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Indiana football has won 20 straight games, and a victory at Rutgers would put the Hoosiers alongside Texas and Washington for the longest FBS winning streak of the 21st century. On this Bison Briefing, Galen Clavio looks at just how dramatically Curt Cignetti has changed Indiana football — and whether the 2026 Hoosiers are actually that far behind last year's championship team statistically.There's plenty happening beyond football. No. 2 Indiana men's soccer hosts No. 4 Maryland in a massive Big Ten matchup, with former Maryland standout Stephane Njike now playing a major role for IU. No. 15 Indiana volleyball takes its 2-0 Big Ten record to No. 6 Wisconsin after getting Avery Tatum back in the lineup.Galen also compares Indiana's 2025 and 2026 offensive and defensive numbers, discusses Josh Hoover's turnover-free start, the pass-rush issues that surfaced against Northwestern, Turbo Richard's status, Tyler Morris, and the possibility of Bryant Haines or Mike Shanahan drawing head-coaching interest.

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What does ESPN FPI actually measure — and why can its rankings look so different from what you see on the field? Galen Clavio breaks down the difference between FPI Power Index and FPI Efficiency, then uses the latest numbers to evaluate Indiana and the rest of the Big Ten.The key distinction: FPI's power ranking is forward-looking and predictive, incorporating opponent-adjusted results along with preseason information and priors. The efficiency ratings are different — they focus on what teams have actually done so far, adjusting performance for opponent and game situation across offense, defense and special teams.That distinction matters for Indiana football. The Hoosiers are seventh in the current FPI power ranking but tenth in overall efficiency, with a top-10 offense, top-20 defense and much weaker special-teams number. Galen also looks at Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Iowa, USC and Purdue to show how the underlying efficiency data can reveal strengths and weaknesses that the headline ranking does not.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Indiana football and college football analysis throughout the season.

For this Aries Full Moon, we first explore all of the Aries energy in the sky right now, including: Saturn, Neptune, Chiron, Pallas, Vesta and Eris.  Then, we welcome the incredible artist, jeweler, and "star witch” Galen Boone to Cosmic Cousins for a wide-ranging conversation about Aries, embodiment, queer lineage, talismanic jewelry, grief, justice, addiction, self-devotion, and pleasure. With Aries Rising and Mars-Eris exactly conjunct their Ascendant, Galen offers a deeply embodied perspective on Aries as an impulse toward life, courage, and self-definition, while also questioning the ways traditional Aries symbolism can privilege patriarchal ideas of “rule.” We talked about their silverwork as “reverential armor,” reclaiming queer words through art, their relationship to queer ancestors and persecuted healers, and the ways jewelry can become a wearable vessel for memory, protection, devotion, and transformation. We also explored the Devil and Star cards, the relationship between impulse and addiction, the sacredness of self-pleasure, th eyear of the Fire Horse, and Galen's practice of marrying themself as a radical commitment to self-devotion. At the heart of our conversation was a question that feels particularly alive under this Aries Full Moon with Mars in Cancer: What would it mean to stop abandoning ourselves in order to be loved, and instead learn to drink from our own cup?   Galen's Instagram   If you'd like to enjoy more writing, reflections, and cosmic storytelling from me lately, join me on the Cosmic Cousins Substack. _____________________________________________________________________ Cosmic Cousins Soul-Centered Astrology Certification:   A Yearlong Immersion in Living Astrology with Jeff Hinshaw Are you looking for community support and guidance on your journey of astrology?  Join me in a year-long journey into Soul-Centered Astrology where you'll explore birth charts, planetary cycles, Tarot, embodiment, ritual, and the deeper myths woven through the cosmos. Whether you're beginning your astrology path or deepening your practice, this immersive program is designed to help you build a lifelong relationship with astrology. Apply Now!! _____________________________________________________________________ Cosmic Mix Tape – A Soundtrack for Your Soul. The Cosmic Mix Tape. is a personalized astrology experience that transforms your birth chart into a soulful soundtrack through an in-depth recorded reading and a carefully curated playlist. _____________________________________________________________________ Cosmic Cousins Links Sedna Workshop Cosmic Mix Tape Newsletter Mentorship Deep Dive Astrology Readings Tarot Soul Journey  Cosmic Mix Tape Cosmic Cousins Substack Instagram Intro & Outro Music by:  Felix III

Indiana football is 4-0 after surviving Northwestern 29-23 under the lights at Memorial Stadium. Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield break down a sloppy but revealing Big Ten opener, including Lee Beebe Jr.'s 200-yard rushing performance, Josh Hoover's uneven-but-clutch night, Turbo Richard's injury and a defense that struggled to contain Aidan Chiles in the second half.The Hoosiers made more mistakes than we are accustomed to seeing under Curt Cignetti — eight penalties, missed tackles, red-zone problems and several missed opportunities. But Indiana also responded when the game tightened. Hoover made plays with both his arm and legs, the offense scored on five of its final seven meaningful possessions, and IU leaned almost entirely on the running game to finish the night.Galen and Scott also examine the advanced numbers, Indiana's continuing goal-line problems, the offensive line, the officiating confusion early in the game, and why this performance may ultimately be more correctable than alarming. Plus: game balls, Memorial Stadium observations and a new batch of Scott sidebars.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU Athletics and the Big Ten.

Indiana football opens Big Ten play under the lights against Northwestern, and Galen Clavio is joined by Kamady Rudd to talk about the Friday-night atmosphere, cooler football weather, and what this matchup should reveal about the defending national champion Hoosiers.After three games Indiana was expected to control, Northwestern represents the first conference test. Galen and Kamady discuss the expectations for Josh Hoover, Charlie Becker, Nick Marsh, Turbo Richard and an Indiana defense that fans are still waiting to see fully flex its muscle.The conversation also turns to former IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza, whose latest partnership somehow makes fiscal responsibility entertaining. His new “Finance with Fernando” LinkedIn series continues a run of endorsement work that fits his personality remarkably well.Plus: the eternal Indiana argument over whether fall is actually good, the latest CrimsonCast Dog of the Week, and score predictions for Indiana-Northwestern. Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football and IU athletics.

Indiana football opens Big Ten play Friday night against Northwestern, and this is the first matchup of 2026 that should tell us substantially more about the Hoosiers. Galen Clavio breaks down the Wildcats, the advanced metrics, Josh Hoover, Indiana's running game, the secondary, and the matchups that could decide the game.The numbers favor Indiana: the Hoosiers enter highly rated in FPI, SP+ and FEI, while Northwestern has been stronger defensively than offensively through its first two games. The most interesting areas are less straightforward, though. Indiana's rushing success has been inconsistent, third-down efficiency needs improvement, and Northwestern's defense has created takeaways and repeatedly kept opponents out of the end zone.Defensively, the focus is on containing quarterback Aidan Chiles, generating pressure without giving him escape lanes, and seeing how Jamari Sharpe, Jaylen Bell and Ryland Gandy handle a more legitimate passing attack. Galen also looks at the offensive-line development, Northwestern corner Josh Fussell against Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh, and whether Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr. can establish the run between the tackles.The episode finishes with the major game-day storylines and Galen's 34-18 Indiana prediction.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics and Big Ten football throughout the season.

Indiana football opens Big Ten play against Northwestern on Friday night, and this looks like a much different test than the Hoosiers' first three games. Galen Clavio is joined by Hoosier Network reporters Andrew Garrison and Brooks White to break down the Wildcats, Indiana's early-season questions, the return of Kellen Wyatt and Stephen Daley, and what to expect from Josh Hoover, Nick Marsh and Charlie Becker.Northwestern enters conference play unbeaten under David Braun, with Chip Kelly's offense giving the Wildcats a new identity. The group discusses how much can actually be learned from Northwestern's small early-season sample, why Indiana should expect every opponent's best shot as defending national champion, and whether some of IU's uneven moments against Western Kentucky were simply part of a team still holding plenty back schematically.On offense, the spotlight turns to Marsh and Becker against a Northwestern secondary that should tighten passing windows more than Indiana's previous opponents. The episode also examines how Wyatt's return raises the ceiling of Bryant Haines' defense and what his role could look like as IU continues sorting out its personnel.Plus, Galen checks in with Indiana volleyball before its Big Ten-opening homestand against UCLA and Maryland, including the team's chemistry, leadership and expectations after a strong nonconference start.

Big news for Indiana athletics: Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt are eligible to play, after a Monroe County court granted temporary relief in the NCAA eligibility case. The ruling also affects Sam Alexis in men's basketball, Avry Tatum in volleyball, IU swimmers, and other athletes involved in the case.In this breaking CrimsonCast update, Galen Clavio explains what the court found, why the NCAA's treatment of the 2022 recruiting class became central to the dispute, and how the organization's move toward a five-years-to-play-five model created a major inconsistency. The ruling points specifically to how athletes from the 2022 class who had already played four seasons were excluded while redshirted athletes and later classes were treated differently.Galen also breaks down the court's criticism of the NCAA's rulemaking process, previous eligibility exceptions involving COVID seasons, junior-college transfers and former professional athletes, and why the judge found immediate relief necessary with several college sports seasons already underway.The temporary order is not necessarily the final word, but for Indiana the immediate impact is significant: Daley and Wyatt can return to the football defense, while Alexis and Tatum also regain eligibility for their respective IU programs.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Indiana football, IU basketball and breaking Indiana athletics coverage.

