high 29 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns without an interception against Miami. He went 6-for-7 for 79 yards on the touchdown drive before halftime and now has 4,909 career passing yards and 45 touchdown passes. • Noah Grubbs has completed 15 of 23 passes (65.2%) for 176 yards and a touchdown without an interception in four appearances. His first career touchdown pass came at Purdue, where he also recorded his longest completion of 26 yards. • Nolan James Jr. turned a fourth-and-two reception into a career-long 36-yard gain against Miami, then capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run. He has scored in all nine games and leads the Irish with 571 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns. • Jonaz Walton set a career high with three receptions for 26 yards against Miami and added 37 rushing yards. He has 514 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 79 carries, averaging 6.5 yards per attempt, plus eight catches for 96 yards. • Aneyas Williams converted third-and-four with a 10-yard reception on Notre Dame’s touchdown drive before halftime against Miami. He has 333 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, plus 11 catches for 123 yards and another score this season.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Boubacar Traore matched his career high with six tackles against Miami, adding 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack. He leads the Irish with seven tackles for loss, four sacks and 10 quarterback hurries this season, with 14.5 career sacks. • Loghan Thomas has 12 tackles and two sacks in eight appearances this season. Both of his tackles for loss have been sacks, against Michigan State and Purdue. He has 21 career tackles and 3.5 sacks. • Rodney Dunham has appeared in all nine games of his freshman season, recording 12 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery. He has matched his career high of three tackles three times.. • Armel Mukam recorded two tackles against Miami, including a stop with Adon Shuler that held Darian Mensah to no gain from the Notre Dame 1. He has 17 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in nine appearances. • Jason Onye has 56 career tackles, 3.5 sacks and three blocked kicks in 34 appearances. He has four tackles in three games this season, including three stops in his return against BYU. • Francis Brewu made his seventh consecutive start against Navy and has 16 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks this season. Brewu recorded Notre Dame’s only sack at North Carolina, a seven-yard loss. • Elijah Hughes recorded a tackle against Miami and has five stops in nine appearances this season. He has 38 career tackles, including 26 in 21 appearances for Notre Dame. • Tionne Gray recorded his first career pass breakup on a third-down throw late in the first half against Miami, forcing a punt. He added three tackles and has 16 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack this season. • Bryce Young shared a sack with Boubacar Traore on the opening play of Miami’s final possession. He finished with two tackles and has 25 stops, six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks this season, with seven career sacks. • Keon Keeley has appeared in all nine games of his first season with the Irish, recording nine tackles and two pass breakups. His two breakups already exceed his total of one before joining Notre Dame. • Jaiden Ausberry matched his career high with nine tackles against Miami and recovered the game-ending fumble. His three fumble recoveries lead the Irish this season, and he has five in his career, along with 149 tackles. • Jaylen Sneed broke up Miami’s second-to-last pass while also pressuring Darian Mensah. He added two tackles in his 54th career appearance and has 36 stops this season and 143 in his career. • Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa recorded seven tackles, two tackles for loss and an 11-yard sack against Miami. He set career highs with nine tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks at Boston College on Nov. 1, 2025. • Madden Faraimo recorded a tackle against Miami and has appeared in all nine games this season, totaling six stops. He has 22 career tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks. • Christian Gray recorded six tackles and two pass breakups against Miami. He has 18 tackles and three breakups this season, with 81 tackles, six interceptions and 25 pass breakups in his career. • Leonard Moore forced Cooper Barkate’s fumble on the final play against Miami to seal the victory. He finished with four tackles and now has seven career interceptions, 23 pass breakups and four forced fumbles. • Adon Shuler shared the team lead with nine tackles against Miami, bringing his career total to 160. He has 42 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a forced fumble this season, with six career interceptions. • Luke Talich recorded six tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against Miami. His breakup on fourth-and-six from the Notre Dame 18 ended a fourth-quarter scoring threat. He leads the Irish with three interceptions and has 43 tackles this season. • Joey O’Brien recorded a tackle against Miami and has 12 stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in nine appearances. His first career start, at Purdue, featured five tackles and a half-sack. • DJ McKinney owns Notre Dame’s only interception-return touchdown of 2026, a 55- yard score against Wisconsin. He has started all seven of his appearances, recording nine tackles, a tackle for loss, an interception and two pass breakups. • Jayden Sanders recorded two tackles and two pass breakups in his third start of the season against Miami. He leads the Irish with eight pass breakups and has 13 tackles and an interception in nine appearances.
COMPLETE NOTES: https://bceagles.com/documents/2026/11/10/2026_Notre_Dame_Football_Game_Notes_-_Game_10_vs_Boston_College_-_Late_Week.pdf
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BOSTON COLLEGE NOTES:
Match-Up: Boston College (4-5, 2-4 ACC) at #3 Notre Dame (8-1)
Date and Time: Saturday, Nov. 14 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Location (Stadium): South Bend, Ind. (Notre Dame Stadium)
Watch: NBC
Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM
FIRST-AND-10
» Boston College Football travels to South Bend, Ind. to take on #3 Notre Dame on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 p.m.
» The game will be televised on NBC. Jason Benetti (play-by-play) and Jason Garrett (analyst) are on the call with sideline reporter Caroline Pineda.
» Coverage on the Boston College Sports Network begins 30 minutes prior to kickoff on WEEI 93.7 FM. Jon Meterparel (play-by-play) is joined on the call by former BC linebacker Pete Cronan in the booth and former BC quarterback Scott Mutryn on the sideline.
EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS
» The Eagles defense has 15 takeaways (12 interceptions, three fumble recoveries), which is the most in the ACC.
» Boston College’s 12 interceptions is the most in the ACC and the seventh-most nationally.
» Charlie Comella’s four interceptions leads the Eagles in 2026, and is tied for seventh-most nationally.
» Comella finished with a career-best eight tackles vs. Florida State (11/7).
» Through nine games, Boston College has allowed 187.3 passing yards per game to opposing teams, which ranks second in the ACC.
» KP Price leads the ACC in solo tackles (41) with Marcus Upton ranking second (40).
» Upton recorded his first-career interception vs. Florida State (11/7).
» Anthony Palano ranks fourth in the ACC in total tackles (76) and fifth in solo tackles (36).
» Mason McKenzie ranks in the top-10 in two rushing categories in the ACC: Total rushing yards (676, 6th overall, best among ACC quarterbacks) and rush yards per game (75.1, 8th, best among ACC quarterbacks).
» At 254.7 yards per game, McKenzie ranks seventh in total offense in the ACC.
» Nedrick Boldin Jr. caught a 29-yard touchdown in the second quarter vs. Florida State (11/7), his second career touchdown reception and the longest reception he’s had in his career. He finished with a career-high 49 yards on two catches.
» Javarius Green caught his second career touchdown on a two-yard reception in the third quarter vs. Florida State, his first touchdown since the Pitt game (10/17).
» Bo MacCormack III averages 5.04 yards per carry, which ranks eighth in the ACC.
» MacCormack scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter vs. Florida State (11/7) on the team’s opening drive, his fifth rushing touchdown this season. He finished with 105 yards on 16 carries, the second time in his career he’s rushed for 100+ yards in a game.
» Averaging 165.9 rushing yards per game, The Eagles own a top-10 rushing attack in the ACC (7th).
COMPLETE NOTES: https://bceagles.com/documents/2026/11/10/GAME_TEN_ND_NOTES.pdf
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NOTRE DAME HOCKEY
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Sammy Nelson was the hero in the series-opening win over No. 4 Michigan State, scoring his second goal of the night to give Notre Dame a 3-2 overtime victory. Thursday’s game was presented by Jordan Lexus of Mishawaka.
The win gives the Irish three straight victories, all in Big Ten play and two coming in overtime. Notre Dame is now 5-6 on the season and 3-2 in the Big Ten.
Sammy Nelson turned in the best performance of his young career, finishing with two goals, his first multi-goal game as a collegiate player. Both of Sammy’s goals were assisted by one of his two older brothers on the team, Danny.
Pano Fimis also scored in the win, marking his second-straight game with a goal and fourth straight with a point. Fimis also continued his strong play at the faceoff dot, winning 10-of-15 faceoffs to lead the Irish.
Freshman goaltender Patrick Quinlan had another standout performance in net, making 33 saves while allowing two goals to pick up his third win in as many games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame controlled much of the opening period, recording 10 shots to Michigan State’s six over the first 20 minutes of play but neither team was able to find the back of the net as the game entered the first intermission scoreless at 0-0.
The game sprang to life in the early stages of the second period, as both teams found the back of the net in the opening first four minutes of the period to make it 1-1.
The Spartans struck first off a goal from Shane Vansaghi to break the deadlock at the 1:56 mark of the second.
Notre Dame instantly responded as Danny Nelson threaded a perfect pass to his younger brother Sammy on the backside, who redirected the puck into the net to level the score at 1-1 just over three minutes into the period.
Quinlan made a number of quality saves in the final 10 minutes of the second period to keep the game knotted up at 1-1 heading into the second intermission.
Despite outshooting the Spartans by a margin of 11-4 over the first 10 minutes of the third period, the Spartans managed to retake the lead, as Vansaghi scored his second goal of the evening to put the visitors in front 2-1.
The Fighting Irish once again showed their resilience and came back and scored the equalizer to tie the game at 2-2 at the 10:59 mark of the third courtesy of a goal from Fimis. The sophomore collected the loose puck off the shot from Henry Nelson just outside the crease and calmly placed his shot past the Spartan keeper in the back of the net.
Neither team found the game winner in regulation, sending the game to the extra five-minute session of 3-on-3 overtime.
Sammy Nelson sent the Irish faithful home in the first 30 seconds of overtime, scoring the game winner for his first multi-goal game of his collegiate career. The freshman lost the initial faceoff and then won back possession before skating by a defenseman and firing a shot from the edge of the circle into the back of the net to deliver Notre Dame the 3-2 victory.
ND NOTES
Sammy Nelson’s goal 21 seconds into overtime was the quickest overtime goal scored by the Irish since Cam Morrison’s winner at RPI 13 seconds into the extra session and is the quickest overtime goal at home in program history
The Irish improve to 34-33-1 against Michigan State when playing in South Bend
Notre Dame overcame two deficits in the win, trailing both 1-0 and 2-1
The Irish tied the game up within four minutes of both go-ahead goals from the Spartans
Notre Dame finished with 17 blocks compared to Michigan State’s five over the course of the game
For the second straight game, and third time this season, all three Nelson brothers registered at least one point (Sammy – 2G, Danny 2A, Henry – 1A)
The Irish are 3-0 when all three Nelson brothers have recorded a point in the same game
Sammy Nelson now has five points on the season with three goals and two assists and is the second Notre Dame player with multiple goals in a game this season, joining his brother Danny
Fimis has a point in four straight games and has five on the season off three goals and two assists
Danny Nelson has now totaled multiple points in three straight games, finishing with two assists in the win
Danny Nelson has a team-high 12 points off five goals and seven assists
Paul Fischer has four assists over his last three games and is tied for the team lead in assists with seven
UP NEXT
The Irish and Spartans play game two of the series at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 13 inside Compton Family Ice Arena. The game will be streamed on Peacock.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Butler defeated the North Dakota State Bison 68-61 Thursday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse, led by a game-high 18 points from Judit Valero. With the win, Butler is 4-0, while NDSU is 1-3. This is the first time BU has started 4-0 since the 2018-19 season when Butler opened the year 5-0.
BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS
Valero led all scorers with 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor. She added two assists and a rebound to her stat line.
Taya Ellis was vital for Butler, posting 14 points and nine rebounds while adding an assist and a steal.
Nevaeh Jackson rounded out the Bulldogs in double figures with 11 points. The guard also had five rebounds and a steal.
Tamar Singer paced the offense with nine assists in the game. The junior added nine points, five rebounds and three steals.
Butler shot 48.2 percent (27-56) from the floor and shot 35 percent (7-20) from behind the arc.
Butler forced 13 NDSU turnovers and turned them into 19 points.
NDSU HIGHLIGHTS
Marisa Frost led the Bison with 14 points in the contest. She added four assists and a steal.
Karrington Asp recorded a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Sophie Hawkinson rounded out the Bison in double figures with 13 points.
NDSU shot 39.7 percent (23-58) from the floor and shot 16.7 percent (3-18) from beyond the arc.
The Bison outrebounded the Bulldogs 36-31.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Butler opened the game on a 5-1 run as neither side was able to make shots early. Lili Krasovec and Saniya Jackson found themselves in foul trouble early, forcing the Bulldogs to go to the bench early in the first. Both sides continued to go back and forth throughout the quarter, but it was Butler that held the narrow 9-7 advantage at the end of the first.
The Bulldogs opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer from Valero as the Bulldog lead grew to five (12-7). NDSU responded with back-to-back buckets as the Bison cut the deficit to one. BU answered right back, hitting three-consecutive buckets, which forced the visitors to take a timeout with the Dawgs ahead, 19-14. The Bulldogs continued to hit shots down the stretch, as the BU lead ballooned to as many as nine (29-20) with just under a minute left in the half. Butler took the nine-point advantage into the break.
Both sides opened the quarter trading buckets. Ellis scored six of Butler’s first eight points in the frame as the Bulldog lead stood at eight (37-29) at the media timeout. A Weisbrod 3-pointer followed by a layup from Singer gave Butler its largest lead of the game at 13 (49-36). BU took the 49-38 lead into the final quarter of action.
NDSU started the fourth hot and was able to cut the deficit to seven. A Valero 3-pointer brought the Bulldog lead back to double digits with just over five minutes left in the quarter. NDSU wouldn’t go away as the Bison kept hitting shots down the stretch. BU held an eight-point advantage (61-53) with just over two minutes remaining. Butler was able to fend off the Bison’s comeback efforts, securing the 68-61 victory at the final whistle.
UP NEXT
Butler will once again hit the road this weekend and will travel to Martin, Tenn., to take on the UT Martin Skyhawks. Tip-off at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. CT. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
Butler returns to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a Friday night tip against ACC foe Pitt. Butler University has announced the next chapter in the live mascot program and Butler Blue V will be introduced at Hinkle Fieldhouse during halftime of Friday’s game against Pitt.
Butler Bulldogs (2-1, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
Friday, Nov. 13 • 6:30PM
Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
Watch: Peacock/NBC Sports Network • Eric Rothman & Jordan Cornette
Listen: Fuego 92.7FM, Butler Sports App, SiriusXM 264, SiriusXM App 974, TuneIn Radio App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
Not to be ‘IG-NORED’
• The Bulldogs fell in their first road contest of the season Sunday afternoon, dropping a 100-81 decision to Boise State.
• Boise State (Pac-12) and Pitt are two of the five power conference opponents on Butler’s non-conference schedule, joining a true road game at North Carolina and neutral court contests against both Nebraska and Georgia Tech.
• Jordan Cornette is on the call Friday for Peacock; Jordan’s older brother, Joel, tragically passed away in 2016 at the age of 35 after a Hall of Fame career at Butler that saw the 2003 graduate lead the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournament appearances and score more than 1,000 career points in his four seasons.
• Pitt is 3-0 on the young season and enters the contest off an 82-76 win over Penn State Sunday. Three of Pitt’s next five games are against BIG EAST opponents — Butler, Villanova and DePaul.
• Butler’s average of 24.0 assists per game ranks seventh in the country. The Bulldogs matched a program record with 31 assists in the Nov. 4 win over FDU.
• Butler has assisted on 74.2 percent of their makes through the team’s first three games, a connection rate that is seventh nationally.
• Through three games, Butler is averaging 14.7 made three-pointers per game; that mark is sixth nationally. The Bulldogs matched a program record with 20 made trifectas in the Nov. 4 win over FDU.
• Butler ranks second nationally, attempting 41.0 three-pointers per game. The Bulldogs are 10th in the nation with 59.1 percent of their attempts from the field coming from behind the arc.
• Boise State made 17 three-pointers against Butler in their win in Idaho Sunday; the Bulldog defense had limited its first two opponents to combined 9-for-45 shooting (20 percent) from three-point range.
• At least four Bulldogs have scored in double figures in each of the team’s three games, which includes five scorers in double figures Nov. 4 against FDU after six Bulldogs scored 10 or more in the Nov. 2 opener versus Lafayette.
• Treyson Anderson posted his first double-double in a Butler uniform — and the fourth of his career — with 13 points and 13 rebounds Sunday at Boise State.
• Butler made 15 of 16 free throw attempts Sunday at Boise State; it was the second time in three games that the Bulldogs shot at least 90 percent from the free throw line.
• Eduardo Klafke and Jalen Jackson led Butler with 19 points apiece Sunday at Boise State; those two players and Anderson have scored in double figures in all three games so far this season.
• The 19 points set a career-high for Klafke, who is also averaging 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. Both Klafke (8) and Jackson (8) have already set new career-highs in assists in a game this season.
• Klafke has opened his Butler career by making all 11 of his free throw attempts this season.
• Asim Djulovic led the Bulldogs in scoring in the team’s first two games at home. He went a combined 8-for-11 from three-point range in those two home wins.
• Samis Calderon has played a total of 74 minutes for Butler through three games this season after playing only 66 total minutes at Kansas last season.
• Jackson and Djulovic each hit four three-pointers in both the Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 games. Three Bulldogs hit four three-pointers in both of those games, the fourth and fifth times that has occurred over the last 10 seasons (joining Nov. 11, 2025 vs. Chicago State, Nov. 19, 2022 vs. The Citadel, and Feb. 16, 2016 vs. Creighton).
• Jackson hit four three-pointers in back-to-back games to open the season after hitting four three-pointers only once in his first 103 collegiate games.
• Seven different Bulldogs have scored 10+ in at least one of the games this season.
• Butler is 90-6 in their last 96 home games against non-conference teams.
• Butler’s regular season schedule currently includes 10 games against teams in this week’s AP Top 25 or receiving votes in the poll.
• The Bulldogs have now won their home opener in 28 consecutive seasons; that dates back to 1998 when Missouri State (then referred to as Southwest Missouri State) won at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The Series: Butler leads, 8-6
Streak: Pitt, W1
At Hinkle: Butler leads, 7-6
First Meeting: Dec. 13, 1928; Butler, 35-33 (Hinkle)
Last Meeting: March 21, 2012; Pitt, 68-62-OT (CBI; Hinkle)
Previously with Pitt
• Butler defeated No. 1 seed Pittsburgh, 71-70, in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Shelvin Mack had 30 points in that win as the Bulldogs went on to advance to the NCAA national championship game for the second consecutive season.
• Pittsburgh took a 68-62 overtime win over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the semifinals of the 2012 CBI, which is the most recent meeting in the series.
• The series dates back to Dec. 13, 1928, a 35-33 win by Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
• The first 12 match-ups between the programs occurred between 1928 and 1946.
Coming to Hinkle Fieldhouse
• Butler head coach Ronald Nored has signed a pair of standouts as Lonnie Lyons and Tyson Chandler II will join the Bulldog men’s basketball program beginning with the 2027-28 campaign.
• J’Lon “Lonnie” Lyons has earned the distinction as one of the top guards in the Class of 2027. He is the highest-ranked recruit to sign with Butler out of high school in Bulldog program history.
• Lyons is from Clinton, Maryland and attends Clinton Grace Christian School while playing on the AAU circuit with Team Takeover. The 6-2 guard is ranked 37th nationally by Rivals/On3, 43rd by ESPN, and 51st by 247Sports. All outlets rank him as a four-star recruit.
• Chandler is from Allen, Texas, just outside of Dallas. He plays for Allen High School and Southern Assault on the AAU circuit.
• The 6-9 forward is a consensus three-star recruit. His father played 19 NBA seasons, winning an NBA title in 2011 with the Dallas Mavericks and being named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2012.
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BUTLER XC
The Bulldogs are in Michigan Friday morning, taking part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
Regionals across the country Friday will go a long way in determining the teams who comprise the field at the NCAA Championships later this month in Terre Haute, Indiana. The top two teams at each regional earn automatic berths to the NCAA Championships. Eighteen spots among the 32-team field are solidified at the nine NCAA regionals with the final 14 coming in an at-large capacity.
The Great Lakes Regional will be contested on the Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing. Michigan State is the regional host. The event begins at 10 a.m. with the women’s 6k, followed by the men’s 10k race at 11 a.m.
The Butler men, currently ranked No. 29 in the USTFCCCA national poll, will face off against No. 12 Wisconsin, No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 21 Michigan State, and No. 28 Michigan among the 32-team men’s field.
In their most recent competition, the Bulldogs finished fourth at the 2026 BIG EAST Championships, led by William Zegarski who was the runner-up individually. Graham Tomori and Kyle Grove joined Zegarski in earning All-BIG EAST honors.
The Bulldogs were second at the 2025 regional, led by (now graduated) Jesse Hamlin’s second-place finish and Zegarski’s fourth-place result. Butler has an active streak of six consecutive NCAA Championship appearances.
Zegarski, Tomori and Grove will be joined in the Butler line-up by Sean Byrnes, Simon Jeukenne, Asher Propst, and Matteo Rosio.
The Butler women are joined in the 35-team field by No. 13 Notre Dame and No. 15 Toledo, the two regional teams ranked nationally. Michigan, Indiana and Michigan State round out the top five in the Great Lakes rankings.
Hannah Moore has been Butler’s top finisher in all four of their meets this season, most recently finishing 28th among the BIG EAST Championships field. Hana Boggess was three seconds behind her, placing 31st at the conference meet. That duo is joined in the Butler line-up by Callie Bentley, Emily Berger, Poppy Healy, Mckenna Mazeski, and Ella Olthof.
The Bulldogs got an early look at the regional course, participating in the Spartan Invitational Sept. 11 in what was the first competition of the fall for Butler.
The 2026 NCAA Championships will be held Saturday, Nov. 21 on the LaVern Gibson course in Terre Haute, Indiana. The NCAA Selection Show for the Championships is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, the day after all nine regional meets conclude.
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IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
MILWAUKEE – The IU Indianapolis women’s soccer team will take on top-seeded Milwaukee (14-4-2) on Saturday (Nov. 14) for the Horizon League Tournament title at 1:00 p.m. CT (2 Eastern) on ESPN+. The Jaguars (10-9-2) come in having won six of their past seven matches, including back-to-back road wins to kickoff this year’s Horizon League Tournament. The Jaguars defeated Northern Kentucky 2-1 in the quarterfinals round and followed up with a 3-2 overtime win at No. 2 Green Bay in Wednesday’s semifinal round. IU Indy trailed 2-0, but scored in the 76th and 79th minutes to force overtime. Ultimately, sophomore Maci Sammons snuck home the golden goal in the 98th minute to send the Jags to their first championship game appearance since 2017.
