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Big Ten schedule has unbeaten Indiana hosting Michigan while Penn State seeks to bounce back

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November 7, 2024

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Big Ten schedule has unbeaten Indiana hosting Michigan while Penn State seeks to bounce back

Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference:

Game of the week

Michigan (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) at No. 8 Indiana (9-0, 6-0, No. 8 CFP), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)

Indiana is 9-0 for the first time ever and already has matched the school record for wins in a single season. All nine of Indiana’s wins have been decided by at least 14 points.

The Hoosiers attempt to continue their surprising playoff push when they host defending national champion Michigan, which has lost three of its last four games. Michigan has won 27 of the last 29 meetings between these teams, but BetMGM Sportsbook has Indiana as a 14 ½-point favorite.

The undercard

Washington (5-4, 3-3) at No. 6 Penn State (7-1, 4-1, No. 6 CFP), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (Peacock)

Even after losing 20-13 at home to No. 3 Ohio State last week, Penn State still seems to have a direct path to the playoff if it avoid stumbling in any of its final four regular-season games.

But the Nittany Lions likely can’t afford another loss. That makes Saturday’s game critical.

Indiana tight end Zach Horton (44) and offensive lineman Carter Smith (65) celebrate after Horton’s touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan State, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in East Lansing, Mich. Credit: AP/Al Goldis

Washington snapped a two-game skid last week by beating Southern California, 26-21. Points should be at a premium Saturday, as Penn State is ranked seventh and Washington 10th in total defense. BetMGM has Penn State as a 13 ½-point favorite.

Impact players

Washington LB Carson Bruener intercepted two passes and delivered 12 tackles in the victory over USC.

Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel has been responsible for 177 touchdowns (144 passing, 32 rushing, 1 receiving) in his career. That puts him one away from the FBS record owned by Case Keenum, who was responsible for 178 touchdowns (155 passing, 23 rushing) at Houston from 2007-11.

Indiana DL Mikail Kamara’s 4 ½ tackles for loss in a 47-10 blowout of Michigan State matched the second-highest individual total for any player in a Bowl Subdivision game this season. Kamara also had 2 ½ sacks.

Michigan tight end Colston Loveland (18) runs after making a... — Michigan tight end Colston Loveland (18) runs after making a catch and is tackled by Oregon defensive backs Kobe Savage (5) and Brandon Johnson (3) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Oregon defeated Michigan 38-17. Credit: AP/Jose Juarez

UCLA LB Carson Schwesinger leads the Big Ten with 10.6 tackles per game. His 13 tackles in a 27-20 triumph at Nebraska marked his sixth straight game with at least 10 stops. He’s the first Bruin to have double-digit tackles in six consecutive games since Eric Kendricks did it in his Butkus Award-winning season of 2014.

Ohio State DT JT Tuimoloau has recorded at least one tackle for loss in six straight games.

Inside the numbers

Iowa’s 329 yards rushing in a 42-10 victory over Wisconsin represented its highest single-game total since 2019. The Hawkeyes had four players rush for 50-plus yards, the first time that’s happened in coach Kirk Ferentz’s 26 seasons. … Minnesota’s 25-17 win over Illinois marked the first time the Gophers had beaten a Bret Bielema-coached team in 11 tries. Bielema coached at Wisconsin from 2006-12 and took over at Illinois in 2021. … Gabriel has completed 74.8% of his passes to lead all FBS players. … Michigan State had minus-36 yards rushing in its loss to Indiana, a Hoosiers school record.

Now don’t get upset

Penn State’s likely in a must-win situation the rest of the regular season as it tries to keep its playoff hopes alive, yet the Nittany Lions face a possible trap game as they host Washington a week after their tough loss to Ohio State. A home crowd at night should help but this could be a defensive struggle that enables Washington to cover that 13 ½-point spread.

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

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December 16, 2025

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

Curt Cignetti has been named The Associated Press coach of the year in college football for the second consecutive season. He is the first coach to win the award back-to-back since it was first presented in 1998. Cignetti has led Indiana to unprecedented success, with a 24-2 record over two seasons. The Hoosiers are 13-0 this year, Big Ten champions for the first time since 1967, and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Cignetti received 47 first-place votes. Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea received two each, and Virginia’s Tony Elliott got one.