Galen shares a song about broccoli--not about broccoli, but now DEFINITELY about broccoli--and Jimmy challenges the others to a books-and-bands round of Mashups! And Tommy pushes everyone's buttons.

Galen Clavio covers a packed week in Indiana Athletics, including No. 2 IU men's soccer, No. 18 Indiana volleyball, Brooksley Colvin's women's basketball commitment and the latest on the eligibility cases involving Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt.The football conversation turns toward Indiana vs. Northwestern on Friday night, when IU gets an exclusive national window on FOX. Galen discusses how dramatically the program's place in college football has changed — and why this game provides the first major national showcase of the 2026 season.Finally, Galen compares Indiana's 2025 and 2026 PFF grades through the opening three games. Despite the criticism surrounding Josh Hoover and the Western Kentucky performance, the numbers show a team playing at a level remarkably similar to where last year's national champions were at the same point. The run game still needs development, but the early data offers far more reason for patience than panic.

Galen is back with more track talk, as we induct several new songs into the CrimsonCast Music Companion playlist on Spotify, including:In The Meantime by SpacehogTake Me Out by Franz FerdinandImpossible Weight by Deep Sea DiverLake Superior by The ArcsWalk Away by James GangDripfield by GooseKilby Girl by The Backseat LoversThe Bend by Real Estate

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We are playing Ex Tenebris: a star-spanning gothic investigation TTRPG.You can make a late pledge to the Ex Tenebris Kickstarter campaign here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackarmada/ex-tenebris?ref=7an243⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond the dark emptiness of space, beyond dreaming, lies the Tenebrium. Only you can unearth its mysteries, defeat the twisted horrors that lurk there, and keep humanity from becoming prey.In Ex Tenebris, you play a ragtag team of investigators, protecting the Republic of Stars from terrifying supernatural threats. You will face sorcerers and cults, dark technology from lost civilisations and the slobbering terrors lurking in the nightmare realm of the Tenebrium.In this episode:The ambush is set up...and sprung.Plus: we discuss resistance and dog walks.You can see the team's murder board here: ⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Murderboard.jpg⁠⁠⁠Black Armada DiscordWe would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CreditsOur players are:Joshua Fox ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/armadajosh.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Becky Annison as Tamzi (the resurrected) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/beckyannison.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eadwin Tomlinson as Galen (the tarnished badge) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/eadwin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Bate as Hamda (the technarchologist) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ickbat.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sue Elliott as Orion (the relic) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/suefacetm.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

Links For The Occult Rejectshttps://linktr.ee/theoccultrejectsOccult Research Institutehttps://www.occultresearchinstitute.org/Substackhttps://substack.com/@theoccultrejects?r=7auau0&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pageCash Apphttps://cash.app/$theoccultrejectsVenmo@TheOccultRejectsBuy Me A Coffeebuymeacoffee.com/TheOccultRejectsPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheOccultRejectsGreek and Roman Primary SourcesAristotle. Generation of Animals. Translated by A. L. Peck. Loeb Classical Library 366. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942.Galen. On Semen. Edited and translated by Phillip De Lacy. Corpus Medicorum Graecorum V 3, 1–2. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1992.Galen. On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body. Translated by Margaret Tallmadge May. 2 vols. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1968.Hippocrates. Generation, Nature of the Child, Diseases IV. Translated by Paul Potter. Loeb Classical Library 520. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012.Hippocrates. On the Seed and the Nature of the Child. In Hippocratic Writings, edited by G. E. R. Lloyd and translated by J. Chadwick and W. N. Mann. London: Penguin, 1978.Soranus. Soranus' Gynecology. Translated by Owsei Temkin. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1956.Greek and Roman Medicine, Gender, and SexualityConnell, Sophia M. Aristotle on Female Animals: A Study of the Generation of Animals. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.Dean-Jones, Lesley. Women's Bodies in Classical Greek Science. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.Flemming, Rebecca. Medicine and the Making of Roman Women: Gender, Nature, and Authority from Celsus to Galen. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.King, Helen. Hippocrates' Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece. London: Routledge, 1998.Laqueur, Thomas. Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1990.Lloyd, G. E. R. Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the Life Sciences in Ancient Greece. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.Mattern, Susan P. The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.Nutton, Vivian. Ancient Medicine. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2013.Ayurveda, Kāma, and South Asian Sexual TraditionsDoniger, Wendy, and Sudhir Kakar, trans. Kamasutra. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.Flood, Gavin. The Tantric Body: The Secret Tradition of Hindu Religion. London: I. B. Tauris, 2006.Meulenbeld, G. Jan. A History of Indian Medical Literature. 5 vols. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 1999–2002.Sanderson, Alexis. “The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period.” In Genesis and Development of Tantrism, edited by Shingo Einoo, 41–350. Tokyo: Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, 2009.White, David Gordon. Kiss of the Yoginī: “Tantric Sex” in Its South Asian Contexts. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.White, David Gordon. The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.Wujastyk, Dominik. The Roots of Ayurveda: Selections from Sanskrit Medical Writings. 3rd ed. London: Penguin, 2003.Chinese Medicine and Daoist CultivationDespeux, Catherine. Taoism and Self Knowledge: The Chart for the Cultivation of Perfection. Leiden: Brill, 2018.Furth, Charlotte. A Flourishing Yin: Gender in China's Medical History, 960–1665. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.Kohn, Livia. Daoist Body Cultivation: Traditional Models and Contemporary Practices. Magdalena, NM: Three Pines Press, 2006.Lo, Vivienne. “The Influence of Nurturing Life Culture on the Development of Western Han Acumoxa Therapy.” In Innovation in Chinese Medicine, edited by Elisabeth Hsu, 19–50. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.Pregadio, Fabrizio, ed. The Encyclopedia of Taoism. 2 vols. London: Routledge, 2008.Schipper, Kristofer. The Taoist Body. Translated by Karen C. Duval. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.Wile, Douglas. Art of the Bedchamber: The Chinese Sexual Yoga Classics Including Women's Solo Meditation Texts. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992.Comparative and Methodological StudiesFoucault, Michel. The History of Sexuality. Vol. 2, The Use of Pleasure. Translated by Robert Hurley. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.Hopwood, Nick, Rebecca Flemming, and Lauren Kassell, eds. Reproduction: Antiquity to the Present Day. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E., and Mathew Kuefler, eds. The Cambridge World History of Sexualities. Vol. 2, Systems of Thought and Belief. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.Also want to remind people about the website, if you're into reading we have tons of information by multiple contributors, and we got t-shirts up on the site if you're interested. Fun fact, the art is all based on the eyeball. 

The full Indiana basketball 2026-27 schedule is out, and it gives Darren DeVries and the Hoosiers something they badly need: meaningful résumé opportunities without an overwhelmingly difficult path. Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield break down IU's nonconference slate, the Big Ten schedule, the toughest stretches and what Indiana will need to do to get comfortably back into the NCAA Tournament.The nonconference schedule is a major improvement. Kentucky is back, Arkansas awaits at Madison Square Garden, Syracuse provides another ACC opponent, and Indiana also gets power-conference games against UCF and Missouri. Rather than putting the entire résumé on one massive early-season matchup, IU has multiple opportunities to build a tournament case throughout November and December.Then comes the Big Ten. Indiana opens conference play with Rutgers at Assembly Hall and a trip to Iowa before moving into a January stretch featuring USC, Oregon, Washington, Michigan and more. Galen and Scott discuss why the schedule looks manageable on paper — but also why Indiana's recent history makes it dangerous to assume the Hoosiers will simply bank every game they are supposed to win.A major theme is home-court performance. Indiana gets several of its more difficult opponents at Assembly Hall, including Michigan, Illinois, UCLA and Purdue. If this team wants to move beyond the NCAA Tournament bubble and become a legitimate upper-half Big Ten team, those home games have to become an advantage again.The guys also dig into the current Bart Torvik projections, which see Indiana as a tournament-level team but show just how many close games could determine the season. Galen argues that this year's group needs to learn how to "exceed the median" rather than continually hovering around .500 in Big Ten play.What would a successful regular season look like? Galen sees a path to roughly 23 wins if Indiana lives up to its talent level and takes care of business during the softer sections of the schedule. Scott agrees that the opportunity is there — but the Hoosiers have to stop turning projected wins into coin flips.And basketball is coming quickly. Indiana's exhibition schedule begins in October, meaning football season will still be in full swing when the first real look at DeVries' second IU team arrives.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast and Assembly Call coverage of Indiana basketball, IU football and Hoosier athletics throughout the season.

Rice County Commissioner for District 2 Galen Malecha discusses the preliminary tax levy and more. 