The 2017 championship saw the Jaguars advance past host Milwaukee in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a scoreless draw in regulation.
This year’s iteration has been a high octane attack, most recently piling up three goals against a Green Bay team that was undefeated at home and had yielded just four goals at home all season long. Junior Keilah Muldrow notched the equalizer for her team-high ninth score of the year after rookie Addison Stover had broken the ice in the 76th minute. Sammons’ winner was her fourth tally of the year. This year’s squad has piled up 38 goals and a program record 43 assists as Annaliese Black has recorded seven and Caroline Kelley and Sammons have six apiece.
Sophomore goalkeeper Isabel Oferosky continues to lead the way in net with an .808 save percentage and a 9-3-1 record in her 18 appearances. In front of her, junior Bethany Hartigan has been a stalwart, playing a team-best 1,843 minutes while freshman Madeline Chappa has played 1,723 minutes in the midfield.
QUOTABLE
“I’ve been around this beautiful game for a long, long time and I can honestly say I’ve never been more proud of a team than this squad. People have no idea the struggles we’ve gone through – the injuries we’ve had – including today. To come in here and beat this team with its 14 wins, a team that hasn’t lost at home all year and has only allowed 11 goals this season. To score three goals – to come back from 0-2 with just over 23 minutes left in our season,” head coach Angela Berry White said following Wednesday’s win at Green Bay.
SCOUTING MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee comes in at 14-4-2 overall and having won 12 straight, which began with a 3-2 win over the Jaguars in Indy on Sept. 19. The Panthers are 8-1-1 at home this season and have outscored opponents by a 36-24 margin in 2026. Emily Petring has a team-high nine goals and 23 points while Ashlyn Skinner-Barrett has six goals and six assists. In goal, Lauren Nidey has a 1.20 goals against average and 62 saves in her 20 starts and has played all but four minutes this season.
INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 1-10-2 all-time against Milwaukee and 1-6-2 in nine meetings in Indianapolis. The Panthers have won three-in-a-row in the series since the two sides played to a 2-2 draw in 2023.
UP NEXT
The winner of Saturday’s match will earn the league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with this year’s selection show taking place on Monday, Nov. 16 at 4:00 p.m. The opening rounds will be played on Nov. 20-22 at campus sites.
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IU INDY XC
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The IU Indianapolis men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to East Lansing for this year’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships at Forest Akers East Golf Course on Saturday (Nov. 13). The women’s 6K will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the men’s 10K race at 11:00 a.m.
Head coach Justin Amburgy’s men’s team was the Horizon League runner-up and placed two runners on the league’s first team as Izaiah Steury was league champion and Luke Shappell placed fourth overall. Steury, a Notre Dame-transfer, became IU Indy’s first individual winner since 2016. In addition, Joey LaPatra earned second team all-league honors by virtue of his 13th-place finish. The Jaguars are currently ranked No. 15 in the most recent Great Lakes Regional polls.
Head coach Antonio McDaniel’s women’s squad finished eighth at the Horizon League championships as Indiana-transfer Ellia Hayes led the way, placing 21st overall. Sophomore Riley Flynn finished 35th and senior Grace Bragg was 42nd among the 120 runners. The Jags competed without star freshman Hannah Suvar, but still had three rookies among the team’s top seven finishers at the league championships.
Runners are competing for a spot in the upcoming NCAA Championships, to be held in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 21.
MEN’S ENTRANTS (10K PR)
Aidan Connors – n/a
Nick Cook – 34:03.41
Nathan Gehrmann – n/a
Joey LaPatra – 32:36.3
Riley Nixon – 31:51.0
Eli Oetken – n/a
Luke Shappell – 30:48.1
Izaiah Steury – 29:17.1
WOMEN’S ENTRANTS (6K PR)
Kaylynn Bedel – 22:58.51
Elora Bliss – 22:48.18
Grace Bragg – 21:38.3
Emily Bruns – 23:13.6
Riley Flynn – 22:28.64
Aftin Griffin – 22:42.21
Ellia Hayes – 22:12.3
Jenna Twedt – 23:44.18
Maren Wilson – 22:15.3
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – Facing one of the nation’s premier programs at Worthen Arena on Thursday night, the Ball State women’s basketball team (1-2) refused to blink. Though No. 7 Louisville (5-0) ultimately escaped with a 94-73 victory, the Cardinals delivered a gritty, physical performance that tested the top-10 powerhouse from tip-off to the final buzzer.
Ball State’s offensive game was fueled by a fearless 22-point career-high outing from freshman Lilli Barnes while an explosive 29-point third-quarter surge briefly had the home crowd roaring as Ball State proved it could trade blows with college basketball’s elite.
Ball State showed no fear against ACC powerhouse Louisville to open the game, trading baskets with the UofL through the first five minutes. Even after Tessa Towers exited early with foul trouble, Barnes and Grace Kingery stepped up offensively to keep the contest tight. At the first media timeout, Louisville held just an 8-5 edge, and Barnes soon nailed a trey to even the score at 8-8 under the four-minute mark. However, foul trouble threatened to expose BSU’s thin 10-player roster and forced the Cardinals to dip into their bench early. Despite those rotation challenges, Ball State held its own defensively throughout the opening frame, trailing by just seven (22-15) heading into the second quarter.
Following the first quarter, Louisville sparked an 11–2 run to build a 33–17 cushion by the five-minute mark. Although Kingery and Barnes added buckets for BSU during that stretch, they couldn’t keep the deficit in single digits, allowing UofL to take a comfortable 44–27 lead into halftime.
Ball State opened the third quarter on a 12-4 run, cutting Louisville’s lead to nine (48-39) with 6:44 remaining. Back-to-back baskets from Kingery and Towers, paired with key rebounds, sparked the surge before Aniss Tagayi scored in the paint to bring the Cardinals within single digits. Although Louisville still held a 71-56 advantage heading into the fourth, Ball State outscored them 29-27 in the frame—becoming the first team all season to win a quarter against UofL.
Rather than the final score, the true storyline was Ball State’s relentless spirit, highlighted by an aggressive defensive performance that lasted until the final whistle. While falling behind Louisville by 20 points early on ultimately dictated the game’s outcome, the Ball State Cardinals can hold their heads high knowing they pushed a nationally ranked opponent to the limit.
Ball State women’s basketball takes on another Power Four test this Wednesday, Nov. 18, hosting No. 22 Illinois at Worthen Arena. Tipoff against the Big Ten foe is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
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BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Ball State women’s volleyball team closes the regular season this weekend with a Friday home match versus Kent State (6 p.m.) and a Saturday road contest at Eastern Michigan (4 p.m.).
THIS WEEK’S PROMOTIONS:
Friday, Nov. 13 – Senior Salute / Student-Athlete Night / MAC Food & Fund Drive: The Cardinals will celebrate its senior class in the home finale with a special post-match video tribute and limited edition team posters … In addition, Ball State will honor all its student-athletes in attendance … Ball State athletics will also be taking food donations for Second Harvest and monetary donations for the Muncie Mission as part of the Mid-American Conference’s Food and Fund drive.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Both of this weekend’s matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ … Friday’s home match versus Kent State will be broadcast in conjunction with Ball State Sports Link … Sam Klug will call the play-by play, Kaylyn Macechko will serve as analyst and Zion Palmieri will man the sideline … EMU will broadcast Saturday’s road match … Live stats will also be provided by each home institution … Score updates will also be available on Ball State volleyball’s X feed and Instagram story: @BallStateWVB.
BALL STATE ALL-TIME: Ball State enters the weekend with a 1073-675-2 (.614) all-time record in women’s volleyball … Ball State became the 44th program in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins with a sweep of Central Michigan on Sept. 22, 2023 … All-time, the Cardinals have captured 12 Mid-American Conference West Division Championships, 11 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last six seasons … The Cardinals have also earned two bids into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
BALL STATE IN THE MAC: With a 9-5 Mid-American Conference record so far this season, Ball State maintains its status as the winningest program in league play with a 485-231 (.677) all-time MAC mark … Western Michigan is second on the list, seven matches behind the Cardinals at 478-238 (.668) … Kent State is currently ninth at 251-465 (.351) and Eastern Michigan is seventh at 296-419 (.414).
WHEN IN WORTHEN: With a 5-2 record to start home #MACtion this season, the Cardinals boast a 338-107 (.760) all-time record inside Worthen Arena, including an 85-42 (.669) mark against non-conference foes and a 253-65 (.796) ledger versus Mid-American Conference rivals … No MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .621 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor … Bowling Green has the most wins among league programs in Worthen Arena with an 11-18 (.379) mark … Kent State, Ball State’s last regular season MAC home opponent, is 4-17 (.190) all-time in Worthen Arena.
SCOUTING BALL STATE:
• The Ball State women’s volleyball team enters Friday’s match versus Kent State with an 18-7 (9-5 MAC) record after picking up a pair of sweeps at Buffalo last weekend … With the effort, Ball State clinched a berth in the six-team MAC Women’s Volleyball Championship.
• The Cardinals are ranked 38th in the latest run of the NCAA Division I RPI Rankings which includes matches played through Nov. 8 … Ball State was 32nd in the first run (matches though Oct. 4), 53rd in the second (Oct. 11), 50th in the third (Oct. 18), 55th in the fourth (Oct. 25) and 44th in the fifth (Nov. 1).
• A four-time MAC Defensive Player of the Week and two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week so far this season, Ball State junior libero Sophie Ledbetter enters the weekend ranked first in the MAC and 19th nationally with a 4.74 digs-per-set average … Her 427 total digs, including a career-high 29 digs vs. Miami (Oct. 6) and vs. Akron (Oct. 23), are second among all MAC players and 41st nationally.
• Thanks in part to Sophie Ledbetter’s strong play in the backcourt, the Ball State defense enters the weekend ranked second in the MAC and eighth nationally with a 17.03 digs-per-set average … The Cardinals have out-dug opponents in 19 of its 25 matches so far this season and have seven players averaging at least 1.62 digs-per-set.
• Ball State has also been able to translate those digs into kills, ranking fifth the nation in assists per set (13.37) and ninth nationally in kills per set (14.16) … Led by the setter trio of senior Lindsey Green, sophomore setter Reese Axness and freshman Lucy McCollum, the Cardinals also rank 25th nationally with a .262 hitting percentage … All three marks also lead the Mid-American Conference.
• Looking at the offensive numbers, the Cardinals are doing it with a very balanced attack as six players have collected at least 109 kills through the first 25 matches of the season … Five of those attackers have reached double-digit kills in at least three matches, led by junior outside Ava Smith with double figures in 18 … Junior opposite Tiffany Snook is not far behind with double-digit kills in 12 matches.
• Senior middle Camryn Wise enters the weekend ranked first in the MAC and 23rd nationally with a .407 hitting percentage, including 14 matches above .400 so far this season … In fact, Wise hit a program record .889 (16-0-18), for a player with at least 15 attempts in a match, in the Sept. 26 win over Western Michigan … Portland’s Tiana Kaauwai leads the nation at .519.
