Indiana cancels 2-game series with Virginia

By Jerry Ratcliffe

Indiana has backed out of a home-and-home football series that was scheduled for the 2027 and 2028 seasons according to a Bloomington Herald-Times report.

The Hoosiers, coached by former JMU head coach Curt Cignetti, have agreed to pay Virginia a $500,000 fee for cancelling the series as stated in the contract. Indiana has replaced the 2027 game with Kennesaw State.

The series was set up in 2021 when Bronco Mendenhall coached UVA.

Indiana was scheduled to be the Cavaliers’ season-opening game at Scott Stadium on Sept. 4, 2027, and in return, UVA was set to play in Bloomington on Sept. 16, 2028.

As of now, Virginia has two nonconference games scheduled for 2027, home dates with NC State and William & Mary. For ‘28, UVA has a home game set against nonconference Richmond. All other games for both seasons are ACC games.