Indiana football is 3-0 after a 38-0 shutout of Western Kentucky, yet the reaction around the Hoosiers is surprisingly complicated. Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield break down what Indiana actually did well, the growing scrutiny around Josh Hoover, the state of the running game and defensive front, and why a comfortable win can still leave fans wanting more.The box score says domination: Indiana outgained Western Kentucky 513-186 and allowed only 49 yards in the second half. But the game did not always feel that way. Galen and Scott dig into the disconnect between the statistical performance and the eye test, including missed throws, third-down frustrations, inconsistent rushing lanes and a first half that felt flatter than the final score suggests.Charlie Becker provides the highlight of the day with another explosive touchdown, while Hoover becomes the center of the larger conversation. His ball placement was uneven at times, but Galen and Scott push back on the idea that three games are enough to decide what kind of quarterback he can be. His early production remains comparable to where Kurtis Rourke and Fernando Mendoza were at the same stage of their Indiana seasons, and this offense is still learning what its most reliable answers will be.The advanced numbers show a similar story. Indiana's third-down performance against Western Kentucky was a legitimate weakness, but its season-long offensive efficiency remains solid. Turbo Richard flashed again in the running game, while Lee Beebe Jr. had a tougher afternoon as Western Kentucky focused heavily on stopping the run. The tight end room also remains a work in progress as Indiana searches for the kind of dependable third-down option it had in Riley Nowakowski last season.Defensively, the Hoosiers have now pitched two shutouts in three games. Rolijah Hardy continues to emerge at linebacker, while Indiana's defensive line and secondary are still working through personnel changes and early-season injuries. Galen and Scott discuss why there are still things to improve without losing sight of what the defense has actually accomplished.The episode also covers the continuing eligibility uncertainty surrounding Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt, Charlie Becker getting a look as a punt returner, Fernando Mendoza's latest State Farm campaign, and a first look at Indiana's Friday-night Big Ten opener against Northwestern.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, Big Ten football and the Hoosiers throughout the 2026 season.

Noah Galen joins Mitchell and co-host Nick Fronduto to unpack growing up in Arkansas, dating women and men, getting sober, his viral lip-syncing, marriage, and so much more.Follow Noah: https://www.instagram.com/noahgalenFollow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nickfronduto

Indiana football is preparing for Western Kentucky, Fernando Mendoza is back on television in a new State Farm commercial, and the complete Indiana basketball schedule is finally here. Galen Clavio and Kamady Rudd cover all of it in a Friday CrimsonCast before another packed IU sports weekend.The show starts with Indiana's final nonconference football game. The Hoosiers dominated Howard and now face a Western Kentucky team that has traditionally given IU problems, even if the 2026 matchup looks much more favorable on paper. Galen and Kamady discuss what can still be learned from a heavily favored Indiana team: execution, focus, depth, and which second-unit players begin emerging before Big Ten play.It is also going to be another hot afternoon at Memorial Stadium. They discuss the forecast, IU's decision to allow sealed water bottles into the stadium, and what fans need to know before a long day of tailgating. A listener question leads to a larger conversation about taking young kids to an Indiana football game, including family-friendly tailgate ideas, the band and cheerleaders, the pregame walk, and the importance of letting toddlers dictate the timetable.Then comes Fernando Mendoza's new State Farm commercial. Galen and Kamady explain why the spot works so well, how it plays off Mendoza's personality, and why his ability to make fun of his own wholesome reputation has made him such an enduring favorite with Indiana fans.The second half turns to IU men's basketball and the newly released 2026-27 schedule. The discussion covers the early neutral-site games, Arkansas at Madison Square Garden, Kentucky at Lucas Oil Stadium, UCF and Missouri, and a Big Ten slate featuring Michigan, Illinois, UCLA, Northwestern, USC, Oregon, Washington and Purdue. They also discuss the awkward timing of the late-season Purdue game and just how quickly basketball season is approaching.The episode wraps with the CrimsonCast Dogs of the Week, as Fernando and Jordy earn this week's honors.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU basketball, Indiana athletics, the Big Ten and the Hoosiers all season long.

Indiana football is 2-0 and closes out its nonconference schedule against Western Kentucky on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. In this CrimsonCast preview, Galen Clavio breaks down the statistical mismatch, what Indiana still needs to improve before Big Ten play, Josh Hoover's early efficiency, the Hoosiers' increasingly dangerous rushing attack, and the uncertainty surrounding Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt.The episode opens with the ongoing eligibility situation involving Daley and Wyatt. Their temporary restraining order covered Indiana's first two games, but their status for Western Kentucky remained unresolved when this episode was recorded. Galen explains the court situation, which also involves IU basketball player Sam Alexis and volleyball player Avery Tatum, and why Indiana is still waiting for clarity.Then it is time for the matchup itself. Western Kentucky has endured a difficult start, including a 70-20 loss at Georgia, and the early statistical profiles show a major gap between the Hilltoppers and the defending national champions. Galen digs into Indiana's advanced numbers and identifies one area he would especially like to see improve: creating more consistent push in the running game against an FBS defensive front.The offensive numbers are already encouraging. Josh Hoover is completing more than 70 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and no interceptions, putting his early efficiency in the same neighborhood as Kurtis Rourke and Fernando Mendoza. Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr. have developed into a productive two-back attack in the absence of Khobie Martin, while Indiana is averaging more than five-and-a-half yards per rush as a team.At receiver, Charlie Becker has been absurdly efficient, producing five touchdowns on only seven receptions, while Nick Marsh is averaging more than 20 yards per catch. Galen also looks at Tyler Morris, Shazz Preston, and Davion Chandler, and why Indiana's combination of receiver depth, blocking demands, and different skill sets gives the offense so many options.The episode also checks Indiana's updated FPI win probabilities for the rest of the season, including Northwestern, Nebraska, Michigan, USC, Washington, Ohio State, and Purdue.Finally, Galen covers the Saturday gameday forecast — including a hot 4 p.m. kickoff, IU's updated water-bottle policy, Parents Weekend ticket demand, and tailgating conditions — before identifying the Western Kentucky players to watch, including quarterbacks Rodney Tisdale Jr. and Brock Glenn and running back A.J. Allen.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Indiana football, IU athletics, Big Ten football, and Hoosiers coverage throughout the 2026 season.

Indiana football is 2-0 and turns next to Western Kentucky, but this CrimsonCast episode is really about what the Hoosiers have learned so far — and what they still haven't been tested on. Galen Clavio is joined again by Hoosier Network reporters Andrew Garrison and Brooks White to break down the Howard win, Indiana's improving run game and defensive front, Josh Hoover's mobility, injury questions, and what matters against the Hilltoppers.The biggest positive from Howard was Indiana's ability to get the running game back on track. Even without Khobie Martin, the Hoosiers leaned effectively on Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr., while Josh Hoover's passing volume stayed remarkably low. The group discusses how that rushing success opens up the RPO game and gives Indiana a much more flexible offensive foundation heading toward Big Ten play.The defense also took a major step forward. After a quieter opener against North Texas, Indiana produced five sacks and 12 tackles for loss against Howard. The conversation gets into the depth of Bryant Haines' defensive line, the emergence of more contributors, and why this group still has a chance to become the disruptive unit many expected before the season.Injuries remain one of the bigger questions. A.J. Harris, Jamari Sharpe, Nico Radicic, and others have all dealt with issues, raising the question of whether Indiana should prioritize rest or use Western Kentucky as an opportunity to get key players valuable reps before conference play. Galen also asks about Nick Marsh, who did not start against Howard despite eventually playing and scoring.Another major topic is Hoover's mobility. He may not run like Fernando Mendoza, but the Howard game showed that Hoover can escape pressure, move laterally, buy time, and turn negative situations into manageable ones. The bigger unanswered question is what happens when Indiana's pass protection faces a real Big Ten-level front.The show closes with a Western Kentucky preview. The Hilltoppers have struggled badly through the opening weeks, and the matchup looks very different from the tight IU-WKU games of the recent past. The real goal for Indiana may be less about running up the score and more about getting cleaner reps, building chemistry, and preparing for the tougher stretch ahead.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Indiana football, IU athletics, Big Ten football, and Hoosier Network coverage all season long.