• Ball State served up a season-high 13 total aces in the Oct. 10 win over Central Michigan, including a career-high six from freshman outside Mallory Pike … Pike’s six aces were the most for Cardinals player since the semifinals of the 2025 MAC Volleyball Championship when Carson Tyler blasted seven versus Toledo (Nov. 22, 2025) … As a team, the 13 aces were the most since Sept. 24, 2022, when Ball State also served up 13 aces versus the Chippewas … The last time Ball State surpassed the total as a team was with 14 aces on Sept. 19, 2009, in a 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18) sweep at Towson.
BALL STATE QUICK HITS:
• Sophie Ledbetter enters Friday’s match vs. Kent State ranked eighth in program history with 1,329 career digs … The total is 250 digs shy of moving her into seventh in program history, with Amanda McCormick (2005-06) currently holding the spot with 1,579 digs over her two-year Ball State career … In addition, Ledbetter has collected double-digit digs 24 times this season and in 75 matches over her career, with her career total ranking seventh on Ball State’s all-time list.
• With her career-high tying 29 digs in the Oct. 23 five-set win over Akron, Sophie Ledbetter has collected 20-or-more digs in 21 career matches … The total, which includes eight matches this season, ranks as the eighth-most in program history.
• Junior outside Ava Smith has shined in her first season with the Cardinals, leading the squad and ranking fourth in the MAC with a 3.49 kills-per-set average … She has smashed double-digit kills in 18 matches so far this season, paced by her career-high 20 in the Oct. 30 outing versus Bowling Green … Including her two seasons at FGCU, Smith has 519 career kills with double digits in 24 career matches.
• Ava Smith has also been a solid addition in the backcourt, ranking fourth on the squad with 144 total digs and sixth on the team with a 1.68 digs-per-set average … The effort includes her first three career kill/dig double-doubles … Including her 48 digs in two seasons at FGCU, Smith has 194 career digs.
• Audrey Geer collected her seventh double-double of the season with 13 kills and 14 digs in last Saturday’s win at Buffalo … She has double-digit kills in 10 matches this season and is second on the squad with a 2.53 kills-per-set average … She also ranks second on the squad with a 3.00 digs-per-set average, including double figures in 12 matches.
• Including her two seasons at Marshall, Audrey Geer has smashed 591 career kills … She has notched double-digit kills in 32 collegiate matches and owns a career high of 17 kills versus Appalachian State on Nov. 11, 2024 … In addition, she has collected double-digit digs in 31 matches as a collegiate player and has amassed 611 career digs, including a career-high 19 digs versus Southern Miss on Nov. 15, 2024 … Together, she has tallied 20 career kill/dig double-doubles, including seven this season.
• Ball State’s setting duo has become a trio as of late, with freshman Lucy McCollum finding her way into the 6-2 lineup with senior Lindsey Green in the last three matches … Throw in sophomore setter Resse Axness, and the trio have the Cardinals ranked first in the MAC and 25th nationally with a .262 hitting percentage … Their efforts have also helped the Cardinals rank fifth in the nation in assists-per-set average (13.37) and ninth in kills-per-set average (14.16).
• Junior opposite Tiffany Snook has been a solid attacking option for the Ball State offense this season, ranking third on the squad with a 2.47 kills-per-set average … In fact, Snook is second on the squad in both total kills (220) and matches with double-digit kills (12) … The effort includes her career-high tying 17 kills in the sweep at Campbell (Sept. 11) … The 17 kills tie as the fifth best in a three-set match by a MAC player this season, two behind Ava Smith’s 19 kills in the sweep of Western Michigan (Sept. 25).
• In addition, Tiffany Snook hit a career-best .696 (17-1-23) in the win over Campbell (Sept. 11) which is the fourth-best attack percentage in a three-set match by a MAC player this season.
• The highest hitting percentage by a MAC player in a match this season came courtesy of a record-setting performance from senior middle Camryn Wise … Wise turned in the best hitting percentage in a match in program history (for a player with at least 15 attempts) versus Western Michigan (Sept. 26) by blasting a career-high 16 kills on 18 swings with no errors for a .889 rate of success … Wise enters Friday’s match versus Kent State with 575 career kills and a .376 career hitting percentage which would be first in program history … Marie Plitt (2019-23) currently holds the program’s attack percentage record at .362, while Julie Zylka (1998-2001) is second at .360.
• Camryn Wise enters the weekend as Ball State’s active career blocking leader with 277 total blocks … Over 100 career matches, Wise has accumulated 43 solo blocks and 234 block assists, for a 0.81 career blocks-per-set average … So far this season, she leads the team with 12 solo blocks, while chipping in 36 block assists.
• Senior middle Gwen Crull is currently fifth in the MAC and 99th nationally with a .351 attack percentage … She hit a season-best .727 (8-0-11) at Toledo (Oct. 2) and has accumulated at least eight kills in eight matches, paced by a season-high 10 versus Western Michigan (Sept. 26) … Crull also currently leads the team with 49 total blocks for a 0.59 blocks-per-set average … She has been credited with at least one block in 19 matches, including a season-high 6.0 in the four-set win over Xavier (Aug. 29).
• Freshman outside Mallory Pike had a career weekend versus Bowling Green, including her first career kill/dig double-double in the Oct. 31 five-set victory … She smashed a career-high 11 kills in the win, while adding a career-best 16 digs … M. Pike, who served up a career-high six aces versus Central Michigan (Oct. 10), currently leads the squad with 19 aces this season … She also became the sixth player on the squad to reach 100 digs this season last weekend at Buffalo … She currently has 112 digs and a 2.15 digs-per-set average.
• The Cardinals have been able to rely on a very deep bench on its march to an 18-7 record this season … All 17 players have seen action, including 16 in sweeps of Stetson (Sept. 11) and Campbell (Sept. 11) … Of the group, all 17 players have at least three digs and 14 have at least one kill.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
The Ball State men’s basketball team returns to the road to play at SMU at 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) on Friday night.
Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress will be on the ACC Network telecast, while Mark Foerster and David Eha handle the radio broadcast on WMUN 92.5 FM /1340 AM. Links to both broadcasts and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
Ball State (1-2) topped Brescia 89-64 on Monday night in Muncie for head coach Chris Capko’s first win leading the program. Sean Blake (20 points, five assists) led a group of five scorers in double figures for the win at Worthen Arena.
Southern Methodist (3-0) is in its third season under the direction of head coach Andy Enfield. The Mustangs were picked 10th in the recently released 18-team Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll after going 20-14 (8-10 ACC) last season. SMU started the season with wins over Southern (85-72 on Nov. 2), Virginia Military Institute (95-70 on Nov. 5) and Prairie View A&M (98-63 on Tuesday).
The Mustangs share the ball and get to the foul line to the tune of 23.0 assists per game (No. 12 in NCAA Division I) and 25.0 free throws made per game (No. 7). Freshman forward Jakub Szumert paces
SMU in scoring at 15.7 points per game, while four other Mustangs also average in double figures.
Next up for the Cardinals on the schedule is a Tuesday night game at Florida State.
CAPKO’S CARDINALS: Chris Capko was named the 21st head coach in Ball State men’s basketball history back in March after most recently serving as associate head coach on Andy Enfield’s staff at SMU.
The Florida native spent a total of 12 seasons on Enfield’s staffs at USC and SMU including the most recent five as the associate head coach.
FAMILIAR FACE IN A FAMILIAR PLACE: Capko and Enfield will match up for the first time when Ball State and SMU face off on Friday night.
The Mustangs had a 44-25 record in the two seasons Capko was the associate head coach in Dallas. Capko was an assistant for eight seasons and director of operations for two seasons before that for Enfield at USC, and the Trojans went 199-134 in those 10 seasons combined.
GUY-KING GETS GOING: Senior Javion Guy-King has increased his scoring output in each of the three games so far this season including 17 points on Monday vs Brescia.
The Little Rock, Ark., native averages 14.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while being the team’s most efficient shooter at 54.2 percent from the field.
BLAKE CAN BALL: Junior guard Sean Blake paced Ball State in points (20) and assists (five) for a second straight game in Ball State’s 89-64 win over Brescia.
The scoring output was his fourth collegiate performance with 20+ points and second consecutively after scoring 20 last Friday vs Indiana State. Blake surpassed the 500-point mark in his career with the most recent performance and currently has 519 points.
FIVE WITH DIMES: Ball State placed five scorers in double figures for the first time this season on Monday night against Brescia.
Blake (20 points), Guy-King (17), Trey Lewis (13), Kamden McGilveary (12) and Aaron Fine (10) were the five Cardinals with at least 10 points in the contest.
McGREW MAKING MOVES: Freshman Kai McGrew has contributed quality minutes in his first three regular season games at the collegiate level.
The forward has averaged 4.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game including a 10-rebound effort in Monday’s win vs Brescia.
TEXAS TWO-STEP: Ball State’s roster features two guards returning to play in their home state Friday night including Jazz Henderson Jr. in his hometown of Dallas and Kamden McGilveary from nearby Fort Worth.
Ball State’s most recent game played in the Lonestar State was on Feb. 10, 2024 at Texas State. The Cardinals will be looking for the program’s first win against a team from Texas on their home court.
JONES JUMPING FOR REBOUNDS: Senior Mason Jones secured a career high 13 rebounds in the Nov. 2 season opener at Georgia Southern.
The fourth-year Cardinal did so in his 93rd career game, as his old best of 11 rebounds was achieved twice prior. Jones averages 8.3 rebounds per game to rank fourth in the Mid-American Conference through the first three contests of the season.
EDGE ON EXPERIENCE: The Ball State men’s basketball roster features 12 players in their junior year or later along with freshmen Kamden McGilveary and Kai McGrew.
A total of seven Cardinals are in at least their fourth year of college.
BACK FOR MORE: Jones has played the third-most minutes at a MAC school among players on 2026-27 season rosters entering the campaign.
The 2,192 career minutes trail only Ohio forward Javan Simmons and UMass guard/forward Jayden Ndijigue. Simmons transferred from Toledo after two seasons, and UMass has only been in the MAC for one season, so Jones has played the most minutes at the same MAC school among players on active rosters.
In-State Rivalries: Last Friday’s home opener vs Indiana State was the third of five scheduled contests this season against teams from the state of Indiana for the Cardinals.
In addition to the Oct. 18 exhibition at Purdue and Oct. 28 exhibition vs Purdue Fort Wayne, Ball State also has regular season games against Evansville (Dec. 8) at home and USI (Nov. 28) on the road.
MORE MACTION: The Mid-American Conference slate jumped from 18 to 22 games in advance of the 2026-27 season.
The MAC is at 12 teams after Northern Illinois left for the Horizon League, and each team will play a true double round robin with home and away games against every other team.
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BALL STATE XC
MUNCIE, Ind.— Frigid temperatures and a chance of snow flurries highlight the forecast when Ball State cross country heads to East Lansing, Michigan for this Friday’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship.
The Cardinals see a similar squad to the one that ran at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan two weeks ago, losing only one runner as the team trims from eight down to the allotted seven.
Sophomore Emily Decker, who has posted a PR at every meet this year, continues to lead the way for Ball State coming off of her 32nd-place finish at the MAC Championships. She’s followed closely behind by the freshmen duo of Carla Rodriguez and Abra Mills, both of whom also posted a PR two weeks ago.
Junior Tori Jackson continues to make an impact in her return from injury, coming across the line just ahead of freshman Gemma Pusateri and senior Kendyl Thrasher. Senior Elaina Lahmers will round out the squad heading to East Lansing.
