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Indiana and Old Dominion kick at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on FS1.
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FINAL STATS
FOURTH QUARTER
Indiana leads 27-14 with 2:00 to go. Hoosiers ball, 2-and-7 at the ODU 41.
TOUCHDOWN ODU: Colton Joseph 78-yard run. 4 plays, 97 yards. It’s 27-14 Indiana leads.
INTERCEPTION BY INDIANA: D’Angelo Ponds with the interception. 1st down Indiana at the ODU 44. It’s 27-7 IU with 10:32 left in the game.
Indiana turned it over on downs at the ODU 8.
IU has the ball at their own 49 to start the quarter.
THIRD QUARTER
FIELD GOAL INDIANA: Nico Radicic is good from 25 yards. 13 play, 69 yard drive. It’s 27-7 IU with 3:02 left in the third.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Kaelon Black 2-yard run. IU goes 8 plays, 75 yards. It’s 24-7 Indiana leads with 11:09 left in the third.
Second effort from Kaelon Black puts #iufb up 24-7 in Q3. pic.twitter.com/y2JfovyVuK
— Owen Graham (@owengraham22) August 30, 2025
Indiana opens the second half with the football.
HALFTIME STATS
SECOND QUARTER
Indiana missed a 52-yard field goal.
Indiana forces a punt. 1st-and-10 IU at their own 16 with 2:15 left in the half. It’s 17-7 Hoosiers.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Fernando Mendoza runs it in from 5 yards out. It’s 17-7 Indiana with 3:36 left in the half.
First TD as a Hoosier ☑️@IndianaFootball‘s Fernando Mendoza takes it in for 6️⃣
📺: FS1 pic.twitter.com/6b3hEbaOc4
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) August 30, 2025
INTERCEPTION BY INDIANA: Louis Moore with the interception. Indiana ball at the ODU 5. 3:51 left.
Indiana punts. It’s 1st-and-10 ODU at their own 6 with 4:19 left. 10-7 Hoosiers.
ODU punts. It’s 1st-and-10 Indiana at their own 20 with 6:46 left in the half. 10-7 Hoosiers.
FIELD GOAL INDIANA: Nico Radicic is good from 22 yards out. 8 plays, 51 yards. It’s 10-7 Indiana with 10:03 left in the half.
INTERCEPTION BY INDIANA: Amare Ferrell with the interception. IU ball at their own 45. 13:38 left in the half.
Amare Ferrell picks it off for @IndianaFootball 💪
📺: FS1 pic.twitter.com/cvn6zxjKdB
— Indiana On BTN (@IndianaOnBTN) August 30, 2025
ODU starts the quarter with the ball, 2nd-and-1 at their own 34. It’s 7-7.
FIRST QUARTER
First quarter stats:
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Jonathan Brady 91-yard punt return for a touchdown. It’s 7-7 with 9 seconds left in the first.
9️⃣1️⃣-yards to the house 🤯
Jonathan Brady delivers for @IndianaFootball.
📺: FS1 pic.twitter.com/GAVzLjzf05
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) August 30, 2025
FUMBLE INDIANA: Lee Beebe, Jr. coughs it up. ODU ball at their own 20. 2:09 left in the 1st quarter.
IU forces a punt on ODU’s second drive. Hoosiers ball at their own 14. It’s 7-0 Monarchs with 5:48 left in the first.
Indiana’s first drive stalls at the goal line. ODU ball 1st and 10 at their own 1. 9:44 left in the first. 7-0 ODU.
TOUCHDOWN ODU: Colton Joseph 75-yard run. 1 play, 75 yard drive. It’s 7-0 ODU with 14:49 left.
Indiana wins the toss, defers to the second half.
PREGAME NOTES
Actual kickoff around 2:40.
Folks, we’re just about ready #iufb pic.twitter.com/DxvrsLGCrG
— Owen Graham (@owengraham22) August 30, 2025
Starters based on warm-ups:
Boykin Rover
Ferrell SS
Moore FS
Fisher LB
Kamara DE
Wheeler DT
Wyatt DE
Tucker DT
Hardy LB
Sharpe CB
Ponds CB
Cooper WR
Nowakowski TE
Mendoza QB
EJ WR
Sarratt WR
Hemby/Beebe/Black RBs
Smith LT
Evans LG
Coogan C
Lynch. RG
Benson RT
- Roman Hemby, Kaelon Black, Lee Beebe, Jr. and Solomon Vanhorse appear to be the kickoff returners.
- Warming up at punt returner: Wide receivers Jonathan Brady and Makai Jackson.
- Indiana freshman safety Byron Baldwin is the lone player on the injury report. He is out.
OLD DOMINION (0-0) at No. 19/20 INDIANA (0-0)
- Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET, Saturday
- Location: Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf)
- Television: FS1 — Noah Reed (pbp) & Robert Smith (color)
- Stream: Fox Sports
- Radio: IU Football radio network
- Odds: Indiana is a 24.5-point favorite
- Weather at kickoff: 76 degrees, sunny, wind 5 mph, 0% chance of precipitation.
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