Deze Gamekings Daily is ook te bekijken via https://youtu.be/1o0vk_OSydI Deze talkshow wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door NEMO. Alle meningen in deze video zijn onze eigen. NEMO heeft inhoudelijk geen inspraak op de content en zien de video net als jullie hier voor het eerst op de site. Welkom bij Gamekings Daily. De gaming vodcast waarin twee Gamekings-presentatoren discussiëren over de laatste ontwikkelingen in de wereld die videogames heet. In deze aflevering is Koos virtueel aangeschoven bij JJ. Want zo rollen we af en toe. Samen bespreken ze het laatste nieuws. Bijvoorbeeld over het steeds sterker wordende gerucht dat XBOX stopt met day one releases op Game Pass. Wat is daar van waar en hoe gaat Game Pass er in dat geval uitzien? Plus, waarom wemelt het opeens van de cryptische posts op Spotify over GTA 6 en staan er her en der in de VS grote billboards van Spotify met een overduidelijke Miami-setting? De antwoorden op deze vragen zie en hoor je in de Gamekings Daily van donderdag 17 september 2026. Wordt Spotify na Netflix het tweede mainstream platform voor promotie GTA 6? Andere onderwerpen die in deze editie worden doorgenomen, zijn het kritische succes van de Resident Evil-film van regisseur Zach Gregger, het moeizame bestaan van Marathon en de nieuwe maatregelen om de game beter en populairder te maken plus het uitblijven van het succes van de PlayStation Blackout. Game-expositie Game On in NEMO organiseert een interessante panel discussie op 25 september We hebben de tentoonstelling Game On al eerder aangeprezen bij Gamekings. We zijn er zelf met de kids geweest en het is echt een aanrader. De interactieve expositie, die nog tot en met 25 oktober geopend is, toont alle aspecten van videogames maken en beleven en is een tof dagje uit. NEMO heeft daar op donderdag 25 september een extra dimensie aan toegevoegd. Je kunt dan vanaf 19:30 uur luisteren naar de pannel discussie 'From Pixels to People' die draait om de vraag hoe avatars en online werelden doorwerken in het echte leven. Een van de pannelleden is gamedesigner en Remedy-moderator Simone van Galen. Een kaartje kost 10 euro en daarmee heb je natuurlijk ook toegang tot de expositie. Red: Zul je altijd zien. Heb je net GK Daily opgenomen, komt Rockstar met een mail. Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album – een verzameling van 34 gloednieuwe, originele nummers van een selectie grensverleggende en meest boeiende artiesten ter wereld. Verkrijgbaar vanaf 19 november en nu al te pre-saven https://gtavi-thealbum.lnk.to/gtavithealbumWil je adverteren bij de podcast Gamekings óf misschien bij een andere podcast van ILVY Network? Mail dan naar management@ilvy.com en/of kijk even op de website : https://ilvy.com/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana football turns toward Western Kentucky, and this Bison Briefing covers the Hoosiers' next matchup, new NIL revelations involving former IU athletes, early concerns about the Big Ten, and a huge weekend for Indiana soccer and volleyball.Galen Clavio opens with No. 2 Indiana men's soccer preparing to host defending national champion Washington at Armstrong Stadium after the program's best start since 1997. IU volleyball is also rolling, ranked No. 21 after wins over Cal Poly and Eastern Illinois and continuing to build on last season's Sweet 16 run.The football portion starts with Curt Cignetti's latest media availability and the defensive progress Indiana showed against Howard. Galen looks at how Daniel Ndukwe, Stephen Daley, Kellen Wyatt, Tobi Osunsanmi, Chiddi Obiazor, Tyrique Tucker, and Mario Landino are fitting together up front, while Jamari Sharpe's expected return gives the secondary another important piece heading into Western Kentucky.The Hilltoppers have struggled badly through their opening games, giving Indiana another opportunity to sharpen personnel packages and build chemistry before Big Ten play. The larger question is how quickly IU can get its defensive front and secondary operating with the same kind of cohesion that emerged several weeks into last season.Galen also explains why noon kickoffs continue to dominate major college football television windows, using the recent Ohio State-Texas ratings as an example of why Big Noon remains so valuable to Fox.Then comes one of the most interesting parts of the episode: court testimony revealing NIL compensation involving Sam Alexis, Stephen Daley, and Kellen Wyatt. Galen argues that the numbers complicate the idea that Indiana simply “bought” a championship, and instead reinforce how effectively Curt Cignetti and his personnel staff identified undervalued players in the transfer market.The listener Q&A also covers whether the Big Ten's poor nonconference start could eventually hurt Indiana's College Football Playoff résumé, why Khalil Benson may have slipped through the NFL evaluation process, why IU fans should stop correcting recruits who accidentally say “University of Indiana,” and whether the commitment of German center Felix Kiehlneker changes Indiana's pursuit of five-star Darius Wabbington.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Bison Briefing, Indiana football, IU athletics, Big Ten football, and college football coverage all season long.

A soft relaunch of Cosmic America, as Galen talks through four new additions to the CrimsonCast Music Companion, which you can follow on Spotify.

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2026 is: empirical • im-PEER-uh-kul • adjective When we describe something, such as data, as empirical, we mean that it originated in, or was based on, observation or experience. Empirical can also be used to describe something that can be verified or disproved by observation or experiment, as in “empirical laws.” // The team of conservation biologists has over the years collected reams of empirical data, from species inventories to soil analyses. See the entry > Examples: “She speaks the language of food chemistry and can tell you, based on empirical facts, why raspberry should never be boiled if you want the taste of raspberry rather than the taste of raspberry jam, and why coffee and tomato, which share several of the same volatile compounds, taste obviously right together despite sounding obviously wrong.” — Maria Gunko, The California Courier (Glendale, California), 30 July 2026 Did you know? When empirical first appeared as an adjective in English, it meant simply “in the manner of an empiric.” In the ancient world, empirics were members of a sect of doctors who practiced medicine using treatments observed to be clinically effective, rather than treatments based on theoretical principles. This all sounds fine and good to a modern reader, but empirics were in direct opposition to Galen, the 2nd century Greek physician whose theories and practices (including the theory of bodily humors) dominated medicine in Europe from the Middle Ages until the mid-17th century. As the underdogs in this rivalry, empirics took some reputational hits, evidenced by the use of empiric to refer to someone who disregards or deviates from the rules of science or accepted practice; to be called an empiric was sometimes like being called a quack or charlatan. Empirical can still be used critically to describe ideas and practices that rely on experience or observation alone and without due regard for system or theory. But, perhaps in a bit of a case of “the Empirics strike back,” empirical more often keeps its narrower sense, and is used positively to describe evidence and information grounded in observation and experience, or capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment.

Indiana football moved to 2-0 with a 55-0 win over Howard, and CrimsonCast breaks down what actually mattered in a game the Hoosiers controlled from start to finish. Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield recap Charlie Becker's three-touchdown day, the improved running game, Indiana's defensive response, Josh Hoover's uneven-but-promising performance, and a shortened fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium.The show starts with the rarest part of the day: a 55-minute football game. With Indiana fully in control, the fourth quarter was shortened by five minutes, which Galen and Scott both saw as a smart, practical way to avoid unnecessary injuries after the Hoosiers had already gotten what they needed from the matchup.From there, the “smooth and refreshing moment of the game” belongs to two very different things. Galen highlights Charlie Becker, who caught three touchdown passes and continues to look automatic in an Indiana uniform. Scott picks the five minutes that did not get played, because there was no reason to keep exposing players to hits in a game that had already been decided.The football analysis begins with the box score and the big-picture correction from Week 1. Indiana dominated Howard statistically, with a massive yardage advantage, a shutout defense, cleaner penalties, and a more natural-looking rushing attack. Lee Beebe Jr. and Turbo Richard looked more decisive, the offensive line created better movement, and the run game felt more organic than it did against North Texas.The defense also got the response it needed. After a frustrating opener, Bryant Haines' group gave up almost nothing, adjusted after Howard's opening drive, tackled better, produced pressure, and added another pick-six to Indiana's growing defensive highlight reel. Younger players also got involved, including Keishaun Calhoun, who flashed with two sacks.The biggest concern is still worth watching: Hoover's downfield ball placement and ball security. Galen and Scott discuss the underthrows, missed deep-ball opportunities, the fumble that Lee Beebe Jr. recovered, and why none of it should create a quarterback controversy with Grant Wilson. Hoover is still clearly the guy, but there are correctable details that need to improve before Northwestern, Nebraska, and the heavier Big Ten schedule.The second half of the show zooms out to the Big Ten's rough weekend. Ohio State blew a 23-3 lead at Texas, raising familiar questions about physicality and late-game execution. Oregon looks shaky after coordinator turnover and a stunning loss to Oklahoma State. The broader league picture looks messy, with USC rising, Michigan still strange, Iowa grinding, Illinois and Purdue taking damaging losses, and the SEC conversation already looming over the national narrative.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 college football season.

Indiana football is back at Memorial Stadium for game two, and the Hoosiers' matchup with Howard is less about proving they can win than proving they can sharpen the standard. In this live CrimsonCast preview, Galen Clavio breaks down the Howard Bison, explains the FBS/FCS divide, and looks at what Curt Cignetti's team needs to show after a 52-16 opener against North Texas.The show starts with the challenge of previewing an FCS opponent. Galen explains how the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision differ, why Howard's place in the MEAC matters, and why this is still a useful game for Indiana even if the talent gap should be significant.From there, the preview turns to Howard itself. The Bison were picked low in the MEAC, but their opening results suggest they may be more competitive than that projection. Quarterback Ja'Shawn Scroggins is the key name, giving Howard a legitimate dual-threat component with designed runs, scrambling ability, and enough passing-game activity to test Indiana's defensive structure. The offensive line also has more size than a typical FCS front, including former Minnesota lineman De'Eric Mister.For Indiana, the biggest storyline is the defensive response. Galen wants to see cleaner tackling, better run fits, more pressure up front, and a secondary that continues building chemistry after the North Texas opener. The point is not panic — it is that Bryant Haines' defense has a clear opportunity to correct mistakes before the schedule gets tougher.The episode also digs into Nick Saban's “rat poison” concept and why this is exactly the kind of game where a top-five Indiana team has to avoid complacency. Galen discusses Cignetti's public frustration with the defensive performance, why “stalking complacency” matters, and how the Hoosiers can use Howard week to sharpen habits, build depth, and get younger players real reps.The live Q&A covers special teams, punt return explosiveness, Tyler Cherry as a possible QB3, Grant Wilson reps, the AP poll, Miami vs. Ohio State as future IU concerns, Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt, and former Hoosiers making noise in the NFL.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, Big Ten football, and the Hoosiers all season long.