The race is set for 10 a.m. ET with temperatures hovering around 32 degrees when the gun goes off.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State plays its second home game in a four-day span Friday night, as the Sycamores square off with Wright State inside Hulman Center.
Friday’s game will tip at 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN+, with Chris Machado (play-by-play) and Nyah Wilson (analyst) on the call.
Last Time Out
It was a tale of two halves Tuesday night inside Hulman Center, with Indiana State overwhelming visiting IU Indy in the final 20 minutes to claim an 86-74 victory in the Sycamores’ home opener.
Amerie Flowers led a balanced effort for the Trees with 18 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, while Aaliyah Youngblood also came off the bench to tally 17 points and seven steals. Karsen Marshall and Ashley Singhateh finished with 13 and 12, respectively, with both hitting buzzer-beating threes to close out the middle two quarters. Saroiya Ajomale added 11 points in less than 10 minutes of action, while Singhateh dished out a game-high eight assists to go alongside her double-digit scoring.
Indiana State started slow, as the visitors built a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter. Things got worse for the Trees, who lost starting point guard Eanae Dagons early in the second and fell behind by as many as 17. From there, it was all Indiana State, though. Back-to-back threes from Ajomale and Marshall, the latter’s at the halftime buzzer, keyed a 9-2 run to pull the Trees within 10 at the break. The Sycamores went on a 19-3 run to close the third, as Youngblood and Singhateh combined for 14 in the frame including another buzzer-beating trey to go ahead 61-57. Indiana State kept its foot on the gas pedal, opening the fourth with a 19-2 run to put the game out of reach.
Flipped The Script
After trailing by as many as 17 points in the second quarter of its home opener against IU Indy, Indiana State had a reversal of fortunes in the last 20 minutes of play. The Sycamores outscored the Jaguars 51-29 across the last two quarters of play, including a 38-5 run spanning the last 6:04 of the third quarter and the first 6:20 of the fourth quarter.
Indiana State’s defense played a significant role in the turnaround, as the Trees held IU Indy to a 32.3 percent mark from the field (10-for-31) and a 28.6 percent clip from behind the arc (4-for-14). The Sycamores, on the other hand, were 55.9 percent from the field (19-for-34) and 66.7 percent from 3-point range (4-for-6).
Doubling Up
Indiana State junior forward Amerie Flowers became the first Sycamore to post a double-double during the 2026-27 season, coming off the bench to finish with 18 points and 12 rebounds against IU Indy. Flowers’ 18 points and 12 boards in the home opener were both season-high marks, with both numbers representing season highs for a Sycamore this season.
Flowers was efficient across both halves for the Sycamores, tallying 11 points and five rebounds in the first half and seven points and seven rebounds in the second half. The junior post player has recorded six or more rebounds in three of the first four games and leads the Sycamores with 7.3 rebounds per game.
YB Taking Over
Indiana State junior guard Aaliyah Youngblood has been a thorn in opposing players’ sides on the defensive end, leading the MVC with three steals per game through the first four games.
Youngblood posted the best game of her early Sycamore career in the home-opening win over IU Indy, tallying seven steals to go alongside a season-high 17 points. The seven steals were the most in a game by anyone in the MVC this season, and the most by a Sycamore in a game since Del’Janae Williams tallied seven steals in a win over Chicago State on Dec. 1, 2021.
At The Horn
Indiana State has found a propensity for beating the buzzer this season, with the Sycamores already recording four buzzer-beaters through their first four games. Two of the Sycamores’ four buzzer-beaters came in the home-opening win over IU Indy.
Ashley Singhateh is responsible for two of those buzzer-beating plays, knocking down threes to beat the third quarter horn against both Seton Hall and IU Indy. Karsen Marshall beat the halftime horn against IU Indy with a trey, while Jayci Allen converted a fastbreak layup just before the first quarter buzzer at Seton Hall.
IU Indy At A Glance
Wright State enters Friday’s game at 1-2 overall. The Raiders have losses to Loyola Chicago (73-71) and No. 2/2 Michigan (109-52), while their win came against Ohio Christian (109-25).
Jayden Terry leads the Raiders with 16.7 points per game, with five different players averaging at least 10 points per game for Wright State. Paula Sevilla averages a team-high 9.5 rebounds per game, while Olivia Brown has dished out 5.3 assists per game. Terry also leads the team with four steals per game.
Kari Hoffman is in her sixth season as head coach at Wright State and owns a 51-104 record at the helm of the Raiders. Hoffman owns a career head coaching record of 157-142 across 11 seasons, having previously spent five seasons as head coach at Cedarville.
Series History Against Wright State
Indiana State is 4-5 all-time against Wright State, though the Sycamores won the last meeting two seasons ago in Dayton.
Head coach Marc Mitchell is 1-0 against Wright State in his career, with the 2024 win over the Raiders being his first win as Indiana State head coach.
Last Meeting Against Wright State (Nov. 12, 2024)
Keslyn Secrist led a quartet of Indiana State players in double-figures with 18 points, as the Sycamores topped Wright State 68-51 inside the Nutter Center for their first win of the 2024-25 season.
Chloe Williams and Saige Stahl added career-highs of 16 and 14, respectively, with Stahl also adding a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Deja Jones matched her career high of 12 points and also dished out a career-high eight assists for the Sycamores, who trailed for less than 90 seconds in the game and led by as many as 24.
Indiana State’s four double-digit scorers contributed to an early 9-0 run to put the Sycamores ahead for good midway through the first, and the Trees’ pressure held Wright State in check for the opening 20 minutes. Jones, Secrist and Williams combined for 21 points in the first half, outscoring Wright State in the process as Indiana State took a double-digit lead into the intermission. Wright State cut the Sycamores’ lead down to seven early in the third, but the Trees responded with a 19-6 run to take full control of the game, with Williams scoring eight during the run. Stahl kept the pressure up with eight points and six rebounds in the fourth, with Secrist adding six in the last 10 minutes as Indiana State picked up its first win of the season.
Up Next
Indiana State closes its three-game homestand Tuesday night with a 7 p.m. tip against Bellarmine.
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball continues the home schedule this weekend as the Sycamores welcome Earlham College to the Hulman Center as the Sycamores on Saturday, November 14. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend. There will not be an ESPN+ stream for the game.
Game Day Festivities and Promotions
Ham Raffle Giveaway – Courtesy of Baesler’s Market
Indiana State Athletics partnered up with Baesler’s Market for a “Get Your Ham from Sycamore Sam” raffle giveaway on Saturday night. Tickets will be pulled throughout the game with fans getting their ham delivered to their seats from Vice President/Director of Athletics Nathan Christensen and Sycamore Sam throughout the game.
Youth Night
Youth Night at the Hulman Center features all kids 8th Grade and Younger able to receive a free upper-level ticket to the Saturday night game against Earlham.
Recapping Last Game
An early 14-point swing put Milwaukee in the driver’s seat early and the Sycamores were unable to fight their way all the way back into the contest on Wednesday night inside the Hulman Center as Indiana State fell to the visiting Panthers, 82-73.
The Sycamores kept the game within striking distance throughout the first half, cutting the deficit down to 23-18 on back-to-back Mitchell three-pointers, while a Jackson Cooper jumper put the score at 23-20 with 9:44 to play in the first half. The three-point margin was the closest Indiana State was able to get the game the rest of the first half as Milwaukee went into the break with the 44-37 lead.
The Panthers started to pull away in the second half, going up 55-46 on a Nate Malosa six-point run with 14:51 to play. Indiana State rallied back again as Kade Speckman threw down the dunk and Chance Puryear added his second three-pointer of the half to make it a 55-51 game, but MKE responded with a 10-0 run on their way to holding a double-digit lead the rest of the way in claiming the 82-73 win.
Maguire Mitchell hit 7-of-11 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the three-point line on his way to a team-high 19 points in the contest. Karmani Gregory added 15 points and six assists, while Jackson Cooper chipped in 14 points and six assists in the loss. Chance Puryear finished the game with 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench.
Double-Digit Points to Open Indiana State Career
Karmani Gregory was back in double-digits in the scoring column for the third consecutive game as the redshirt senior continued his early season scoring prowess. After making his Sycamore debut with 29 points against Charlotte (Nov. 2), he followed up with 20 points on the road in the victory over Ball State (Nov. 6). The Palmetto, Fla. native continued to have the scoring touch this week against Milwaukee finishing with 15 points on 5-of-14 shooting on Wednesday against the Panthers.
Gregory becomes the first Sycamore since Isaiah Swope (2023-24) to score double-digit points in each of the first three games of his Indiana State career. Swope accomplished the feat against SMWC (26), Alabama (17), and IUPUI (16), before a seven-point game against Rice ended his streak in the fourth game of the 2023-24 season.
Most Recent Times A Sycamore Scored Double-Digits in First Three Games at ISU
Karmani Gregory: 2026-27 vs. Charlotte (29), at Ball State (20), vs. Milwaukee (15)
Isaiah Swope: 2023-24 – vs. SMWC (26), at Alabama (17), vs. IUPUI (16)
Courvoisier McCauley: 2022-23 – Green Bay (23), Ball State (14), North Dakota State (30), East Carolina (16), Kansas City (18)
Cameron Henry: 2021-22 – Green Bay (15), Purdue (10), Hanover (18), Old Dominion (14), Oklahoma (25), New Mexico State (10)
Keeping Possession
Indiana State sits among the nation’s best at keeping control of the ball through the first three games of the season. The Sycamores are 51st overall in the NCAA Division I rankings allowing just 10.0 turnovers per game with two games below the double-digit mark on the year.
The Sycamores turned the ball over seven times in the opener against Charlotte, before coughing it up 14 times at Ball State. This past Wednesday, possession was back with the Sycamores as Indiana State recorded just nine turnovers in the game against the Panthers.
Indiana State is currently +2.7 in turnover margin on the season.
Hitting from Deep
Indiana State sits among the Missouri Valley’s top three-point shooting teams over the early part of the season. The Sycamores are converting at a 35.0% clip from behind the arc on the year to sit 129th in the NCAA Division I and fourth overall among MVC teams.
Maguire Mitchell is currently listed among the tops in the Valley in both three-pointers per game and total three-pointers made, sitting on the national leaders in both categories. Mitchell is averaging 2.33 conversions per game with seven overall on the year.
Mitchell currently leads six different Sycamores who have hit at least one three-pointer in the 2026-27, including Jackson Cooper who converted his first collegiate three-pointers against Ball State.
Sitting Among the NCAA’s Best
Karmani Gregory has already made his mark on the program and currently sits among the nation’s best in multiple scoring categories following his first three games. Gregory is currently listed among the NCAA’s Top 100 in eight different individual statistical categories on the season.
Gregory Among NCAA Top 100
43rd – Field Goal Attempts (49)
44th – Points Per Game (21.3)
48th – Minutes Per Game (35:09)
63rd – Assists Per Game (5.7)
71st – Free Throws Made (17)
72nd – Assists (17)
73rd – Points (64)
74th – Free Throw Attempts (23)
96th – Field Goals (21)
About the Opponent
Earlham was selected 10th overall in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s preseason poll as announced by the organization in October. The Quakers received 10 total votes from the conference coaches in the poll heading into their first season under head coach Daniel Ellis.
