Ann Arbor — Back in December after taking the Indiana head coaching job, Curt Cignetti boldly went where no Hoosiers football coach had gone. Cignetti, speaking to fans at Assembly Hall, played to his audience by first mentioning Indiana’s in-state rival. Then he took it another step.

BLOOMINGTON — The College Football Playoff committee found Indiana football’s resume lacking when it met earlier this week to discuss the first playoff rankings of the season. The No. 8 Hoosiers (9-0;

As college football enters Week 11, the importance of each game is heightened thanks to the first rankings of the season from the College Football Playoff committee. Most teams cannot afford another loss,

About 1,100 workers at the Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio, are facing layoffs early next year as the company takes further steps to cut high inventory at dealers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Stellantis announced plans to cut a manufacturing shift and lay off around 1,100 workers at an Ohio plant producing the Jeep Gladiator pickup.The company, which is struggling with excess inventory and competition from Chinese rivals,