Indiana football is not just winning games — it is changing how people see IU, Bloomington, and the entire Hoosier fan experience. In this CrimsonCast episode, Galen Clavio introduces Kamady Rudd to the Back Home Network family for a wide-ranging conversation about Josh Hoover, the new Indiana football culture, social media buzz, and the growing Bison Mafia movement.Kamady brings a sports broadcasting background, IU roots, and a new role with The Media School, where she is helping lead the broadcast journalism curriculum. She and Galen start with her path from Brown County and Indiana University into television, sports coverage, sideline reporting, and now teaching the next generation of broadcasters.From there, the conversation turns to the Hoosiers. After Indiana's 52-16 win over North Texas and with Howard coming up, Galen and Kamady talk about what still feels surreal about IU football's rise. The fan base is adjusting to a new reality after a Big Ten title and national championship, and there may not be a shortcut to fully understanding what Indiana has become.The biggest on-field image from the opener was Josh Hoover's bloody-face moment. Kamady argues that the image matters because it instantly gives fans and teammates a visual of toughness, leadership, and buy-in. Galen connects that to the larger question of team culture: each season has its own personality, and Indiana has to rebuild leadership after the unique presences of players like Fernando Mendoza, Kurtis Rourke, and Pat Coogan.The second half of the episode moves into the cultural side of IU football's rise. Galen and Kamady discuss influencers showing up in Bloomington, how social media can make IU look fun and exciting to prospective students, and why football success can reshape the university's image in ways traditional media cannot. They also look at the student section, Greek life, tailgating, Bison Mafia, and whether Indiana could develop a more SEC-style football social culture while still keeping its own Big Ten identity.The show closes with the CrimsonCast Dog of the Week contest, and this week's co-winners: Sarah and Maximilian, submitted by Rob and Janet Baller.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, Bloomington culture, and the 2026 college football season.

General Chair of the Defeat of Jesse James Days Committee Galen Malecha discusses this year's festival. 

Indiana football is 1-0, ranked higher than expected, and getting ready for game two against Howard. In this CrimsonCast episode, Galen Clavio is joined by Hoosier Network reporters Andrew Garrison and Brooks White to talk through IU's 52-16 win over North Texas, the Hoosiers' rise in the AP poll, injury concerns, and what to watch Saturday at Memorial Stadium.The conversation starts with Indiana moving from No. 6 to No. 5 after the opener — a small but interesting sign of the program's new national respect. Galen, Andrew, and Brooks discuss why the early AP poll still needs to be taken with a huge grain of salt, how voters treated Oregon after its opener, and why Indiana's brand perception feels different than it used to.From there, the show turns back to the North Texas game. Josh Hoover looked sharp in his first start, throwing four touchdowns on only 16 attempts, while Indiana's short fields and strong return game helped shape the offensive numbers. The crew also digs into Hoover's growing list of options, including Nick Marsh, Charlie Becker, Davion Chandler, and Brock Schott, and why the passing game already looks deeper than expected.The biggest concerns come from the injury report. Khobie Martin is expected to miss time, which puts more pressure on Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr. in the running back room. The cornerback injuries to A.J. Harris and Jamari Sharpe are also worth watching, especially for a secondary already replacing D'Angelo Ponds and still trying to settle into its 2026 identity.The final segment looks ahead to Howard. The matchup may not offer a full scouting test, but it should give Indiana a chance to clean up defensive run fits, evaluate the cornerback depth, get more reps for the defensive tackles, and continue building chemistry in the tight end room. For a defending national champion, this is a week less about proving greatness and more about avoiding bad habits, sharpening execution, and getting more players ready before the schedule stiffens.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 college football season.

The Michigan-Western Michigan clock controversy is not over. In this CrimsonCast / Back Home Network short, Galen Clavio breaks down the Mid-American Conference's statement, the Big Ten replay ruling, and why the technology behind the game clock matters.Galen walks through the MAC's argument that replay protocol was not properly followed at the end of the Michigan-Western Michigan game, where one second was put back on the clock and Michigan was awarded an additional play. The discussion explains why the program feed clock matters, what the Big Ten replay system appeared to use instead, and why Western Michigan's potential College Football Playoff case could make this more than a normal officiating controversy.From there, Galen gets into the technical side: how stadium scoreboard clocks feed broadcast graphics, how ISO feeds work, why NBC's visible scoreboard shot matters, and why claims about latency or a separate embedded replay clock raise more questions than answers. The episode also revisits the broader issue of transparency in college football replay — especially when a timing decision can change the outcome of a game.This is a detailed, skeptical breakdown of the “secret Michigan clock” controversy, the MAC's response, and why the explanation needs to match both the replay protocol and the actual broadcast technology.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Football Weather, Big Ten football, Indiana football, college football analysis, and smart sports-media breakdowns.

College football is getting weird fast, and Ben Portnoy joins CrimsonCast to break down three of the biggest stories in the sport: the LSU-SEC standoff, the ongoing Michigan-Western Michigan clock controversy, and the next phase of College Football Playoff expansion.Galen Clavio welcomes Portnoy back to the show after his move from Sports Business Journal to Fox Sports, where he is now covering college football and college sports on a bigger national stage. The conversation starts with the wild LSU situation, where the SEC's fight over eligibility rules, lawsuits, governance, and potential penalties has turned into a test case for whether conferences can actually enforce their own rules in the modern college sports era.From there, Galen and Ben turn to the Michigan-Western Michigan finish, the MAC's public challenge, the Big Ten's handling of replay protocol, and why the entire situation has become a black-box credibility problem for college football. They discuss whether Western Michigan has a legitimate argument, what the Big Ten did and did not clear up, and why the College Football Playoff committee may now have to deal with a very strange résumé question.The final major topic is playoff expansion. Ben explains what it actually means for the CFP to open a window with ESPN, why a move toward a larger playoff is still procedural rather than guaranteed, how much money an expanded format might generate, and why the NFL's next media rights cycle and the SEC's own television deal could be hovering over the whole process.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Indiana football, Big Ten football, college football media analysis, and national college sports conversations.

Indiana football turns toward Howard week, and this Bison Briefing covers the Hoosiers' biggest watch points after the North Texas opener, plus a wide-angle look at college football's biggest Week 2 games.Galen Clavio opens with a reminder to check out the new CrimsonCast interview with Ben Portnoy, then moves through a packed Q&A covering IU football, the Big Ten, the College Football Playoff, and the broader Indiana athletics scene. The show also includes a quick look back at early CrimsonCast history, including the 2012 Indiana-UMass recap era and the old BlogTalkRadio days.The football discussion starts with Indiana's growing NFL footprint. Galen reacts to IU's graphic of former Hoosiers on NFL rosters, including recent championship-era players like Riley Nowakowski, Elijah Sarratt, Aiden Fisher, D'Angelo Ponds, and Omar Cooper Jr., plus earlier standouts like Miles Price, Curtis Rourke, and CJ West.From there, it's on to the unofficial Big Ten/SEC weekend challenge: Oklahoma-Michigan, Mississippi State-Minnesota, and Ohio State-Texas. Galen gives his read on Michigan's bounce-back chances, why Minnesota may be well-positioned against Mississippi State, and why Ohio State's trip to Austin could tell us a lot about Julian Sayin, Arch Manning, and the early College Football Playoff race.The IU-specific portion focuses on what to watch against Howard. Galen wants cleaner defensive execution, sharper tackling, fewer assignment issues, and more clarity in the defensive line rotations after the North Texas game. He also looks at whether Sean Cuono or another third running back gets meaningful reps with Khobie Martin injured and Turbo Richard and Lee Beebe Jr. leading the rotation.The show closes with a reaction to an excerpt from Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek's upcoming book, Unthinkable to Unstoppable, including Curt Cignetti's “pray for Oregon” line, Indiana's defensive game plan against Dante Moore, and what that Oregon win revealed about IU's rise into a national power. Galen also gives shoutouts to Indiana men's soccer, now surging near the top of the national rankings, and IU volleyball, which finally comes home to Wilkinson Hall.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast, Bison Briefing, Indiana football, IU athletics, Big Ten football, and college football coverage all season long.

Galen Clavio hosts a special CrimsonCast episode with Football Weather branding, bringing in Zach Singer to break down one of the strangest Big Ten controversies in recent memory: the clock ruling at the end of Michigan-Western Michigan.Zach is not just another person with an opinion on the internet. Before moving into aerospace, he spent 17 years in sports television, including extensive work with scoreboard graphics and broadcast integration. That background makes him unusually qualified to explain what scoreboard clocks are, how broadcast clocks connect to them, and why the Big Ten's explanation of the Michigan finish is so difficult to accept at face value.The episode walks through the end-game sequence: Bryce Underwood throws a late Hail Mary, the NBC clock and the superimposed stadium clock appear to hit triple zero before the ball is touched, Western Michigan celebrates, replay intervenes, Michigan gets one more snap, and the Wolverines win. Then the Big Ten releases a statement referencing another timing source, which leads Galen to frame the whole thing as the emergence of the “secret Michigan clock.”From there, Zach goes deep on the technical side. He explains how stadium scoreboard systems work, why the technology is intentionally simple, how broadcast trucks connect to scoreboard data, what pregame synchronization usually means, and why the idea of a second conference-controlled clock overriding the stadium clock would be extraordinary. His core point is that the visible scoreboard clock and the broadcast clock are not random decorations — they are supposed to be tied into the game operation.Galen and Zach also talk through the bigger implications. If there really is a known discrepancy between the stadium clock and another Big Ten timing source, who knew about it? Were coaches told? Were officials told? Is this happening at other Big Ten stadiums? And if the conference has a separate clock that can decide the outcome of a game, why was that not clearly established before this moment?The conversation also compares this to other timing controversies, including basketball clock/light problems, the Texas-Nebraska Big 12 Championship ending, and how replay clocks function in the NFL. But the larger issue remains simple: football has always treated the stadium game clock as the authority, and when fans saw triple zero on the visible clock, the burden shifted to the Big Ten to prove why that was not the end of the game.This is a sharp, technical, and skeptical breakdown of a bizarre Big Ten moment — one that goes beyond Michigan, Western Michigan, or any one fan base. It is about replay, transparency, conference credibility, and whether college football is making a simple technology problem much more complicated than it needs to be.