Four Quakers were tabbed as “Athletes to Watch” by the conference office ahead of the 2026-27 season. Connor Smith, Chase Newton, Jake Kolbay, and Keegan Ladines were all named to the watch list. Smith is the veteran of the group returning with 17 starts among 21 games played, averaging 7.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Earlham made its 2026-27 season debut this past Monday, falling to Wilmington College in the annual Quaker Bowl Rivalry Game. Raphael Aniya led the way with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Connor Smith had 13 points and a team-high eight boards in the loss. Lijah Whitaker also scored double-digits with 10 points in the game.
Rose-Hulman is the lone common opponent between the two teams this season with Earlham taking on the Fightin’ Engineers twice in HCAC regular season play. The Sycamores topped RHIT, 81-59, in exhibition play prior to the start of the 2026-27 regular season.
Last Time Against the Quakers
The last time the Sycamores and the Quakers lined up against each other came back in the 1927 season with Indiana State topping EC twice 36-24 and 31-30 in the two games played on the season.
All-Time Against Earlham
Friday’s game marks the 19th time the two programs have lined up against each other all-time according to current records on hand. Earlham leads the all-time series, 10-7 over the Sycamores, although Indiana State won each of the last two games in the series after sweeping both contests in 1927. The inaugural contest back in 1907 does not record a decision in the game to explain the discrepancy in the series record.
Last Five Against Earlham
1925 at Earlham – W, 33-26
1925 at Earlham – L, 25-49
1926 at Earlham – L, 25-48
1927 at Earlham – W, 36-24
1927 at Earlham – W, 31-30
Against the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Indiana State has lined up against six of the 10 current members of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and has posted winning recorded against four of them according to current Sycamore records on hand. The Sycamores last took on a member of the HCAC in the regular season back on Nov. 14, 2021, with a 90-49 victory over Hanover.
Indiana State has winning records over Hanover, Manchester, Rose-Hulman, and Anderson in program history.
Against the HCAC (Last Game)
Anderson – 5-3 (Dec. 1965 – W, 67-65)
Earlham – 7-10 (1927 – W, 31-30)
Franklin – 13-23 (Dec. 4, 1954 – L, 67-64)
Hanover – 20-5 (Nov. 14, 2021 – W, 90-49)
Manchester – 10-4 (Nov. 27, 1982 – W, 113-76)
Rose-Hulman – 30-21 (1932 – W, 37-21)
Returning to the Schedule
Indiana State features four returning regular season opponents from the 2025-26 season, as well as their second consecutive year in taking on Butler in a preseason exhibition to highlight the early portion of the schedule. The Sycamores host Charlotte (Nov. 2), Milwaukee (Nov. 11), SIUE (Dec. 2), and Southern Indiana (Dec. 6), while traveling to Ball State (Nov. 6).
Indiana State went 4-1 during the 2025-26 regular season against the returning opponents topping SIUE, Ball State, Southern Indiana, and Milwaukee, while falling in the season opener against Charlotte.
2025-26
at Butler – Oct. 29 (L, 105-80)
at Charlotte – Nov. 3 (L, 92-76)
Ball State – Nov. 22 (W, 70-52)
at Milwaukee – Dec. 14 (W, 70-68)
at SIUE – Nov. 10 (W, 64-55)
at Southern Indiana – Dec. 7 (W, 77-55)
2026-27
at Butler – Oct. 18 (L, 81-74)
Charlotte – Nov. 2 (L, 78-70)
at Ball State – Nov. 6 (W, 69-66)
Milwaukee – Nov. 11 (L, 82-73)
SIUE – Dec. 2 (7 p.m.)
Southern Indiana – Dec. 6 (1 p.m.)
New Look Roster
It’s a new-look Indiana State roster on the floor under head coach Matthew Graves as the Sycamore head coach heads into his third season at the helm of the program. The Sycamores returned just redshirt freshman Martin Kaupanger to the floor from the 2025-26 squad, while welcoming nine transfers, five freshmen, and international big man Alessio Calamita to the roster this year.
Preseason MVC Poll, Watch List
The Sycamores were not listed among the top six teams receiving votes in the 2026-27 preseason MVC men’s basketball poll but did feature two players on the preseason All-Conference Watch List heading into the year.
Guard Karmani Gregory and forward Jackson Cooper were among the list of players recognized among the tops in the conference heading into the season and the players represented Indiana State at the two-day media day event held inside the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. over October 13-14.
Gregory is a former All-Conference guard transferring in from USC Upstate where he finished among the Big South’s scoring leaders, while adding team-highs in assists (91) and steals (33). Cooper, an All-American forward, transferred in from NAIA Oregon Tech where averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game, while finishing seventh overall in NAIA with 174 total assists.
All-Americans on Roster
Indiana State men’s basketball added two players that bring All-American status to the program with Jackson Cooper and EJ McQuillan both joining the roster in 2026-27. Cooper earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at Oregon Tech where he led the team in scoring (17.7), rebounds per game (7.7), and assists per game (5.8) while finishing seventh in the NAIA with 174 total assists.
McQuillan earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at LSU Alexandria where he averaged 20.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.5% from the three-point line. He highlighted his year by tying the LSUA single-game points record with 41 against Texas Wesleyan on October 31.
Season Tickets Remain On Sale, Upper Level-Single Game Tickets Available
Season tickets remain on sale for the entirety of the 2026-27 slate. For more information on season tickets, contact Mason LaGrange, Manager for Sales and Service, by calling 812-237-8972 or emailing mason.lagrange@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.
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INDIANA STATE XC
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State cross country toes the line with some of the nation’s top talent Friday morning, as the Sycamores take part in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at Forest Akers East Golf Course in East Lansing, Michigan.
Friday’s women’s 6k will start at 10 a.m., with the men’s 10k to follow at 11 a.m.
Meetday Info
Tickets are fully digital and must be purchased online through MSU Athletics. No cash/credit card transactions will be offered at the gate on event day. A QR code to purchase online will also be posted in the parking lot. Spectators must show their event ticket to board the shuttle. Purchase tickets ahead of time here.
All spectator parking is in Lot 89, which is located at 1712 Farm Lane. A shuttle will transport spectators from Lot 89 to the Forest Akers East Golf Course parking lot and back. All spectators required to use the shuttle during the NCAA Cross Country Regional.
Who’s In The Field
Joining the Sycamores and regional host Michigan State in Friday’s field will be Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Butler, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, Dayton, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Michigan, Evansville, Green Bay, Indiana, IU Indy, Kent State, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Michigan, Milwaukee, Notre Dame, Oakland, Ohio, Ohio State, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Indiana, Toledo, Valparaiso, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Wright State, Xavier and Youngstown State.
Last Time Out
Indiana State’s top five women’s runners all placed in the top 25, leading the Sycamores to a third-place finish at the 2026 MVC Cross Country Championships.
Brittney Burak and Hadley Gradolf claimed top-15 finishes to lead the way for the Blue and White at A.H. Blank Golf Course, earning all-conference accolades in the process. Halle Miller, Peyton Smith and Eve Schurr all placed in the top 25 for the Trees. Emerson Fayman and Ryan Handy carded top-30 finishes for the Blue and White on the men’s side, as the Sycamores placed sixth and were just one point off the top five.
Women’s Outlook
Indiana State has placed in the top 10 at the Great Lakes Regional in each of the last two seasons, finishing eighth in 2024 and ninth in 2025. The Sycamores bring a veteran group to this year’s postseason in East Lansing, with all-conference standouts Brittney Burak and Hadley Gradolf leading the way. Burak ran a career-best 6k time 20:28.6 at the MVC Championships, while Gradolf (20:46.1) and Halle Miller (20:47.1) both clocked top-five times in program history.
The Sycamores are coming off an MVC Championships performance that saw their entire top five finish in the top 25 in the field. Additionally, the Sycamores entire top seven – consisting of Burak, Gradolf, Miller, Peyton Smith, Eve Schurr, Katy Green and Gnister Grant – rank among the top 15 on the Trees’ all-time 6k performance list. Five of those seven performances – Burak (20:28.1), Gradolf (20:46.1), Miller (20:47.1), Schurr (21:15.3) and Green (21:28.2) – came at the 2026 MVC Championships to help the Trees claim their third straight top-three finish in the conference.
Indiana State enters the regional ranked at No. 10 in the Great Lakes Region. The Sycamores have been ranked in every poll dating back to the first week of the 2024 season.
Men’s Outlook
Indiana State will rely on its seniors to push the Trees back into the top half of the region, led by fifth-year Emerson Fayman. Fayman ranks among the top 8k times in program history with his 24:07.0 at Notre Dame, while also carding the fastest 8k by a Sycamore at LaVern Gibson in over a decade.
Upperclassmen Ryan York and Ryan Handy join Fayman on the program top-20 charts for 8k times and have been mainstays in the Sycamore top five during their time in Terre Haute. Both Sycamore seniors were among the top three finishers for the Trees at the MVC Championships, as Handy ran 24:38.3 and York clocked a time of 24:40.8. Xander Fackler and Brandon Mueller both made major strides in 2026, with both running career-best times at the MVC Championships to break into the Trees’ scoring group.
All Roads Lead Home
The 2026 season will be a busy one for Indiana State, with the Sycamores set to host the NCAA Cross Country National Championships for the 14th time in program history. The nation’s premier meet returns to the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course for the first time since 2019, with the Blue and White previously also hosting the meet in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016.
Up Next
Should the Sycamore have athletes qualify for the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championships, they’ll have the opportunity to compete against the best on their home course. Indiana State hosts the national championships November 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball team dropped a non-league matchup to Western Michigan on Thursday night (Nov. 12) at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 81-59.
The loss snapped a 29-game winning streak against regular season non-league foes that dated back to 2019.
After trailing 33-25 in the late moments of the first half, the Mastodons strung together a 9-2 push that extended into the second half that brought the ‘Dons back within one. From there, however, Western Michigan had a 10-0 spurt in just 95 seconds to spell the Mastodon run.
Western Michigan had five players in double-figures, while the Mastodons had two: Anthony Isaac Jr. (11) and Carl Thompson III (11). DeAndre Craig Jr. had seven points and five rebounds.
WMU shot 52.6 percent from the floor with a 40.7 mark from 3-point range. The Mastodons forced 15 turnovers while only committing 12, which resulted in eight fast break points and eight off turnovers. WMU took advantage of the ‘Dons’ 12 turnovers with 17 points off those miscues.
Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 1-2 with the loss and Western Michigan improved to 3-1. The Mastodons will hit the road this weekend for a game at Eastern Illinois on Sunday (Nov. 15).
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EVANSVILLE XC
East Lansing, MI — Evansville’s Mens and Womens cross country travels to East Lansing, Michigan for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.
Last Time Out
The women’s team started the day spectacular by setting two 6K times inside the top 10 in program history. Senior Avery Stephens finished with a 21:19.9 6K time which ranks 2nd in program history. In her last meet she also earned a top 10 time in program history and now holds both the second and tenth best 6K time in UE women’s cross-country history. Sophomore Kyleigh Wolf joined by adding a 22:08.9 6K time which ranks 9th all time in program history. The record breaking continued throughout the women’s race in which each contestant earned a new personal best.
The men finished 10th out of 11 teams and were led by Nathan Campbell with a 25:09.6 which earned him 47th place. Senior Tanner Spence earned a personal best 25:41.1 in the 8K beating his previous best by 41.4 seconds. Fellow Senior Woody Burrell earned a season best 25:49.5. Below are the full times.