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Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

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December 16, 2025

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Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS — Some schools in central Indiana are planning to close or delay the start of their classes on Tuesday.

The closures and delays come in the wake of a difficult weekend of severe winter weather in the Hoosier State. On Saturday, a wintry system dumped more than six inches of snow in some portions of the state.

Points north of Indianapolis like Lafayette received between three and four inches of snow. Towns south of the Circle City like Seymour saw similar snowfall totals. As for Indianapolis itself, more than five inches of snow were recorded in some portions of the city.

After Saturday’s snow, frigid temperatures took hold in the area. A Cold Weather Advisory was issued for much of the state as wind chill values dipped well below zero.

The cold and snow triggered a bevy of school closings and delays for Monday. Schools began to announce delays and closures for Tuesday late Monday night as snow removal crews across the state continued to try to keep roadways clear.

Though some schools plan to close or delay the start of classes on Tuesday, temperature improvements are forecasted. High temperatures are anticipated to exceed the 32-degree freezing threshold and hit 36 degrees. The warming trend is expected to continue on both Wednesday and Thursday, with high temperatures forecasted to reach 40 and 50 degrees, respectively.

Precipitation is forecasted for Thursday, though temperatures are expected to remain warm enough for Indiana to get rain instead of snow.

FOX59/CBS4 is tracking the closures and delays schools plan to implement on Tuesday. Check out the latest available list of closings below:

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A

Area 30 Career Center

Putnam

Charles A Beard Mem School Corp

Henry

School

Delayed 2 hours

Cloverdale Community Schools

Putnam

School

2-Hour Delay, No AM Preschool

D

Decatur County Community Schools

Decatur

School

Delayed 2 hours

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AwardsWatch – Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Named Best Picture

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December 15, 2025

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AwardsWatch – Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Named Best Picture

The Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) has named Sinners the best film of 2025, also awarding the film original screenplay, score, cinematography, editing and ensemble.

Paul Thomas Anderson was named best director for One Battle After Another, which also picked up acting wins for Benicio Del Toro (supporting performance) and Chase Infiniti (breakout of the year).

Here is the complete list of winners and runners-up.

Best Picture
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another

Best Director
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, Sinners

Best Lead Performance
Winner: Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Runner-up: Jessie Buckley, Hamnet

Best Supporting Performance
Winner: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Amy Madigan, Weapons

Best Vocal / Motion-Capture Performance
Winner: Will Patton, Train Dreams
Runner-up: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Best Ensemble Acting
Winner: Sinners
Runner-up: One Battle After Another

Best Animated Film
Winner: K-Pop Demon Hunters
Runner-up: The Legend of Hei 2

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: No Other Choice
Runner-up: Sentimental Value

Best Documentary Film
Winner: The Tenderness Tour
Runner-up: Orwell: 2+2=5

Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Runner-up: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme

Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Mike Flanagan, The Life of Chuck

Best Musical Score
Winner: Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood, One Battle After Another

Breakout of the Year
Winner: Chase Infiniti (performer), One Battle After Another
Runner-up: Miles Caton (performer), Sinners

Best Cinematography
Winner: Autumn Donald Arkapaw, Sinners
Runner-up: Michael Bauman, One Battle After Another

Best Editing
Winner: Michael P. Shawver, Sinners
Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen, One Battle After Another

Best Stunt / Movement Choreography
Winner: Wade Eastwood (second-unit director / stunt coordinator), Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Runner-up: Brian Machleit (stunt coordinator), One Battle After Another

Best Special Effects
Winner: Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess and Ivan Busquets (visual effects supervisors) and José Granell (miniatures / models supervisor), Frankenstein
Runner-up: Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl and Guido Wolter (visual effects supervisors) and Donnie Dean (special effects coordinator), Sinners

Original Vision Award
Winner: Good Boy
Runner-up: The Testament of Ann Lee

The Edward Johnson-Ott Hoosier Award
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another

Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

He is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, accredited by the Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and more, is a member of the International Cinephile Society (ICS), The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), Critics Choice Association (CCA), San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) and the International Press Academy. Among his many achieved goals with AwardsWatch, he has given a platform to underrepresented writers and critics and supplied them with access to film festivals and the industry and calls the Bay Area his home where he lives with his husband and son.