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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: FearlessF on October 08, 2026, 08:54:53 AM
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Nebraska squares off against the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Game time is set for shortly after 11 a.m. CT with FOX and its Big Noon Kickoff team providing the television coverage.
The matchup between a pair of 5-0 teams is the Huskers' fifth home contest in six games to open the 2026 season. It also marks the first visit to Memorial Stadium by a defending national champion since a 2006 matchup with Texas.
The Huskers remained unbeaten last week with a 48-23 home victory over Maryland. The win continued Nebraska's best start to a season since 2016, and its 2-0 Big Ten record is the Huskers' first since 2017. The Huskers trailed by nine points late in the second quarter, before scoring two touchdowns in less than three minutes before half to take the lead into the locker room. Nebraska dominated the second half to pull away for the victory, out-gaining Maryland by 221 yards over the final three quarters.
Indiana comes to Lincoln ranked seventh in the Associated Press poll and fifth in the Coaches poll, following a 47-15 victory at Rutgers on Saturday night, as Indiana rolled up nearly 600 yards of offense. The Hoosiers have won 21 consecutive games, the fifth-longest winning streak by a Big Ten team in the past 80 years. Indiana posted a perfect 16-0 record last season en route to a national championship and owns a 32-2 record under Head Coach Curt Cignetti.
The Hoosiers are once again dominant on both sides of the ball, ranking among the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense. Indiana also ranks fourth nationally in total defense and 14th in total offense.
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Nebraska vs. Indiana: Odds and how to watch
The Huskers are a 7.5-point underdog. The over/under is 48.5 points. The moneyline for Nebraska is +255 and -320 for Indiana. The game will be featured on Big Noon Kickoff. It will start just after 11 AM CST with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call. Huskers.com will have the radio broadcast.
Damn it!
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Nebraska and Indiana are among the nation's best teams in protecting the football,
combining for just three turnovers. Nebraska has committed two turnovers, while
Indiana is tied for the national lead with just one turnover lost.
Nebraska and Indiana both rank in the top 15 nationally in both scoring offense and
scoring defense. The Huskers rank ninth in scoring offense (43.6 ppg) and 15th in
scoring defense (14.2 ppg), while the Hoosiers are eighth in scoring offense (44.2
ppg) and fifth in scoring defense (10.8 ppg).
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I'll be listening to this game on the drive to Myrtle Beach for Fall Break. I can't remember the last time I didn't watch an IU game either in person or on TV.
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Indiana 31, Nebraska 28