Meet Information
The event kicks off at 9 AM CT with the Women’s Squad set to run the 6K while the Men will be participating in the 10K at 10 AM CT.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer posted a 2-0 win in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament semifinals against Southeast Missouri State University Thursday evening, moving the Screaming Eagles on to their first-ever appearance in the championship final match.
The sixth-seeded Screaming Eagles (6-9-6, 2-2-3 OVC) recorded their fourth straight shutout win and eliminated No. 2 seed Southeast Missouri State University (5-9-4, 4-2-1 OVC) from the conference tournament for the second consecutive year.
USI Women’s Soccer wasted hardly any time getting down to business on Thursday, scoring first in the eighth minute when graduate senior forward Payton Seymour finished off a cross by freshman forward Brylee Patterson to give USI the early 1-0 advantage. It was Seymour’s second goal of the postseason.
SEMO put a good amount of pressure back the other way to try and find an equalizer in the first half, but USI’s defense got the necessary stops, and sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach tallied six first-half saves on 15 shots faced. USI led 1-0 going into halftime.
In the second half, USI took back control of the tempo and limited the Redhawks to only two shots in the second 45 minutes. Meanwhile, the Screaming Eagles took advantage on a secondary play off a corner kick around the 62-minute mark. Senior forward Eva Boer headed a cross by junior defender Ava Hess that was pushed away by the SEMO goalkeeper, but sophomore forward Anna Depenbrock was right there to put the second-chance ball into the net to double USI’s lead to 2-0. It was Depenbrock’s second goal of the season, and Boer’s second assist of the contest. After that, the Screaming Eagles closed out the match to advance to the OVC Championship Final.
Overall, USI had nine shots, seven on goal, while Southeast Missouri had 17 shots with seven on goal. Junior forward Josie Pochocki and freshman midfielder Shea Krakowski led USI with two shots apiece.
With Thursday’s win, USI Women’s Soccer will take on site host and No. 1 seed University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin came off a double-bye and defeated fifth-seeded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the other semifinal on Thursday. Kickoff for Sunday’s championship match in Martin, Tennessee, is set for 2 p.m.
All games of the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Championship Tournament can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+. Additional coverage for USI can be found on usiscreamingeagles.com, with full tournament coverage on the OVC website at ovcsports.com.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind.- University of Southern Indiana fell to top-ranked Ohio Valley Conference’s Southeast Missouri State University Thursday evening in three sets.
The Screaming Eagles drop to 7-6 in OVC matches and 12-13 overall for the season. USI stands solid at fourth in the conference, as the league heads into the final two weeks of play.
SET 1: SEMO 25, USI 17
The Screaming Eagles dropped the series’ opening set, falling to the Redhawks’ tough serving pressure as they landed five aces. Freshman Aubrey Fair led the team with four kills, as Ashby Willis followed with three. OVC Setter of the Week, Aysa Thomas, dished out nine assists, picked up three digs, and put up two blocks to keep the pressure on SEMO’s offense.
SET 2: SEMO 25, USI 23
The Redhawks took a two-set advantage, just inching ahead with the lead in the final five points ahead of the Screaming Eagles. Willis led the offensive effort, adding five kills, an ace, and three blocks. Thomas dished out 12 assists and landed back-to-back aces towards the end of the frame to swing USI’s momentum.
SET 3: SEMO 25, USI 21
USI fought till the very end, mounting three lead changes and nine tie scores in the third set. Fair landed four kills, while Willis and sophomore Mackenzie Nettles added three each. Nettles led the team with three blocks, and junior Audrey Small picked up five digs to keep the Redhawks at their lowest hitting percentage of the match in the set.
For the match, Fair and Willis each tallied nine kills, with Nettles following with eight to make up the USI offensive attack. Thomas dished out 28 assists, nine digs, two kills, and five blocks to contribute an all-around effort in the court.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA XC
EVANSVILLE, Ind.—University of Southern Indiana Men’s and Women’s Cross Country is set to compete at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Championships Friday in East Lansing, Michigan.
The women’s six-kilometer race begins at 9 a.m. (CST), while the men’s 10k is slated for a 10 a.m. start time.
Both programs are coming off wins at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships two weeks ago in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The Screaming Eagles’ women placed six runners in the top 15 and 10 in the top 20 en route to their second OVC title in the last three years. USI had three of the top four runners, with seniors Ellie Hall and Sierra Parks placing second and third, respectively, and junior Cordelia Hoover finishing fourth.
All three runners earned first-team All-OVC honors, while freshman Kara Odum and senior Zoe Seward garnered second-team All-League accolades with respective finishes of 12th and 13th.
As a team, the Screaming Eagles finished with 34 points, nearly 30 better than second-place Southeast Missouri State.
USI’s men dominated the competition, finishing nearly 60 points ahead of second-place UT Martin. The Screaming Eagles saw eight runners collect All-Conference honors as they placed seven in the top 10 and nine in the top 15.
Senior Alex Nolan won the meet, earning OVC Athlete of the Championship in the process, while sophomore Jackson Nolan finished second. Freshman Brayden Kloeppel, junior Griffen Wheeler and sophomore Carson Brown joined both Nolans in earning first-team All-OVC honors with respective placements of fifth, sixth and seventh.
Senior Landen Swiney, freshman Chaz Oberkfell and junior Layden Wagoner grabbed second-team All-Conference honors with their finishes of eighth, 10th and 12th.
Head Coach Mike Hillyard earned OVC Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year honors, marking his 32nd and 33rd conference coach of the year awards.
USI’s women enter the regional meet ranked No. 14 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Great Lakes Region rankings after being ranked as high as No. 13 earlier in the year. USI’s men have been ranked as high as No. 10 in the region rankings.
Tickets for the NCAA I Great Lakes Region Championships are $12 and must be purchased in advance. No cash or cards will be accepted at the gates, only digital tickets.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball cruised to a 110-18 win over Spalding University (Ky.) at Liberty Arena Thursday, giving the Screaming Eagles their first win of the season and a milestone 800th win in program history.
USI Women’s Basketball (1-3) reached the century mark for the first time since November 2024 against Brescia University (Ky.) when USI tallied 100. The Screaming Eagles’ 110 points are the most USI has scored since posting 115 points against Purdue University Calumet in November 2000. The 92-point margin was three points shy of the widest point differential in USI history, which was a 95-point, 113-18 difference against St. Mary’s in 1978-79.
Defensively, USI held an opponent to 18 points for the second season in a row and for the third time in program history, which tied the second-fewest points allowed in a game. Last November, the Screaming Eagles defeated Fisk University 95-18. The record is 17 points allowed, which USI set in a 45-17 win against Kentucky Wesleyan College in December of 1976.
On Thursday, USI shot over 60 percent from the floor for the first time in two seasons, shooting 61.8 percent (47-76) against the Golden Eagles. The Screaming Eagles shot over 60 percent in three of the four quarters on Thursday. USI also shot at a 42 percent clip (8-19) from three and 50 percent (8-16) from the foul line. USI’s defense held Spalding to just over 13 percent (7-53) overall and without a made triple in 20 attempts. USI also matched last year’s season high with 55 rebounds.
Four Screaming Eagles finished in double figures, with sophomore forward Channah Gannon pacing USI with a career-high 19 points on 8-9 shooting in 10 minutes. Gannon has led or tied for leading the Screaming Eagles in scoring in each of the four games this season. Sophomore guard Lily Graves notched 14 points, three off her career best, while pulling five rebounds and dishing five assists. Freshman forward Maddy Shirley had her best game so far as a Screaming Eagle, netting 12 points and hauling seven boards. Junior guard Lexi Sepulveda scored 11 points and had four steals.
The Screaming Eagles came out of the gate with an 8-0 lead in the first minute-plus, with Gannon sparking the USI offense early. USI’s lead reached double digits by the midway point of the first quarter and swelled to a 29-8 advantage going into the second period. USI’s defense kept shutting down Spalding with a scoreless stretch of over nine minutes and limiting the Golden Eagles to one made field goal in the second. Gannon and Graves both reached double digits in scoring in the first half, as USI went on to lead 56-12 at halftime.
In the second half, it was more of the same from USI Women’s Basketball. Gannon poured in nine of the team’s first 11 points in the third quarter to help extend USI’s lead to 67-12. Then Shirley kept the momentum rolling, reaching the 10-point mark for the first time in her USI career. Meanwhile, Spalding was stuck on 12 points until less than two minutes remained in the third. USI led 87-16 after three quarters and went on to put the finishing touches on the win in the fourth quarter by spreading the wealth to get all 12 active Screaming Eagles into the scoring column and holding the Golden Eagles through another scoring drought, who made only one field goal once again in the third and fourth quarters.
USI Women’s Basketball continues the homestand at Liberty Arena on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Tickets for Sunday and all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at USIScreamingEagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.
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VALPO FOOTBALL
Valparaiso (4-5, 3-3 PFL)
at Stetson (1-9, 0-6 PFL)
Game #10 Saturday, Nov. 14, Noon CT / 1 p.m. ET
Spec Martin Memorial Stadium (6,000) – DeLand, Fla.
This Week in Valpo Football: The Valparaiso University football team will look to climb back over the .500 mark as the Beacons hit the road for the second straight week. This time, the destination is DeLand, Fla. to close the road docket against Stetson. Valpo will make its first trip to Stetson since 2018 in the penultimate week of the Pioneer Football League season.
Previously: Valpo controlled the lead and controlled a very viable path to a share of the Pioneer Football League championship with three and a half minutes remaining in last week’s battle with PFL co-leader Dayton, but the Flyers scored two touchdowns in the final 3:18 to beat the Beacons 31-20 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. Nic Lendino made two interceptions including a pick six and a spectacular one-handed grab.
Glancing Ahead: Valpo will close out the season on Saturday, Nov. 21 with Senior Day at Brown Field. The Beacons will host St. Thomas for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The Tommies enter this week’s home game against Drake with a 7-3 overall record and 4-2 PFL mark.
Series Notes: Valpo holds a 5-2 lead in the all-time series, including last season’s unforgettable 32-31, overtime victory on Senior Day at Brown Field. Valpo came from 24-0 down with 5:21 left in the third quarter. The Beacons went an absurd 4-for-4 on 2-point conversions including a game-winning 2-point reception by Colin Hayes in overtime. Valpo owns a three-game winning streak in the series with all three games coming at home. Each of the last two matchups have required overtime. The home team has won the last five matchups, dating back to Valpo’s 21-18 win at Stetson in 2016. Four of the last six meetings have been decided by three points or fewer. Valpo was scheduled to play at Stetson on Oct. 8, 2024, but the game was canceled due to Hurricane Milton.
Following the Beacons: Saturday’s game will air on YouTube. The hometown radio call with Todd Ickow (36th season, play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (11th season, analyst) will be available on WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso and the TuneIn Radio app. For in-game updates, follow @valpoufootball on Instagram and X. Links to live video and stats can be found on ValpoAthletics.com.
Scouting Stetson
Coming off a 33-14 loss at Davidson last week.
Played one-score games against Presbyterian (47-43) and Morehead State (38-31).
Set to close out the season at San Diego next week.
Under the direction of second-year head coach Mike Jasper, a former NFL offensive lineman.
With a Victory on Saturday, Valpo Would…
Extend its head-to-head winning streak against Stetson to four.
Clinch a record of .500 or better in league play for the first time since 2022.
