IU football drops another bucket on Purdue, eyes Big Ten and CFP title www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Today, the Egg Bowl. Tomorrow, does Humpty-Dumpty fall off the wall at Ole Miss? Lane Kiffin pitting LSU vs Florida vs Ole Miss, even as the Rebels are barreling toward CFP? Insanity. But Lane gonna Lane. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Raiders fire OC Chip Kelly, and owner Tom Brady is in Detroit calling a Lions-Packers Thanksgiving game on Fox with two coaching staffs who would have candidates to replace Kelly. As always, it’s Tom Brady’s fairytale. We’re just living in it. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Happy Thanksgiving. Want to share a few stories I've written over the years for this day. None is behind the paywall. Happy grateful stories coming. 1/

Great reaction to the Jeff George story from folks who were with him at Warren Central and Purdue, but this line from a reader was my favorite quote: “Jake Query should run for mayor of Indianapolis. He is as Indy as it gets.”

Can readers handle the truths revealed this week by Colts QB Daniel Jones and coach Shane Steichen? Column is open. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

In the reader Mailbagg™️ this week: 🏈Colts QB Daniel Jones: Indiana Jones or NYG Jones? 🏀Did the Pacers’ pace break the NBA? 🤮Lane Kiffin. I mean ... why? 🎄Think you know Jeff George? Meet the Christmas QB Column is open www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Colts coach Shane Steichen needs to remember who he is here in Indy – and QB Daniel Jones needs to forget who he was in NY. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Did the Pacers' pace break the NBA? www.indystar.com/story/sports...

I was reporting this the other night at 9 pm. Next morning, 9 am, an NBA exec texts me. Says he's heard I'm writing about NBA pace, injuries and schedule. Here’s the thing: I hadn’t contacted the NBA first. Folks are nervous.

The NBA is baffled by the run of injuries. Did the trend start with the Pacers' increased pace? www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Why isn't Colts QB Daniel Jones the player he was in the first 8 games? Insider @joelaerickson.bsky.social was in KC looking for answers. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

On social media the Colts offense was getting the blame. In the locker room, the Colts defense was saying: Nope, our fault. Insider Nathan Brown was in Kansas City for this one. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Steve Kerr says more pace = more injuries. Got me thinking... In 2022 the Pacers sped way up - and began breaking down The league has followed both trends Did the Pacers do this to themselves? Did they do it to the NBA?? I asked around. People got nervous. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The suddenly reeling Colts need Shane Steichen to remember who he is ... and for Daniel Jones to forget who he was in New York. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

What was THAT from Colts QB Daniel Jones and coach Shane Steichen in OT loss to Chiefs? Jones regressed. Steichen retreated. Colts collapsed. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Colts are reeling after OT loss at Chiefs. How to fix it? Shane Steichen needs to remember who he is – and QB Daniel Jones needs to forget who he was. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

What happened today to Colts coach Shane Steichen? What’s happened the last three games to QB Daniel Jones? Colts squandered this one at Kansas City. #columncoming

Colts QB Daniel Jones started game 15-18-0, 148y, 2 TD Jones since: 3-12-0, 29 yards

Imagine being Ole Miss and being this close to history, and having your coach pit two SEC schools against each other to leave you.

Lane Kiffin, really? LSU made this mistake before, hiring Notre Dame's Brian Kelly with the Irish still on the doorstep of the CFP bracket in 2022. As for Florida, well, the Gators make stupid football hires all the time. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

LSU, Florida or Ole Miss will win the Lane Kiffin sweepstakes. Congratulations? www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Think you know Colts QB Jeff George? Everyone does. Now ... meet "the Christmas QB," who’s trying to raise a small fortune for foster families in the Indiana DCS system. Story is open. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Carlie Irsay-Gordon runs the Colts like her dad: Leading from the front, using the power of personality – different than his, but similar in strength – to create a culture that can lead to winning.

May I present the 2025 NFL Executive of the Year? Seriously. Owners used to win this thing all the time. Name an exec who's had a bigger, better impact in 2025 on their franchise - and on the rest of us - than Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon.

