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IU football game day: Indiana at Rutgers primer and predictions

Indiana is back on the road Saturday as the Hoosiers travel to the East Coast and try to end a four-game losing streak.

IU will look to avenge last year’s embarrassing blowout loss to Rutgers in Bloomington, and salvage their rapidly fading postseason hopes.

But they’ll need to put up points against a stingy Rutgers defense, and their own defense needs a bounce-back effort against a struggling Scarlet Knights attack.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Hoosiers’ week eight matchup.


INDIANA (3-4, 1-3) at RUTGERS (3-3, 0-3)

  • Kickoff:  Noon Eastern, Saturday
  • Location:  SHI Stadium (52,454), Piscataway, N.J.
  • Television: BTN — Cory Provus (pbp), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
  • Stream:  Fox Sports
  • Radio:  IU Football radio network
  • Odds:  Rutgers is a 3-point favorite
  • Weather at kickoff:  63 degrees, sunny, wind 2 mph, 0% chance of precipitation.
  • Series:  Indiana leads 5-3 (Rutgers won 38-3 in 2021)
  • The Coaches:

Tom Allen is in his sixth year as the head coach at IU.  He holds a 29-36 record.

Greg Schiano is 79-84 in 14 seasons as the head coach at Rutgers.


IU Football Week Eight Coverage:


INDIANA’S KEY INJURIES

Tight end A.J. Barner and cornerback Jaylin Williams are game-time decisions.

Defensive end Beau Robbins is questionable.

Linebacker Cam Jones is out for several weeks with a foot injury.

Offensive tackle Matthew Bedford is out for the season.

TALE OF THE TAPE

THE COMPLETE BIG TEN WEEK EIGHT SLATE

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Football
Away Home Time Location Links
12:00 P.M.
Columbus, Ohio  TV: FOX
12:00 P.M.
Piscataway, N.J.  TV: Big Ten Network Stats Radio: WFAN 101.9-FM/660-AM, FOX Sports New Jersey 93.5-FM/1450-AM, SiriusXM 195, Audacy app, Scarlet Knights app Video
3:30 P.M.
College Park, MD  TV: BTN Stats Radio: WGN Radio AM-720 Video
3:30 P.M.
Madison, Wis.  TV: ESPN Stats Radio: WAZY (96.5 FM)
7:30 P.M.
University Park, PA  TV: ABC Stats Radio: Penn State Sports Network Video

RUTGERS RESULTS AND LEADERS

2022 RESULTS

SEPTEMBER
3…..at Boston College (ACCN) ………….W, 22-21
10…Wagner (BTN)……………………………W, 66-7
17…at Temple (ESPN+) ……………………W, 16-14
24…Iowa* (FS1)……………………………… L, 27-10
OCTOBER
1…..at No. 3 Ohio State* (BTN) ………… L, 49-10
7…..Nebraska* (FS1)……………………….. L, 14-13

2022 STATISTICAL LEADERS

  • Evan Simon: 745 PASS YDS / 124.2 YPG / 57.7% / 4 TD / 6 INT
  • Samuel Brown: 57 CAR / 272 YDS / 45.3 YPG / 2 TD / 4 REC / 17 YDS / 2.8 YPG / 0 TD
  • Kyle Monangai: 48 CAR / 185 YDS / 30.8 YPG / 2 TD / 3 REC / 11 YDS / 1.8 YPG / 0 TD
  • Aron Cruickshank: 25 REC / 243 YDS / 40.5 YPG / 2 TD
  • Shameen Jones: 10 REC / 177 YDS / 29.5 YPG / 0 TD
  • Sean Ryan: 9 REC / 164 YDS / 27.3 YPG / 1 TD
  • Tyreem Powell: 19 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK
  • Deion Jennings: 27 TKL / 4.0 TFL
  • Christian Braswell: 10 TKL / 2 INT / 2 PD

PREDICTIONS

Indiana is getting healthier and long overdue for things to go their way.

Rutgers’ defense is good, but their offense is mistake prone.

This time the Hoosiers avoid the backbreaking miscues, force some takeaways, and pull out their first Big Ten road win since 2020.

TDH:  INDIANA 20  RUTGERS 16

CFN:  Indiana 23  Rutgers 20

ESPN SP+ (Computer) Rutgers 26  Indiana 21

ESPN FPI:  Indiana 42 percent chance to win


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