Center Pat Coogan and cornerback D'Angelo Ponds say it all starts with coach Curt Cignetti and never falling into the trap of complacency.

Fernando Mendoza has flipped the fortunes of Indiana football. When they entered 2025, the Hoosiers were the losingest program in college football history. But 12 months on, they begin 2026 as the

Indiana fans flooded the Rose Bowl, and the Hoosiers punished blue-blood Alabama. But the best could still be ahead.

Indiana center Pat Coogan won the Rose Bowl MVP award on Thursday after the Hoosiers' 38-3 beatdown of once-proud Alabama. It was a testament to how well the IU offensive line played, and Coogan called it a team award,