Think you know Colts QB Jeff George? Everyone does. Now ... meet "the Christmas QB," who’s trying to raise a small fortune for foster families in the Indiana DCS system. Story is open. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Think you know former Purdue QB and No. 1 overall Colts pick Jeff George? Meet the Christmas QB, and see what he's doing - what he's always done - behind the scenes. Column is open. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Bennedict Maturin's chase down preserves Pacers' best game of season… plus Jay Huff with the ESPN Top-10 play Insider ⁦‪@dustindopirak.bsky.social has the story www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon on the sideline doesn’t just light up social media. It fires up her players, impresses her coaches and has had a profound effect outside the team facility. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Somewhere between the drinks she bought in Berlin and the Halloween costume she inspired on national TV, between the notepad she wields and the headset she wears, memes might obscure the magic of new Colts CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon: She’s great at her job. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Don’t let the memes obscure the magic of new Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon: She’s great at her job. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

ESPN vs. YouTube TV was actually bigger – it was Disney vs. Google – and much more disturbing: It was us against ourselves, and everyone lost. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Gamer from this one. Benn Mathurin had 25 points, but the Pacers have lost 13 of 14: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

"AR's still rehabbing, getting better" was the word from Shane Steichen on the possibility of Richardson returning from IR this week. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

It was early Halloween morning, and it was terrifying: ESPN went dark on YouTube TV. What happened next was greed and panic. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Here's the story from 4 years ago. If his family hadn't reached out to me in 2021, and if a (then) stranger in Chicago hadn't read it ... the family still wouldn't know how the "Mongo Miler" actually died in 1944. Or where. Or by whose hand. From 2021: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Four years ago I wrote about an IU track star who died at WWII - what his family was told in 1944. That story was a domino that led to the stunning truth about how Private Murlyn Wilson actually died. On Veterans Day they share with sadness, and pride. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

An IU track star enlists during WWII and dies a U.S. hero on D-Day in Normandy. 80 years later, a phone rings. The words don't compute. Friendly ... WHAT? Unraveling the truth behind the Mongo Miler's death, a story his proud family shares on Veterans Day. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

This column from 2021 was a domino that led to the stunning truth. More than 80 years later, the IU track star’s family has learned how he really died at WWII. And on Veterans Day, they want to share. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The Colts have issues and QB Daniel Jones was beaten bloody, but Jonathan Taylor was just too good for the Falcons in Berlin. And he might be too good for anyone, anywhere. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor sure looks like the real MVP. The Colts’ issues have become clear in the last two weeks, but when Taylor touches the ball 35 times it might not matter. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

The Colts have issues and QB Daniel Jones was beaten bloody, but Jonathan Taylor was just too good for the Falcons in Berlin. And he might be too good for anyone, anywhere. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Jonathan Taylor sparks win, and seals it, as Colts top Falcons in OT in Germany 31-25 and I've got a #columncoming

Did you know U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens tied a world record at Hinkle Fieldhouse in 1935? I looked back on that feat here: www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Colts QB Daniel Jones has fumbled five times and thrown four INT in the last 6-plus quarters (two fumbles and 3 INT last week vs. Steelers, three fumbles and 1 INT today vs. Falcons. Has lost 3 of those fumbles. That's 7 turnovers in 6 quarters.

Here's our live blog, Colts vs Falcons in Germany, featuring insider @joelaerickson.bsky.social at Olympiastadion www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Perfect throw, impossible catch continue this perfect, impossible #iufb season. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

IU QB Fernando Mendoza was sandwiched between two Penn State defenders on the throw, Omar Cooper Jr. was pushed out of bounds on the catch, and Curt Cignetti was emotional after the play that kept alive #iufb’s perfect season. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

Omar Cooper's impossible catch continues Indiana's impossible season at Penn State. www.indystar.com/story/sports...

On Cody Martin's signing with the Pacers: www.indystar.com/story/sports...