Indiana football opened its 2026 season with a 52-16 win over North Texas, and CrimsonCast is here to break down what mattered beyond the final score. Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield recap Josh Hoover's IU debut, Nick Marsh's first touchdown, the Hoosiers' explosive passing game, defensive concerns, and the gameday experience at a brutally hot Memorial Stadium.The episode starts with the conditions, because they were impossible to ignore. The noon kickoff turned Memorial Stadium into a furnace, and Galen and Scott talk about the heat, fan experience, player safety, and whether early-season college football needs to rethink some of these late-August and early-September kickoff windows.From there, the football conversation begins with the new Hoosier Game Day Lager “smooth and refreshing moment of the game.” Scott picks Marsh's opening touchdown catch, while Galen highlights Hoover's entire performance — especially the now-iconic bloody-face sequence that instantly gave Indiana fans a visual of their new quarterback's toughness and command.The drive-chart discussion tells two stories at once. Indiana's offense was wildly efficient, scoring 52 points on only 46 plays, while North Texas deserves credit for extending drives and keeping the IU defense on the field. Tayven Jackson played better than expected in his return to Bloomington, and Neil Brown's staff used tempo, formations, rollouts, and misdirection to test Indiana's defense in ways that should be useful for Bryant Haines and the staff moving forward.The biggest concern coming out of the game is the defense. Galen and Scott discuss tackling, edge containment, interior gaps, injuries to A.J. Harris and Jamari Sharpe, and why Indiana looked less synchronized than it did late last season. The point is not panic — it is that the Hoosiers have clear teaching tape before the schedule gets tougher.Offensively, though, there was a lot to like. Hoover looked comfortable, decisive, and accurate. Charlie Becker, Nick Marsh, Tyler Morris, Davion Chandler, and Brock Schott all showed why Indiana's passing game may be more explosive than last year's version. The running game was less dominant statistically, but North Texas was selling out to stop it, and a long Lee Beebe Jr. touchdown was erased by a questionable holding call. The bigger concern is Khobie Martin's injury and how that changes the running back rotation.The show wraps with Memorial Stadium reaction — including the national championship display, student-section energy, concourse problems, traffic, parking, and cell-signal issues — before turning to the wider Big Ten weekend. Galen and Scott discuss Michigan's controversial escape against Western Michigan, Oregon's shaky opener against Boise State, Dante Moore concerns, Ohio State context, UCLA's fourth-quarter surge, and where Indiana fits after Week 1.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 college football season.

Galen Clavio hosts a live CrimsonCast preview as Indiana football gets ready to open the 2026 season against North Texas at Memorial Stadium.This is not a normal opener. Indiana enters the season as the reigning Big Ten champion and national champion, and Galen starts by talking through what it means to finally move from the afterglow of 2025 into the first real evaluation point of 2026. The Hoosiers are still carrying the memories of a perfect season, but now the question becomes what this team actually looks like once the ball is kicked.A major early theme is avoiding assumptions. Indiana started slowly in each of Curt Cignetti's first two openers, against FIU and Old Dominion, before eventually finding its rhythm. Galen argues that a slower start against North Texas would not necessarily be cause for panic, especially given the unusual nature of a Week 1 game against a rebuilt opponent. At the same time, there are real things IU fans should want to see: sharp execution, clean communication, physicality, and evidence that the new pieces are fitting together.The North Texas side of the preview centers on just how much the Mean Green have changed. After Eric Morris left for Oklahoma State, the roster was rebuilt almost from scratch, leaving Indiana with an opponent that is difficult to evaluate from last year's numbers. Former IU quarterback Tayven Jackson returns to Bloomington as the North Texas starter, and Galen talks through what Indiana fans remember from Jackson's time with the Hoosiers, what he brings as a passer, and why this could be an extremely difficult matchup against Bryant Haines' defense.The other key North Texas offensive name is Jaheim White, who gives the Mean Green a proven running back option. But beyond Jackson and White, Galen sees major questions: an offensive line full of transfers who have not played together, a receiving corps without much proven production, and a system that may still be searching for identity. Against an Indiana front seven led by players like Tyrique Tucker, Mario Landino, Tobias Nsonwu, and Chiddi Obiazor, that is a tough place to start.On the Indiana offensive side, the main storyline is Josh Hoover. Galen talks through what he wants to see from Hoover in his first game as IU's starting quarterback, how the relationship with Tino Sunseri could matter on the sideline, and why Indiana may not need to ask Hoover to carry the whole offense right away. Ideally, the Hoosiers build a lead, get Hoover a clean debut, and create enough space to see Grant Wilson and possibly other backup pieces later in the game.The running game is another major watch point. Galen expects Indiana to rotate heavily among Turbo Richard, Khobie Martin, and Lee Beebe Jr., with the offensive line asked to establish physical control against a North Texas defense that has not played together. He also raises the tight end question, where Brock Schott may be the most intriguing passing-game option, but Andrew Barker could have a major early role because of what he offers as a blocker.The preview also gets practical. Galen spends time on weather, heat, crowd flow, stadium entry, water bottles, tailgate security, and the reality that a packed Memorial Stadium will require fans to get inside earlier than usual. He also announces the first CrimsonCast Dog of the Week.The final segment zooms out to the season-long questions that matter most. Who replaces the leadership of players like Fernando Mendoza, Pat Coogan, and Aiden Fisher? Can players like Nick Marsh, Charlie Becker, Tyler Morris, and Hoover grow into the right roles? How does the team handle injuries and conditioning under Tyson Brown? And does this Indiana team still have the same physical, grinding, break-your-will identity that carried the Hoosiers to a national championship?

Robert Morris wide receiver Galen Combs joins the podcast this week! The sophomore recorded three total touchdowns, including a blocked punt return for a touchdown, in the Colonials' 28-7 win over Wagner last Saturday. Combs talks about his improvement from last year to this year, what led him to attend Robert Morris, and the importance of family and football.The NEC's Craig D'Amico recaps the week 1 results, looks ahead to week two, and gives his top three stars from last week.

Indiana football's defensive secondary may be the biggest question mark on the roster — but it also has enough talent to become another major strength for Bryant Haines' defense. In this CrimsonCast positional preview, Galen Clavio breaks down the Hoosiers' cornerbacks, safeties, rover options, transfer additions, and young depth heading into the 2026 season.The episode starts with what Indiana lost. D'Angelo Ponds was one of the defining players of IU's national title run, locking down one side of the field, allowing just one touchdown across his two Indiana seasons, and stacking up postseason honors after huge performances in the Rose Bowl and Peach Bowl. The Hoosiers also have to replace Louis Moore, who turned in a spectacular final season with six interceptions, and Devan Boykin, whose versatility at rover gave Indiana tackles, pass breakups, turnovers, and a defensive touchdown.From there, Galen looks at how IU tries to rebuild the back end. Jamari Sharpe appears ready to step into the top cornerback role after a strong 2025 season capped by the interception that sealed the national championship game. Opposite him, Ryland Gandy and A.J. Harris are the key names to watch, with Gandy bringing experience in Indiana's system and Harris bringing high-end talent, Big Ten experience, and a skill set that may fit better in IU's zone-heavy structure than it did in Penn State's man-heavy defense last year.The safety and rover discussion centers on Amare Ferrell, Preston Zachman, Byron Baldwin Jr., and Quan Sanks. Ferrell returns after a second-team All-Big Ten season and now has a chance to raise his NFL Draft stock while leading a reshaped secondary. Zachman brings veteran experience from Wisconsin if he can stay healthy. Baldwin looks like the likely next answer at rover after flashing late last season, while Sanks gives Indiana another physical transfer option after two seasons at Cincinnati.The biggest theme is development. Indiana's secondary had early busts last year before growing into a championship-level unit by the end of the season, and Galen argues that this year's group may need a similar ramp-up period. With North Texas, Howard, and Western Kentucky before Big Ten play, the Hoosiers have time to build chemistry — but by the time Ohio State arrives, this secondary will need to be much closer to finished.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, Bryant Haines, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and 2026 season previews.

