CrimsonCast

On the latest Bubble Watch, GC looks at Indiana's spot on the bubble and talks about why he currently has them in the field --- and what the rest of the field looks like. With a week until Selection Sunday, can the Hoosiers atone for some underwhelming recent games and find their way into the tournament?

Grace Ybarra and Galen Clavio keep things light (Disney trips, Southwest chaos, and a couple of new championship set pieces) before touching briefly on Indiana men’s basketball’s home loss to Michigan State and what it means for the Hoosiers’ bubble outlook heading into Senior Night vs Minnesota . Then it’s football time: Indiana sends a program-record nine players to the NFL Combine, and the show...

Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield recap Indiana men’s basketball’s loss to Michigan State and take a clear-eyed look at where the Hoosiers are right now after four straight defeats. They discuss what’s been hardest to sustain in Big Ten play, why the margins have felt so thin lately, and which areas Indiana most needs to shore up—especially on the defensive end and on the glass. The conversation al...

Grace Ybarra and Galen Clavio talk through a brutal week for Indiana men’s basketball , starting with the collapse and loss to Northwestern at Assembly Hall. It’s a full therapy session: effort concerns, the offensive disappearance, rebounding issues, and the late no-call that capped a night IU fans won’t forget. Then the mood shifts to the “happy things” segment: Indiana football’s momentum keeps...

Indiana is a national champion. Say it again. Indiana. Is. A. National. Champion. On this celebratory edition of CrimsonCast , Scott is joined by Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call for a full-on IU football retrospective — from Bill Mallory roots and Memorial Stadium childhood memories to the Peach Bowl, the Rose Bowl, and that unforgettable national championship night in Miami. This isn’t just a r...

Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield open with a quick detour into Olympic hockey chaos, then dive into two big Indiana topics. First: Indiana football’s new reality —Curt Cignetti’s massive contract extension, what it signals about IU’s willingness to spend like a true power, and why the next phase has to include real Memorial Stadium upgrades to match the program’s new level. The guys also discuss t...

Grace Ybarra and Galen Clavio are back with a packed Hoosiers episode that starts on the hardwood and ends… in the Max Mendoza Cinematic Universe. They open with Indiana men’s basketball’s rough loss at Illinois —why the game got away from IU, what the run problems and rebounding issues reveal, and why the margin for error gets tiny fast when the supporting scoring disappears. Then it’s a forward...

On this episode of CrimsonCast Perspectives, GC tests out some new lighting in the studio while talking about why the Big Ten's recently leaked 24 team playoff proposal makes a lot more sense than people are giving it credit. Too much emphasis is being placed on a regular season that no longer tells us very much about who the best teams in the country are --- and we're not changing that an...

On this episode of CrimsonCast Scott is joined by special guest Connor Onion from the Big Ten Network! Episode Highlights The Ultimate Glow-Up:  A look back at the wild ride from a three-and-nine team to a 16-0 national champion. When Belief Set In:  Connor and the host discuss the exact moment they realized this wasn't a fluke—the Big 10 Championship game against Ohio State. The Heisman Warri...

Galen Clavio sits down with Griffin Gonzalez for an “exit interview” that turns into a perfect snapshot of what the last few years of Indiana football have felt like from inside Memorial Stadium. Griffin shares what it was like serving as IU football’s on-field mic personality through the program’s lowest moments — and then watching the place transform into a full-blown destination as the wins (an...

Galen Clavio drops a quick Friday “mini episode” with updates on Indiana football and a deep dive into what’s happening with Indiana men’s basketball under the hood. First: IU football news, including Broyles Award winner Bryant Haines and what it says about the credibility (and sustainability) of Indiana’s defensive identity. Then Galen pivots to hoops with a detailed look at the advanced numbers...

Galen Clavio and Grace Ybarra are back with a midweek IU athletics update — and this one is all about Indiana men’s basketball finding traction. They open with the Hoosiers’ 92–74 win over Oregon , highlighted by another monster scoring night from Lamar Wilkerson and a huge efficiency game from Sam Alexis . The conversation then turns to what’s changing under head coach Darian DeVries (including h...

