IU alumni get engaged during National Championship Game victory celebration

IU alumni get engaged during National Championship Game victory celebration

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University got a championship title, and one IU alumna got an engagement ring. Evan Gaesser popped the question to Sonya Popovich in Miami Gardens, FL at the Hard Rock Stadium after the national championship victory. "It was the best night of my life," said Popovich. Although both alumni of IU, the newly [...]

Eyes on IU: Indiana’s national championship win drew massive television audience

The sports world was intrigued by the 16-0 rags-to-riches IU football story. Indiana’s national championship win over Miami was the second-most watched College Football Playoff final of all-time. The ESPN telecast drew an average of 30.1 million viewers and peaked at 33.2 million, the network announced on Thursday.  Those figures represent a significant jump over last year’s average of 22.2 million for the Notre Dame vs. Ohio State CFP final. It…