Indiana football has to replace one of the best defensive players in program history, but the Hoosiers may already have their answer. In this CrimsonCast positional preview, Galen Clavio breaks down the 2026 IU linebacker room, led by Rolijah Hardy and Isaiah Jones, as Bryant Haines' defense prepares for another championship run.The episode starts with the big-picture identity of Indiana's defense. After two seasons of elite front-seven havoc, strong defensive PPA, and constant disruption, the linebacker group remains central to how IU wants to attack opposing offenses. The Hoosiers are not just trying to make tackles — they are trying to create confusion, force negative plays, pressure quarterbacks, and keep the defense operating at the same aggressive standard that helped deliver a Big Ten title and national championship.The biggest question is obvious: what does Indiana lose with Aiden Fisher? Galen walks through Fisher's remarkable two-year IU career, from 28 starts and 215 tackles to his tackles for loss, sacks, interceptions, pass breakups, and role as the heart of the defense. Normally, losing that kind of player would create serious panic. But the fact that Indiana did not go into the transfer portal for a linebacker says a lot about the staff's confidence in what remains.That starts with Rolijah Hardy, who was everywhere last season. Galen highlights Hardy's tackling reliability, extremely low missed-tackle rate, 15 tackles for loss, 27 pressures, eight sacks, and one of the most important plays of the Big Ten Championship Game: his end-zone pass breakup that helped swing the game against Ohio State. Hardy is not just a returning starter — he looks like one of the leaders of the defense.Then there is Isaiah Jones, one of the best player-development stories on the roster. A Tom Allen-era recruit who stayed, grew, and forced his way onto the field, Jones now appears positioned to take over the green dot and become one of the central voices of the defense. Galen revisits his seven sacks, Big Ten Championship Game impact, national title game touchdown on the blocked punt recovery, and the way he became impossible to keep off the field over the second half of last season.The rest of the episode looks at depth and development. Jeff Utzinger and Kaiden Turner are the veteran options, with Turner's Maryland interception and Utzinger's special teams value both standing out. Younger names like PJ Nelson, Amari Kamara, Kaden McConnell, and Clayton Allen are part of the next wave, while freshmen Henry Ohlinger, Ja'Dyn Williams, and Jacob Savage represent the staff's clearest attempt to build linebacker depth internally rather than patching the position through the portal every year.The preview closes with a larger roster-building point: linebacker may be a spot where Indiana can keep developing its own answers. The Hoosiers still need to replace Fisher's leadership and production, but with Hardy and Jones at the top, plus several young players pushing behind them, this group feels more stable than the headline loss might suggest. Galen also raises one fascinating possibility: if Kellen Wyatt becomes eligible, could he give Indiana another hybrid linebacker option in certain packages?Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, Bryant Haines, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and 2026 season previews.

Indiana football wraps up its 2026 positional preview series with one of the most important — and most overlooked — parts of the roster: special teams. In this CrimsonCast preview, Galen Clavio breaks down how Grant Cain's unit could shape field position, scoring chances, hidden yardage, and momentum for the reigning Big Ten and national champion Hoosiers.The episode starts with why special teams matter so much under Curt Cignetti. Indiana has treated the phase as a real competitive edge, not an afterthought, and the results have shown up in huge moments — from punt returns and blocked kicks to the national championship game, where Mikail Kamara's blocked punt and Isaiah Jones' recovery became one of the defining plays of the title run.From there, Galen looks at the specialists. Nico Radicic returns after a massive season as one of the Big Ten's best kickers, going 18-for-19 on field goals and perfect on extra points. The big question is range: Radicic has been incredibly accurate, but Indiana has not often asked him to kick from deep. With Brendan Franke gone, Paddy McAteer may be the answer on long field goals and kickoffs after arriving from Troy and showing a big leg in the spring.The punting job belongs to Billy Gowers, the Hawai‘i transfer and former Australian rules football player who brings age, experience, and real production after averaging more than 46 yards per punt last season. Drew Clausen, a transfer from Iowa State, takes over at long snapper after Mark Langston's rock-solid 2025 season.The return game may be the most interesting part of the preview. Tyler Morris is expected to take over at punt returner after missing last season with a knee injury, replacing Jonathan Brady, whose reliability and explosive production were a major part of Indiana's special teams success. Galen also discusses possible depth options at punt returner and kickoff returner, including LeBron Bond, Davion Chandler, Turbo Richard, Lee Beebe Jr., and Khobie Martin.The final takeaway is that special teams are more than specialists. For Indiana, this is where young players prove they belong, where effort shows up most clearly, and where future starters can first make their case. If you want to know which young Hoosiers are closest to breaking through, watch who lines up on coverage and return units this fall.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 season.

Indiana football is finally back, and Big Red Carpet joins forces with CrimsonCast for a full preview of the Hoosiers' 2026 opener against North Texas. Rhett Lewis leads the conversation with Galen Clavio as they break down Josh Hoover, Curt Cignetti's year-three roster, the defensive front, the running backs, and what IU fans should watch for Saturday at Memorial Stadium.This crossover episode starts with the strange new reality of Indiana football: the Hoosiers are coming off a Big Ten championship, a national championship, and a 16-0 season — and yet the roster may still be better in several key areas. Rhett and Galen talk about how different the offseason has felt, why Cignetti seems confident heading into year three, and how Indiana's talent baseline has changed through both the transfer portal and high school recruiting.The biggest focus is the quarterback position. Rhett previews his upcoming “Under the Hood” conversation with Cignetti and digs into why Josh Hoover is such an intriguing fit in Mike Shanahan's offense. The discussion covers Hoover's experience, the unfair turnover narrative from TCU, his ability to process defenses, the importance of quarterback coaching, and why the combination of Hoover, Indiana's offensive line, and the Hoosiers' receiver room could unlock another high-level offense.The episode also gets into the rest of the roster: a potentially terrifying defensive front with Daniel Ndukwe, Chidi Obiazor, Toby Ndukwe, Joe Yelich, Stephen Daley, and others; the chance for Bryant Haines to create even more pressure and confusion; the running back trio of Turbo Richard, Khobie Martin, and Lee Beebe Jr.; the offensive line transition with Bray Lynch at center; and the tight end battle involving Andrew Barker, Brock Schott, and Parker Elmore.The final segment turns to North Texas, former IU quarterback Tayven Jackson, and how strange it will be to see him return to Memorial Stadium in a Mean Green uniform. Rhett and Galen explain why this is a difficult opener for Jackson and a rebuilt North Texas roster, why Indiana may still keep things fairly vanilla, and why special teams — including Tyler Morris stepping in at punt returner — remains one of the most important parts of IU's championship formula.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more Big Red Carpet, CrimsonCast, Indiana football, Curt Cignetti, IU athletics, Big Ten football, and 2026 Hoosiers coverage all season long.

Galen Clavio continues CrimsonCast's Indiana football positional preview series by moving to the defense, starting with what may be the strongest position group on the entire roster: the defensive line.The episode opens with the bigger statistical picture. Under Bryant Haines, Indiana has been one of the most disruptive defenses in the country over the last two seasons. Galen explains front-seven havoc rate, defensive PPA, tackles for loss per game, and why those numbers matter when trying to understand what IU's defensive front is designed to do. The short version: Indiana does not just want to hold up at the line of scrimmage. It wants to confuse quarterbacks, wreck blocking schemes, create negative plays, and make offenses operate under stress.The interior defensive line starts with Tyrique Tucker and Mario Landino, both of whom return after excellent seasons. Galen highlights Tucker's tackle reliability, leverage, movement skills, and preseason All-America recognition, while also pointing to Landino's low missed-tackle rate and strong pressure production. Together, they give Indiana a powerful starting point inside.The depth behind them is one of the more interesting parts of the preview. Joe Hjelle arrives from Tulsa as a proven, high-effort interior piece who can help right away, while Jhrievous Hall and Kyler Garcia represent the next stage of internal development under Pat Kuntz and Buddha Williams. Galen also discusses freshman names like Blake Smythe, Cameron McHaney, Gabe Hill, and Rodney White, noting that Indiana is getting closer to the point where defensive line depth can be cultivated in-house rather than rebuilt every year through the portal.The edge group brings even more upside, but also more uncertainty. Stephen Daley remains a major storyline because of his eligibility status, and Galen explains why Indiana wants him back so badly: 19 tackles for loss, 41 quarterback pressures, and the kind of disruptive speed that changed games last season. Kellen Wyatt is also part of that eligibility picture after giving IU important physicality and production before his injury.The returning and incoming edge talent gives Indiana plenty to work with regardless. Daniel Ndukwe flashed late last season and now looks like a major rotational weapon. Chiddi Obiazor brings Big 12 production, versatility, and the ability to slide inside on passing downs. Tobi Osunsanmi may be Indiana's best pure pass rusher if he is fully healthy after his injury at Kansas State, while Josh Burnham brings experience from Notre Dame and gives Haines another useful chess piece.The final takeaway is that Indiana's defensive front has a chance to be special. With Tucker and Landino inside, Obiazor and Osunsanmi coming off the edge, Ndukwe emerging, and the possibility of Daley and Wyatt returning, the Hoosiers have the kind of depth, versatility, and pressure potential that can define a championship-level defense. The real fun will be watching how Haines moves those pieces around — who lines up where, who rushes, who drops, and how often opposing quarterbacks realize too late that Indiana has disguised the pressure again.

