Indiana coach Curt Cignetti ranked Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith above Julio Jones on his list of all-time great wideouts he's coached with or against.

Cignetti told reporters at Big Ten Media Days that an unnamed Hoosiers player received a $1.5 million offer to transfer during the spring portal window in a blatant example of tampering. The offer came at a time when teams across the country were rushing to sign players to front-loaded deals that avoided having to go through the clearinghouse.

After Curt Cignetti defended Indiana’s controversial nonconference schedule, Dave Portnoy jumped in to take his own shot at the SEC.