Welcome back to CrimsonCast\! In this episode, host Scott Caulfield sits down with Bloomington local and media veteran Ken Bikoff to reflect on Indiana University's "dream season" and national championship run. Having hosted postgame call-in shows for years, Ken has felt the pain of IU fans more than most and joins the show to discuss the surreal reality of reaching the top of the mo...

Galen Clavio sits down with Eddie Koton , the mind behind the now-infamous “Extended Highlights” series on X/Twitter — the chaotic, brilliant, internet-lunatic companion pieces that became required viewing during Indiana football’s championship season. Eddie explains how the series started (and why he felt IU football needed its own brand of online insanity), how the bits and recurring characters...

Galen Clavio and Scott Caulfield recap Indiana’s gritty 78–77 overtime win over Wisconsin at Assembly Hall — a résumé-building victory that keeps IU trending in the right direction and puts real shape around the Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament path. They break down the game’s wild arc (IU’s early surge, the familiar mid-game wobble, and the late-game execution that finally held up), plus the performance...

Galen Clavio is joined by Connor Hitchcock (Homefield Apparel) for a wide-ranging conversation about Indiana’s unforgettable playoff run and what it’s felt like to experience it as an IU football fan — from the once-in-a-lifetime crowds in Pasadena, Atlanta, and Miami to the emotional whiplash of finally watching the Hoosiers finish the job. Connor also shares the behind-the-scenes story of one of...

Galen Clavio and Grace Ybarra open with a big CrimsonCast announcement — Grace is joining the show as a regular host — then dive into a two-sport update on Indiana basketball and Indiana football. On the basketball side, they recap IU’s split in L.A.: why the UCLA double-overtime win looms even larger now, what went wrong in the USC loss , and how the Hoosiers’ late-game decision-making and three-...

Galen Clavio is joined by Taylor Lehman to put a bow on Indiana football’s national championship run — starting with what actually happened in the title game against Miami, why it got dicey in the third quarter, and the handful of pivotal moments (including the blocked punt TD and the late interception) that slammed the door. From there, it’s a forward-looking, roster-building deep dive: how India...

Galen Clavio breaks down Indiana men’s basketball’s wild 98–97 double-overtime win over UCLA —a huge résumé boost that stabilizes IU’s NCAA Tournament outlook and changes the tone of February. Galen covers the late-game decision not to foul, the offensive explosion from Nick Dorn , Lamar Wilkerson , and Reed Bailey , and what the efficiency trendlines say about where Indiana is improving (and wher...

Galen Clavio welcomes Bill Connelly (ESPN) — the creator of SP+ — for a deep, nuts-and-bolts look at Indiana football’s unprecedented rise to the top of college football and what it means going forward. They discuss why Indiana’s two-year climb under Curt Cignetti is so difficult to comp historically, what the numbers say about how Indiana won (elite down-to-down efficiency, red zone performance,...

Galen Clavio is joined by Olivia Ray to relive Miami during national championship weekend —from the lead-up and media-day vibe to the chaos around the stadium, credentialed access, and what it was like working on the field as Indiana finished the job. They talk about how Indiana carried itself all week, the strange “everyone-get-inside-early” atmosphere around Hard Rock Stadium , and the surreal p...

Galen Clavio is joined by special guest Grace Ybarra to relive the unforgettable CFP National Championship weekend in Miami —the 48-hour blur of events, fan moments, stadium chaos, and the emotional whiplash of watching Indiana win it all. They walk through everything from the Homefield events (including the packed night at Mickey Burkes with Straight No Chaser ) to the American Social gathering o...

You know Andy Bottoms from Assembly Call , but he’s also a lifelong IU Football fan. For Andy, football—and Memorial Stadium in particular—represents a deep, personal connection shared with his father. Wanted to get him on to talk about his history with IU Football, and what this season and journey to a National Championship has meant to him.

Join CrimsonCast and the Back Home Network as we talk about IU Football's 2026 schedule release, Indiana's win over Purdue in men's basketball, recruiting news, questions about the football team, and more.

Galen welcomes Alex Paul of Hoosiers Connect fame to the podcast for an in-depth conversation and look back at the "Stampede To Pasadena" --- the cross-country trip that Alex and GC took to see Indiana football play in their first Rose Bowl Game in nearly 60 years. We discuss the origins of the plan to drive across country, how the drive (and the social media content) slowly took shape a...