Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss Curt Cignetti’s potentially important work filling holes in his depth chart (particularly on defense) in the spring portal window now winding down.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman is joined by ESPN national college basketball insider Jeff Borzello to discuss Mike Woodson’s good work so far this offseason, what to make of Indiana from a national perspective and where the Hoosiers currently fit into a portal-muddled national landscape.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss their takeaways from IU’s spring game and the Hoosiers’ first spring season under coach Curt Cignetti, before running through Mike Woodson’s latest portal additions.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sift through the relentless grind of the transfer portal, analyzing the moves Mike Woodson has made and the ones he hopes to make, as he revamps his roster.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman work their way through what they’ve learned from Curt Cignetti’s first spring season, and what Mike Woodson and company need to tackle as the portal gears back up for two busy weeks.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss the conclusion of Indiana’s men’s season, the critical portal window ahead and the outlook for Teri Moren’s Hoosiers in the first weekend of the women’s NCAA tournament.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the emotional swings of a 2-0 finish to the regular season for Indiana, the scene from senior day Sunday, Kel’el Ware’s late-season surge and what’s waiting for the Hoosiers at the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss a busy week in Bloomington, from the Hoosiers’ three-game win streak, to Mike Woodson’s confirmed retention, to the unexpected news Liam McNeeley asked out of his letter of intent.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman walk through the finish of IU’s women’s basketball season, the Hoosiers’ injury concerns headed into March and why Teri Moren’s team might do some damage this month.Mind Your Banners

Hoping to “validate,” in Mike Woodson’s words, Tuesday’s Wisconsin win, what can Indiana gain from its last two weeks of basketball as it approaches the Big Ten tournament? Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss IU’s up-and-down form across frustrating losses and impressive wins, and they tackle the state of things as Curt Cignetti ticks off a quiet February signing window.Mind Your Banners

With both teams exiting their bye week, Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss the state of play for both Teri Moren’s and Mike Woodson’s teams, as they approach the halfway mark in conference play.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss where the Hoosiers’ season goes following an 87-66 loss to rival Purdue at home on Tuesday night.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss the good and bad from the Hoosiers’ win against Minnesota, and set up a hugely important rivalry visit from top-5 Purdue to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the good of Indiana’s win against Ohio State, and the bad of an ugly loss at Rutgers, before looking ahead to this weekend’s meeting between Teri Moren’s Hoosiers and Caitlin Clark’s Iowa in Iowa City.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss the how and why behind Indiana’s ugly Big Ten restart loss at Nebraska, and recap Curt Cignetti’s latest work rebuilding his roster through the transfer portal.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss a busy December calendar. Curt Cignetti continues to hammer the transfer portal as he builds his first IU roster, while Mike Woodson prepares the Hoosiers for a big game against Kansas.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the Hoosiers’ 2-0 start to Big Ten play, and why the post-heavy bully ball Mike Woodson’s team is playing might be working — at least so far.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Mike Barber, who gives Indiana fans loads of background on Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers’ new head football coach.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek offer first-blush thoughts on Indiana’s decision to hire James Madison’s Curt Cignetti as its next head football coach.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek check in from day two of IU’s search for its next head football coach, discussing updates including a potential portal exodus, the use of a search firm and where the Hoosiers might be headed.Mind Your Banners

The Tom Allen era for IU football is over. Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss what led to Scott Dolson’s decision to make a change, and where the Hoosiers go from here.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss what went wrong for IU football at Illinois, and where the Hoosiers go from here, before diving deep into a pair of nervy nonconference wins for Mike Woodson’s team to start the season.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman discuss the Hoosiers' successful weekend on the hardwood (an exhibition win against Marian) and the gridiron (the Hoosiers' upset of Wisconsin).Mind Your Banners

Former IU pitcher Kyle Hart, a member of the weekend staff for the Hoosiers’ 2013 Omaha team, sits down with Zach Osterman to discuss that team’s legacy ahead of this weekend’s reunion in Bloomington.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes Chronic Hoosier to discuss the life and impact of Bob Knight, the legendary Indiana basketball coach who died Wednesday at 83.Mind Your Banners