Clinch the program’s highest overall win total since 2022.
Clinch the program’s highest road win total since 2022.
Move to within one win of clinching the program’s first winning season since Spring 2021, first winning season in a full fall season since 2017 and the program’s third winning season since 2003.
Move to within one win of clinching the program’s first winning season in league play since Spring 2021 and first in a full fall season since 2017.
Allow head coach Andy Waddle to secure the most wins by a Valpo head coach in his first or second season since 1978. Waddle is currently tied with Landon Fox (four, Spring 2021, second) and Dave Cecchini (four, 2014, first) for the most since Bill Koch had five in his second season in 1978.
Nic’s Picks
Valpo redshirt junior Nic Lendino made two interceptions in the Nov. 7 game at Dayton.
With 15 seconds left in the first half, Lendino made an impressive interception and then returned it 68 yards for a pick six, changing the complexion of the game at that point.
In the fourth quarter, Lendino made his second interception of the game, a diving, one-handed pick. That play checked in at No. 3 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
Thanks to Lendino’s incredible play, Valpo Athletics was featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 on consecutive days, as Justus McNair’s buzzer-beater to beat Purdue was included the previous day. Valpo Athletics has been featured on SCTop10 22 times spanning six sports since 2017. This marked the football program’s first Top-10 play since Nov. 23, 2024, Gary Givens III’s game-winning touchdown catch vs. Davidson.
Lendino had his second multi-interception game of the season as he also grabbed two picks on Oct. 10 vs. Drake.
Lendino lifted his season total to a team-high five interceptions and his career total to nine.
Lendino is tied for third nationally in FCS in interceptions.
The pick six was Valpo’s first since Kohlton Sherman set a program record with a 95 yarder on Nov. 12, 2022 at Marist.
Johnson Named Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award Finalist
Valpo senior defensive back Mark Johnson has been named a finalist for the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award, which is presented annually to the player who exemplifies character, leadership and an outstanding commitment to community service and giving back. The honor is presented by the Premier Players Sports Foundation in partnership with the Solomon family.
Johnson is one of three finalists for the award and the only FCS representative, joining Georgia tight end Lawson Luckie and USC quarterback Jayden Maiava.
The award honors Freddie Solomon, an 11-year NFL veteran wide receiver who played for the Miami Dolphins and won two Super Bowl championships with the San Francisco 49ers.
Also a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, Johnson is a finalist for this award based in large part upon his selfless bone marrow donation to a 5-year-old boy in Paris, France. Additional details on Johnson’s service are available later in the game notes.
Notes Wrapping Up Nov. 7 – Dayton 31, Valpo 20
Jason Salman’s interception was his third of the season, as he previously recorded picks against Lawrence Tech and Morehead State.
Luke Scoma went 2-for-2 on field goals and 2-for-2 on PATs in the game. He has 10 made field goals on the season, one shy of entering the program’s top five for makes in a single year.
Max Samuel had one tackle for loss as he was credited with a ½ TFL on two separate plays. This boosted his season total to 18, three shy of Valpo’s program record and currently third in program history.
Valpo had five tackles for loss, lifting the team’s season total to 62. Micah Markley and Kaiser Wilhelm had 1.5 TFL each.
Anthony Feltrinelli notched a team-high 12 tackles, followed by Nic Lendino and Connor Cervantes with eight apiece. Salman and Wilhelm each added seven stops.
Dayton held a 393-224 edge in total offense, including a 102-45 advantage on the ground. The Flyers were 9-of-14 on third down and 3-of-3 on fourth down.
Chris Gundy, Marty O’Keeffe and Daniel White had three grabs apiece on a day where Keefe’s 17 completions went to eight different receivers.
Gundy, Samuel Named FCS Midseason All-American
Chris Gundy was named to Phil Steele’s FCS Midseason All-America Second Team as a punt returner.
Max Samuel was named to the FCS Midseason All-America Second Team by College Football Now.
Defending Brown Field
Valpo is 3-1 at home with one home game remaining.
Valpo will at least tie for its highest home win total since 2017 (4-1 home), matching several other recent seasons where the Beacons had three Brown-Field victories.
Valpo is 3-1 or better through four home games for the first time since 2017.
If Valpo can win the home finale on Nov. 21 vs. St. Thomas, the Beacons would tie 2017 for the program’s highest home win total since 2004.
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UINDY FOOTBALL
GAME 11
at Upper Iowa Peacocks (6-4, 5-2 GLVC)
Saturday // November 14
1 p.m. ET // Fayette, IA
The UIndy football team will wrap up its 2026 campaign on Saturday when it travels to Upper Iowa University in a battle of GLVC hopefuls. A quick look at the conference standings reveals that if league-leader Truman State were to lose its contest versus McKendree this week, the UIndy/Upper Iowa winner would snag a share of the GLVC title. Truman holds the tiebreaker over both UIndy and William Jewell, however, while Upper Iowa owns the head-to-head edge over the Bulldogs, so only Truman or Upper Iowa can claim the league’s playoff AQ at this point.
UIndy is looking for an unprecedented fifth consecutive GLVC crown and 12th overall before its impending move to the G-MAC next season. Both Jewell and Upper Iowa have never won a GLVC title, while Truman’s only GLVC trophy came in 2016 when it shared the crown with Southwest Baptist.
GAME NOTES: https://athletics.uindy.edu/documents/2026/11/12/GAME_11_at_UIU.pdf
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UINDY VOLLEYBALL
WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. – The UIndy volleyball team opened up the 2026 GLVC Championship Tournament in spectacular fashion on Thursday, sweeping the eighth-seeded Upper Iowa from Williamsville High School Fieldhouse.
The Greyhounds entered the postseason ranked No. 22 in the AVCA national coaches’ poll, as well as the top seed in the GLVC bracket after earning a share of the league’s regular-season title.
Makenzie Pflederer led the impressive offensive attack, totaling 16 kills on .500 hitting from the outside. All-GLVC First Team selection Maddie Lynch followed suit with 11 kills herself, while freshman Grace Portwood chipped in nine. The trio combined to attack at a .395 clip.
UIndy proved its top-seed status with a dominant first-set victory, hitting .542 as an offensive unit, before quickly looking for the sweep. The Peacocks used a 7-0 run early in the third frame before the Hounds strung together points to eventually knot the game up at 15 apiece. The teams traded points until it was 21-all, with Pflederer scoring three of the team’s final four points to advance the Greyhounds to the semifinals. Pflederer tallied seven of her 16 kills in the final set.
As impressive as the offense was, the defensive effort from UIndy matched the output. Three Greyhounds finished with double-digit digs, led by libero Macy Bruton and the outside Portwood. Pflederer recorded 11 scoops for her ninth double-double of the fall. Senior middle Allison Jansen, who was voted to the All-GLVC Second Team on Wednesday, totaled seven blocks to go along with her six kills.
This marks the third straight GLVC quarterfinal victory for the Greyhounds, who previously ended Maryville’s season each of the past two Novembers.
UIndy returns to action Friday in the league semifinals against the winner between Maryville and Drury. At time of release, the fourth-seeded Saints led the fifth-seeded Panthers in the first set.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Friday, Nov. 13
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
5 p.m.
ACCN — North Alabama at Miami
6 p.m.
ESPNU — Georgetown at Clemson
6:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Butler
PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Butler
7 p.m.
ACCN — Troy at NC State
ESPN2 — Georgia at North Carolina
FS1 — N. Iowa at Michigan St.
SECN — Merrimack at Florida
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Ohio St. at UConn
8 p.m.
CW — SIU Edwardsville at Duke
NBCSN — Virginia at Maryland
PEACOCK — Virginia at Maryland
9 p.m.
ACCN — Ball St. at SMU
ESPN2 — Arizona at Auburn
FS1 — Xavier vs. Mississippi St., White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
SECN — Seton Hall at Alabama
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Florida St. at Pittsburgh
9 p.m.
FOX — Illinois at UCLA
10:15 p.m.
ESPN — Houston at Colorado
COLLEGE WRESTLING
8 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Second Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Second Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Second Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
2 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, Third Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — New York at Indiana
9:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at San Antonio
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Saturday, Nov. 14
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1:30 p.m.
USA — Loyola of Chicago at Colorado St.
3:30 p.m.
USA — LSU vs. Gonzaga, Spokane, Wash.
6 p.m.
NBCSN — Colorado at Providence
PEACOCK — Colorado at Providence
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
NBC — DePaul vs. Notre Dame, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Duke at Miami
ACCN — Syracuse at NC State
CBSSN — James Madison at UConn
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — TBA
12:30 p.m.
CW — Georgia Tech at Clemson
12:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
3:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ACCN — California at Virginia
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — MTSU at Liberty
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
NBC — Boston College at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Boston College at Notre Dame
FOX — TBA
4 p.m.
CW — Fresno St. at Texas St.
4:15 p.m.
SECN — TBA
6 p.m.
USA — Oregon St. at Boise St.
7 p.m.
CBSSN — San Jose St. at Air Force
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ACCN — TBA
CW — UNLV at New Mexico
FOX — TBA
NBC — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
9:30 p.m.
USA — Utah St. at San Diego St.
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Colorado St. at Washington St.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
11 p.m.
CW — N. Dakota St. at Hawaii
FIGURE SKATING
11 a.m.
NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
3 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Third Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Third Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Third Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
1:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, Final Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBATV — Detroit at Miami
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Seattle vs. Carolina, Helsinki, Finland
7 p.m.
NHLN — Edmonton at Toronto
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
CBS — NWSL Playoffs: TBD
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Sunday, Nov. 15
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
BTN — Boise St. vs. Nebraska, Sioux Falls, S.D.
ESPN — Louisville at Memphis
ESPN2 — Niagara at Iowa St.
2:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Missouri vs. Marquette, Chicago
PEACOCK — Missouri vs. Marquette, Chicago
3 p.m.
ACCN — Marshall at Duke
ESPN — Baylor vs. Texas, San Antonio
ESPN2 — High Point at Saint Louis
FS1 — Creighton at Iowa
4:30 p.m.
NBCSN — New Haven at Penn St.
PEACOCK — New Haven at Penn St.
5 p.m.
ACCN — Stetson at Clemson
ESPN2 — TBA
7 p.m.
ACCN — Canisius at Syracuse
NBCSN — Syracuse vs. St. John’s, New York
PEACOCK — Syracuse vs. St. John’s, New York
8 p.m.
BTN — Coastal Carolina at Wisconsin
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
SECN — E. Michigan at Kentucky
1 p.m.
ABC — Southern Cal vs. South Carolina, Greenville, S.C.
FS1 — Vanderbilt vs. Iowa, Sioux City, Iowa
5:30 p.m.
ESPN — UConn at Louisville
6 p.m.
BTN — Princeton at UCLA
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Pensacola, Fla.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ACCN — Duke at North Carolina
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh
FIGURE SKATING
Noon
NBC — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
2 p.m.
NBC — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Final Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Final Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Final Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
FOX — New England vs. Detroit, Munich
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Atlanta, Miami at Indianapolis OR Buffalo at N.Y. Jets
FOX — Regional Coverage: Houston at Cleveland, Minnesota at Green Bay, Jacksonville at Tennessee OR Carolina at New Orleans
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Las Vegas OR L.A. Rams at Arizona
4:25 p.m.
FOX — San Francisco at Dallas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m.
NHLN — Florida at Dallas
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ABC — NWSL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal
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