Hoosiers Daily News: NFL Draft landing spots, basketball student section updates

Apr 24, 2026; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets Draft pick, wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Jess Stiles-Imagn Images | Jess Stiles-Imagn Images

It’s been an eventful week around Indiana Athletics as baseball and softball carry on while football and both basketball programs plunge deeper into the slowness of the offseason. There’s news about the football program’s impending White House visit in the wake of the national championship, an expansion of the men’s basketball student section and notes on spring practice.

Here’s what to know about the Hoosiers today:

What they’re saying about the Hoosiers

• The Indianapolis Star: Indiana football national champions are going to the White House
• On3: The Aftermath of a Title: How Indiana’s national championship altered the fabric of its Bloomington campus
• Indiana on SI: Indiana Hoosiers Football: 3 Questions After Spring Practice
• Inside The Hall: How IU basketball’s 2026 transfer portal recruiting class stacks up nationally

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