Zion Brown and Zach Osterman discuss Indiana’s 74-52 exhibition win Sunday against UIndy, our first look at an IU team that offers potential and concern in equal measure as it gears up for the regular season.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek hit record on their weekly podcast talking through some of their preseason thoughts, concerns and curiosities surrounding Mike Woodson's Hoosiers. Plus, where does IU football go from here?Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes Zion Brown to the podcast to discuss five-star wing/forward Liam McNeeley’s decision to commit to Indiana on Sunday, what McNeeley can bring as a freshman and what his decision means for the Hoosiers.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes ESPN national recruiting insider Jeff Borzello to discuss Indiana’s momentum on the recruiting trail, how Mike Woodson’s built it and where his program stands with key targets down the stretch in 2024.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman pick apart an ugly loss for Indiana at Maryland, what led to the decision to dismiss Walt Bell and what needs most immediately addressed to rescue a faltering season.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes the Baltimore Banner’s Varun Shankar to preview the Hoosiers’ Saturday opponent, 4-0 Maryland.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman run the rule over an ugly, by Tom Allen’s own estimation unacceptable performance in Indiana’s four-overtime escape against Akron. What went wrong, what can be fixed and what needs to change?Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sit down to discuss their takeaways from IU basketball media day on Wednesday, Sept. 20, the vibe from the Hoosiers and the mood around a program reconstructing its roster after last season.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman pick the bones out of the Hoosiers' 21-14 Week 3 loss to Louisville, what went well, what needs improvement and how the Hoosiers move forward against Akron.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes Louisville Courier-Journal columnist C.L. Brown to preview the Hoosiers’ game against Louisville, who might enjoy key matchup advantages and what the game means to both programs.Mind Your Banners

Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss Tom Allen’s announcement Monday that Tayven Jackson will be Indiana’s starting quarterback moving forward, with a look at the Hoosiers’ first two weeks and some chat on a big game coming this weekend.Mind Your Banners

Mike Niziolek and Zach Osterman sift through the good, bad and indifferent of Indiana’s 23-3 Week 1 loss to Ohio State, and preview the Hoosiers’ next game, against Indiana State.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes the Columbus Dispatch’s Bill Rabinowitz to the podcast to preview Indiana’s Week 1 visit from Ohio State.Mind Your Banners

The Herald-Times’ Mike Niziolek joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to debate and dissect the key takeaways from IU’s fall camp, as the Hoosiers gear up for their Week 1 visit from Ohio State.Mind Your Banners

The Herald-Times’ Mike Niziolek joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to discuss their takeaways from Indiana’s fall camp thus far, where important position battles are headed and what to make of the Hoosiers at quarterback.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes CrimsonCast’s Galen Clavio to the podcast, to discuss the fallout from the last week of conference consolidation, where we’re going next and how this might affect Indiana.Mind Your Banners

Tyler Tachman joins IU Insider Zach Osterman for Tyler’s last(!) Mind Your Banners, wherein the pair take an in-depth look at questions surrounding Indiana’s rebuilt frontcourt, before the podcast bids Tyler farewell and good luck in his next stop.Mind Your Banners

Tyler Tachman joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to discuss Indiana’s representation at the NBA draft, how two former Hoosiers fared and what next season’s nonconference schedule looks like.Mind Your Banners

Tyler Tachman joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to discuss the Hoosiers’ recruiting efforts in 2024, their apparent momentum as the NBA draft approaches and Mike Woodson’s success in selling Indiana going forward.Mind Your Banners

Tyler Tachman joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to discuss his conversation with five-star IU signee Mackenzie Mgbako and his family, and the pair run the rule over what’s left to do to finish Mike Woodson’s spring roster rebuild.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes ESPN national recruiting expert Jeff Borzello to discuss Mackenzie Mgbako’s decision to pick Indiana, where he fits, what it means for the Hoosiers next season and what it says about Mike Woodson’s work in Bloomington.Mind Your Banners

In a special episode of the podcast, Peter Schulz, an offensive lineman whose four-year IU football career ended last fall, joins the podcast to talk about his experience transitioning from Division I football player to Little 500 rider.Mind Your Banners

IU Insider Zach Osterman welcomes CrimsonCast’s Galen Clavio to the podcast to discuss the good and bad of Indiana’s foray’s into the transfer portal this spring, and how the portal generally has changed the cycles of offseason recruiting in college basketball.Mind Your Banners

Tyler Tachman joins IU Insider Zach Osterman to set the stage for an important few weeks ahead, as Indiana redoubles its recruiting efforts in the transfer portal ahead of next season.Mind Your Banners