The state of Indiana football (The Hoosier Scoop):  Chris Korman of the H-T and his commenters talk about the decades of despair surrounding the IU football program.

Q&A: Derek Elston (The Hoosier Scoop): As the headline implies, an interview of incoming IU freshman Derek Elston.

Muniru’s arrival delayed (The Hoosier Scoop):  IU recruit Bawa Muniru has one more class to finish before heading to Bloomington. Qualification doesn't seem to be an issue.

Creek awaiting test scores (IDS Basketblog): I'm a few days late on this one, and the Hoosier Scoop and Inside the Hall have discussed it as well, but Maurice Creek apparently is not yet qualified. Feel free to be nervous about this one. It's hard to construct a hypothetical in which IU makes the postseason without Creek playing a major role.

Jody Demling - Recruiting blog (The Courier-Journal):  If you follow recruiting, Demling's blog should be a regular read. There are IU-related nuggets nearly every day.

It Could Be Worse, USC, Ask a Hoosier (NCAA Basketball FanHouse):  It's a sign of the slow offseason that many of the current IU mentions on Google News relate to whether USC is more or less screwed than IU was in 2008-09.