Galen Clavio sits down with Jeremy Gray, Indiana Athletics' Senior Associate Athletic Director for Marketing and Fan Experience, for CrimsonCast's annual look at what fans should expect around Memorial Stadium as Indiana football gets ready to open the 2026 season against North Texas.The context is still hard to believe. Two years ago, a successful Indiana football build might have meant bowl eligibility, then seven or eight wins, then maybe a special nine-win season. Instead, IU went from hoping for progress to an 11-win season, then to an undefeated Big Ten championship and national championship season. Now the program is not just managing football operations — it is managing attention, demand, promotion, and a fan base that expects Memorial Stadium to feel like the home of a national power.Jeremy talks through what that change looks like from the athletic department side. The conversation touches on Curt Cignetti's rise as a national figure, the promotional opportunities that came with the championship, stadium use for outside projects, the college football video-game process, commercial shoots, and how IU tries to say yes to the right opportunities without turning the football program into a distraction machine.A major theme is scale. Memorial Stadium has improved dramatically as a fan experience over the last several years, but the job is different when the stadium is expected to be full every week. Galen and Jeremy discuss what changed after the 2024 Nebraska game, how the department has had to adapt quickly, and why marketing, ticketing, game operations, and fan services all have to operate differently when football becomes a true campus-wide event.They also get into the details fans care about most: student-section logistics, ticket demand, stadium flow, tailgating, outside-the-stadium activity, traditions, sponsor activations, crowd expectations, and the pressure that bigger crowds put on facilities. The goal is not just to celebrate that Indiana football is good now — it is to make sure the entire gameday operation grows with the program.

Galen Clavio brings in Brooks White and Andrew Garrison from Hoosier Network for a student-media preview of the 2026 Indiana football season, with the Hoosiers just days away from opening against North Texas.The episode starts with the final week of preseason buildup: Back Home Network's ongoing positional previews, upcoming appearances from Rhett Lewis and Grace Ybarra, the C3 Bloomington Tailgate Bash at Renwick Village Center, and the sense that Bloomington is fully shifting into football mode.Once Brooks and Andrew join, the focus turns to what they have seen from Indiana through Big Ten Media Days, fall camp, and player availability. Andrew describes the program as almost “robotic,” but in the most complimentary way possible: consistent, disciplined, and so process-driven that there has not been much drama to react to. A major theme is the difference between last year's surprise and this year's expectation. Nobody went into 2025 assuming Indiana was about to go 16-0, win the Big Ten, and claim a national title. Now, the Hoosiers are trying to defend that level while integrating new stars, new transfers, and new pressure. Galen, Brooks, and Andrew talk about whether this team still has the same edge and whether the program's culture under Curt Cignetti can keep everything pointed in the right direction.The player discussion starts with possible breakout names. Davion Chandler comes up as a receiver who may not be top-of-mind behind Charlie Becker, Nick Marsh, and Tyler Morris, but who has speed and explosiveness that could give Indiana another useful weapon. The group also spends time on the running backs, where Turbo Richard, Khobie Martin, and Lee Beebe Jr. give IU a deep and intriguing room behind what should be one of the better offensive lines in the Big Ten.The longest football segment centers on Josh Hoover. Brooks pushes back hard against the idea that Hoover was the reason TCU struggled, arguing that the context around him matters: offensive line issues, defensive problems, a heavy burden in the passing game, and a very different situation from the one he inherits in Bloomington. Galen adds that TCU's Week Zero offensive struggles only made the old Hoover criticism look shakier. The defensive discussion focuses on the secondary. With D'Angelo Ponds gone, Indiana needs answers from players like A.J. Harris, Jamari Sharpe, and Ryland Gandy. Brooks sees cornerback as the defensive position group to watch early, especially because the biggest tests may not arrive until later against teams like Ohio State, USC, and Washington. Galen also points out that Bryant Haines' pass rush, pressure looks, and disguised coverages were a huge part of what made Indiana's defense work last year — and could help the secondary grow into the season.The back half of the episode is about student energy. Andrew talks about campus feeling anticipatory, with students discussing which games they were able to get tickets for and how quickly football became part of the conversation during welcome week. Brooks reflects on arriving at IU before the rise and wishing the school simply had a good football team — only to watch the program become a national champion and turn Memorial Stadium into a real home-field environment.The episode closes with predictions. Andrew goes all the way to 16-0 and another national championship, leaning into the idea that Indiana is still operating as a team of destiny until proven otherwise. Brooks predicts a 12-0 regular season, a College Football Playoff run, and believes Indiana is at least good enough to reach the semifinals. The group also debates a possible Indiana-Ohio State rematch in the Big Ten Championship, whether Oregon or Penn State could complicate the race, and why the Big Ten's top teams may once again define the national title chase.

Indiana football is less than a week from beginning its 2026 season, and CrimsonCast is back with a full game-by-game preview of the reigning national champion Hoosiers under Curt Cignetti.Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield look at where IU fits in the national college football conversation after a 16-0 championship season, why some analysts still seem reluctant to fully buy into the Hoosiers, and what Indiana has to do this year to erase any remaining “fluke” narrative. They discuss the program's player-led culture, the challenge of repeating, the historical rarity of back-to-back national championships, and why Josh Hoover may give Indiana a different but potentially even more explosive offensive ceiling after Fernando Mendoza.Then the show turns into a full schedule breakdown: North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers, Nebraska, Ohio State, Michigan, Minnesota, USC, Washington, and Purdue. Galen and Scott talk through trap spots, road-game concerns, Memorial Stadium atmospheres, the massive Ohio State rematch, the historical weight of trying to win at Michigan, USC and Washington as late-season tests, and the Old Oaken Bucket finale.The episode closes with season predictions, Big Ten championship scenarios, College Football Playoff expectations, and why both hosts land on 11-1 for Indiana — with a possible Big Ten title game rematch against Ohio State still very much on the board.Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 college football season.

Indiana football is trying to do something almost impossible: follow up a 16-0 national championship season by proving the program is not a one-year miracle. In Part 2 of CrimsonCast's 2026 season preview, Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield look beyond the schedule and dig into the biggest questions that will define Curt Cignetti's third Indiana team.The conversation starts with the most obvious question: what does Indiana have at quarterback after Fernando Mendoza? Galen and Scott compare Mendoza's extraordinary 2025 season to what Josh Hoover brings into the offense, asking whether Hoover needs to recreate Mendoza's late-game magic or whether he can make Indiana better in a different way. They also revisit how Cignetti and Mike Shanahan have already shown the ability to take strong quarterback play and build an even higher offensive ceiling.From there, the preview shifts into the deeper championship-repeat questions. Can Indiana maintain the same player-led culture after losing leaders like Mendoza, Elijah Sarratt, Omar Cooper Jr., Pat Coogan, Riley Nowakowski, and D'Angelo Ponds? How much of IU's rise was tied to the original James Madison transfer core, and how much is now embedded into the program itself? Galen and Scott look at three years of Cignetti transfer classes, coordinator continuity with Bryant Haines, Mike Shanahan, and Grant Cain, and the way IU keeps finding players who fit its system better than the recruiting rankings suggest.The second half tackles injury luck, depth, eligibility uncertainty around Stephen Daley and Kellen Wyatt, the difference between star-studded depth and functional depth, and why Indiana may be better prepared than national analysts assume. The episode closes with a bigger psychological question: can Indiana avoid the post-championship “disease of me” and keep the same self-policing, team-first culture that made last year's run possible?Subscribe to the Back Home Network for more CrimsonCast coverage of Indiana football, IU athletics, Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers, Big Ten football, and the 2026 college football season.

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Galen Clavio and Chris Williams return for Part 2 of CrimsonCast's deep dive into Indiana football history, picking up after the 1967 Rose Bowl season and carrying the story all the way through the modern Curt Cignetti era.The conversation starts with the aftermath of Indiana's Rose Bowl appearance. The 1968 season had optimism, a national ranking, and real expectations, but the Hoosiers could not quite recreate the magic of 1967. From there, Galen and Chris move into the Lee Corso years, including the showmanship, the Holiday Bowl breakthrough, the famous double-decker bus entrance, and the strange question of why even IU's best moments so often failed to become sustained momentum.The heart of the episode is the Bill Mallory era, still one of the most important periods in the history of IU football. They discuss the flying Indiana logo, Mallory's credibility, the 1987 team that came close to a Rose Bowl, the Peach Bowl, Anthony Thompson's Heisman disappointment, Vaughn Dunbar, Trent Green, and the gradual decline that followed the early 1990s.From there, the episode moves through some of the hardest modern stretches of Indiana football: Cam Cameron, the black-uniform experiment, Antwaan Randle El, Gerry DiNardo, collapsing attendance, administrative uncertainty, and the feeling that Memorial Stadium had become a ghost town. Galen and Chris then revisit the emotional hope of Terry Hoeppner, the Play 13 season, James Hardy, and the 2007 bowl breakthrough before moving into Bill Lynch, Kevin Wilson, and the facility investments that started to modernize the program.The final third connects the dots from Fred Glass to Tom Allen to Cignetti. Wilson helped make Indiana more respectable, Allen delivered the 2019 breakthrough and the strange 2020 peak, but the collapse that followed made the program feel stuck again. That is what makes the Cignetti era so historically absurd: within less than three years, Indiana went from a moribund Big Ten program to an 11-win team, then to a 16-0 national champion, and then to a preseason top-10 program that some national voices still think is underrated.The closing message is simple: longtime IU football fans should not let this become normal. The history covered in this two-part series shows just how rare this moment is — not just for Indiana, but for college football as a whole.