Zach Osterman
@zachosterman.bsky.social
Cover IU athletics, college sports for @indystar. Satellite Scouser. Publix ultra. Forever I love Atlanta. Life's too short to ride bad horses.
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Indiana football's remarkable journey unifies Mark Cuban, to fans, to president alike
Mark Cuban, Pam Whitten, Scott Dolson, Curt Cignetti - all important figures to unprecedented IU football success - watched as players joined fans, a unifying image.
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Indiana football's remarkable journey is nothing if it is not shared. Arm in arm, these Hoosiers, their coach, their fans — everyone — is embracing each moment of that journey the only way appropriate:
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
NEWS: The city of Bloomington is honorarily renaming the retention pond at Miller-Showers Park (the park north of 17th Street, where College and Walnut split) D'Angelo's Pond, after D'Angelo Ponds' Peach Bowl performance. #iufb
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
NEWS: The city of Bloomington is honorarily renaming the retention pond at Miller-Showers Park (the park north of 17th Street, where College and Walnut split) D'Angelo's Pond, after D'Angelo Ponds' Peach Bowl performance. #iufb
Michigan State's Tom Izzo on Indiana: 'We're not playing their football team, thank God' www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Michigan State's Tom Izzo on Indiana: 'We're not playing their football team, thank God'
The No. 12 Spartans host the Hoosiers in Big Ten action. The important thing to Spartans coach Tom Izzo is it isn't a football game.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Michigan State's Tom Izzo on Indiana: 'We're not playing their football team, thank God' www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Aiden Fisher: “I see some of the things (on social media). It’s just funny and kind of ridiculous to me. We watch film. We study and prepare.” #iufb
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Aiden Fisher: “I see some of the things (on social media). It’s just funny and kind of ridiculous to me. We watch film. We study and prepare.” #iufb
Cignetti said "we came out really good" healthwise from the Peach Bowl.
"Everybody who played in the last game will play in this game," implying Mikail Kamara is alright. #iufb
"Everybody who played in the last game will play in this game," implying Mikail Kamara is alright. #iufb
January 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Cignetti said "we came out really good" healthwise from the Peach Bowl.
"Everybody who played in the last game will play in this game," implying Mikail Kamara is alright. #iufb
"Everybody who played in the last game will play in this game," implying Mikail Kamara is alright. #iufb
Curt Cignetti calls Miami defesive coordinator Corey Hetherman, who was on Cignetti's staff at James Madison, "one of the best football coaches I have ever been around." #iufb
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Curt Cignetti calls Miami defesive coordinator Corey Hetherman, who was on Cignetti's staff at James Madison, "one of the best football coaches I have ever been around." #iufb
Curt Cignetti on a pre-title game Zoom. Asked about portal balance. Says the goal remains 20ish high school players per cycle, but "portal guys ... fill a critical need." #iufb
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Curt Cignetti on a pre-title game Zoom. Asked about portal balance. Says the goal remains 20ish high school players per cycle, but "portal guys ... fill a critical need." #iufb
The Heisman criticisms, meaningless as they were in real time, seem far away now. Fernando Mendoza is constructing a Playoff run worthy of all his accolades and more. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Fernando Mendoza's outstanding playoff driving Heisman critics away
The efficiency of the Hoosiers quarterback in the College Football Playoff shows on a national scale what he's done all season. And in a different era, why he earned the Heisman.
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January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Heisman criticisms, meaningless as they were in real time, seem far away now. Fernando Mendoza is constructing a Playoff run worthy of all his accolades and more. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Mind Your Banners After Dark will get started right here in just a couple minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=92SF... #iufb
Mind Your Banners After Dark: IU is heading to the national title game
YouTube video by IndyStarTV: Hoosiers
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January 11, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Mind Your Banners After Dark will get started right here in just a couple minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=92SF... #iufb
ALERT (I guess)
There will be a Mind Your Banners Live tonight wrapping the Peach Bowl, with @michaelniziolek.bsky.social. Bring your favorite adult beverage and relive Friday night with us. Will tweet link closer to. #iufb
There will be a Mind Your Banners Live tonight wrapping the Peach Bowl, with @michaelniziolek.bsky.social. Bring your favorite adult beverage and relive Friday night with us. Will tweet link closer to. #iufb
January 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
ALERT (I guess)
There will be a Mind Your Banners Live tonight wrapping the Peach Bowl, with @michaelniziolek.bsky.social. Bring your favorite adult beverage and relive Friday night with us. Will tweet link closer to. #iufb
There will be a Mind Your Banners Live tonight wrapping the Peach Bowl, with @michaelniziolek.bsky.social. Bring your favorite adult beverage and relive Friday night with us. Will tweet link closer to. #iufb
Indiana's run to the CFP title game has become a shared thing, a communal event as fans in their tens of thousands have followed their team up a mountain no one ever believed they could climb. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Indiana football's remarkable journey unifies Mark Cuban, to fans, to president alike
Mark Cuban, Pam Whitten, Scott Dolson, Curt Cignetti - all important figures to unprecedented IU football success - watched as players joined fans, a unifying image.
