COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Ryan Day is still the highest-paid head coach in the Big Ten, but another coach in the conference is moving up the national ranks. Curt Cignetti signed a new eight-year contract with Indiana on Thursday, raising his average annual salary to $11.6 million. His deal runs through the 2033 regular season.

Indiana went on a run of its own to take a small lead over Ohio State and ultimately won the set. In the second set, the Hoosiers struggled to find any rhythm and fell 25-18. Indiana once again looked sluggish in the third and fourth sets, but gained momentum late to win the match 3-1 over the Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon at Wilkinson Hall.

Even a four-sack, 13-point performance wasn't enough for Bryant Haines' IU defense, which holds itself to a standard as high as any in the country.

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Vanderbilt is now a top-10 team in college football for the first time since 1947. The Commodores' rise comes after a weekend where nine teams in The Associated Predss Top 25 lost.

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Jahari Miller is one of the nation's top prospects in the 2027 class and he left an unofficial visit to Ohio State with a scholarship offer.

No question got quite the reaction from Ohio State's Bruce Thornton and Christoph Tilly like one about Indiana transfer Gabe Cupps.

There is not a team left on the schedule for Michigan State (3-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) that is better than No. 3 Indiana (6-0, 3-0). The Hoosiers are among the best in the country on both offense and defense and have great players all over the field.

Fernando Mendoza completed 24 of 28 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns and No. 3 Indiana celebrated its highest ranking in program history with a 38-13 rout of Michigan State on Saturday. The Hoosiers (7-0,