Author: Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star

Notre Dame football has always been easy to hate, but those days of innocence are over. For now, while we can, let’s appreciate the Irish.

During an odd offseason where the Colts lost plenty of offensive skill and added nobody but QB Matt Ryan, they’ll have to nail the 2022 NFL Draft.

The Colts made a long-awaited splash in free agency by adding Stephon Gilmore. But it’s unclear how much better the move makes Indianapolis.

One in three NCAA basketball and football players are entering the transfer portal. Don’t like it? Blame coaches like Brian Kelly and Archie Miller.

Colts GM Chris Ballard doesn’t panic. He’s calm, methodical, a turtle in a league of panicky hares. But with so many Colts needs, let’s panic for him.

The heckling of tennis star Naomi Osaka is another reminder of how discouragingly lonely it is in the spotlight, under attack by armies of the weak.

Apathy and neglect led to IUPUI entering the Horizon League tournament with five players – and they’re not all healthy – but help is on the way.

Think practice would’ve helped Colts QB Carson Wentz play better against Raiders? He doesn’t think so. He’s clueless, blameless, to the bitter end.

The Colts threw the ball 26 times in a row in a loss to the Buccaneers, essentially ignoring their MVP candidate in Jonathan Taylor

The Colts need to sit Carson Wentz before a conditional NFL draft pick going to Philadelphia in 2022 becomes a first-rounder.