www.indystar.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Indiana's run to the CFP title game has become a shared thing, a communal event as fans in their tens of thousands have followed their team up a mountain no one ever believed they could climb. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Indiana football's remarkable journey is nothing if it is not shared. Arm in arm, these Hoosiers, their coach, their fans — everyone — is embracing each moment of that journey the only way appropriate:
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Indiana football's remarkable journey unifies Mark Cuban, to fans, to president alike
Mark Cuban, Pam Whitten, Scott Dolson, Curt Cignetti - all important figures to unprecedented IU football success - watched as players joined fans, a unifying image.
www.indystar.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Indiana football's remarkable journey is nothing if it is not shared. Arm in arm, these Hoosiers, their coach, their fans — everyone — is embracing each moment of that journey the only way appropriate:
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Together.
“We ain’t done yet.”
www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iufb
Tonight marked the sixth time this season Fernando Mendoza finished a game with as many or more touchdowns as incompletions:
Indiana State (1 inc, 5 TDs)
Illinois (2 inc, 5 TDs)
Michigan State (4 inc, 4 TDs)
Wisconsin (2 inc, 4 TDs)
Alabama (2 inc, 3 TDs)
Oregon (3 inc, 5 TDs)
Indiana State (1 inc, 5 TDs)
Illinois (2 inc, 5 TDs)
Michigan State (4 inc, 4 TDs)
Wisconsin (2 inc, 4 TDs)
Alabama (2 inc, 3 TDs)
Oregon (3 inc, 5 TDs)
January 10, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Tonight marked the sixth time this season Fernando Mendoza finished a game with as many or more touchdowns as incompletions:
Indiana State (1 inc, 5 TDs)
Illinois (2 inc, 5 TDs)
Michigan State (4 inc, 4 TDs)
Wisconsin (2 inc, 4 TDs)
Alabama (2 inc, 3 TDs)
Oregon (3 inc, 5 TDs)
Indiana State (1 inc, 5 TDs)
Illinois (2 inc, 5 TDs)
Michigan State (4 inc, 4 TDs)
Wisconsin (2 inc, 4 TDs)
Alabama (2 inc, 3 TDs)
Oregon (3 inc, 5 TDs)
PSA: There won't be an immediate Mind Your Banners Postgame, given the late hour and the fact that we're just sitting down to write. We will, of course, have one soon. #iufb
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 AM
PSA: There won't be an immediate Mind Your Banners Postgame, given the late hour and the fact that we're just sitting down to write. We will, of course, have one soon. #iufb
FINAL: No. 1 Indiana defeats No. 5 Oregon, 56-22, to win the Peach Bowl. The Hoosiers will play for a national championship game next Monday night in Miami, against Miami. #iufb
January 10, 2026 at 4:08 AM
FINAL: No. 1 Indiana defeats No. 5 Oregon, 56-22, to win the Peach Bowl. The Hoosiers will play for a national championship game next Monday night in Miami, against Miami. #iufb
Touchdown Indiana. Mendoza to Sarratt from three yards out. Obviously a lot has gone well tonight. But it would be uncouth not to point out IU's pass pro has just whipped Oregon's rush. #iufb
January 10, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Touchdown Indiana. Mendoza to Sarratt from three yards out. Obviously a lot has gone well tonight. But it would be uncouth not to point out IU's pass pro has just whipped Oregon's rush. #iufb
Indiana blocks an Oregon punt and will take over at the Ducks' 7-yard line. Ndukwe blocked it. That his third-career blocked punt. #iufb
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Indiana blocks an Oregon punt and will take over at the Ducks' 7-yard line. Ndukwe blocked it. That his third-career blocked punt. #iufb
Was just challenged by @BrodyAMiller to find the last college football national champion that wore adidas. I *believe* it was Tee Martin Tennessee, in 1998. #iufb
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Was just challenged by @BrodyAMiller to find the last college football national champion that wore adidas. I *believe* it was Tee Martin Tennessee, in 1998. #iufb