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Curt Cignetti previews IU football's Top-25 matchup vs Nebraska

The No. 18-ranked Hoosiers will host No. 25 Nebraska on Saturday as IU looks to improve to 7-0.

Indiana football's offense didn't slow down to start its homecoming game today against 5-1 Nebraska. After one half of play, IU leads Nebraska, 28-7.

Kurtis Rourke was 17 for 20 with 189 yards and a touchdown. Justice Ellison ran for 90 yards on six carries. Ty Son Lawton ran seven times for 63 yards and a score.

Will the Hoosiers hold on in the second half to remain unbeaten? Follow along for live updates.

Justice Ellison broke away for a 31-yard touchdown run. There was some great blocking by the center on that play.

Indiana 28, Nebraska 7

Ty Son Lawton punched in a 1-yard run. The drive lasted 10 plays and went 75 yards.

Kurtis Rourke looks to have hurt his hand, but he remained in the game. His throwing hand appeared to be bleeding.

Indiana 21, Nebraska 7

Nebraska's Jacory Barney Jr. scored on a 7-yard run. The drive lasted 12 plays and went 75 yards.

Indiana 14, Nebraska 7

The Hoosiers extended their lead after a 7-yard touchdown catch by Myles Price. The play was set up when Kurtis Rourke found Omar Cooper Jr. for a 36-yard completion.

Indiana 14, Nebraska 0

On 4th and 1 at the Indiana 12-yard line, Dante Dowdell fumbled and IU jumped on it.

Indiana 7, Nebraska 0

The Hoosiers faced another 4th and 2 in Nebraska territory. This time, however, they were stopped. Mikai Gbayor sacked Kurtis Rourke for a loss of nine yards.

Indiana 7, Nebraska 0

On 3rd and 1 from the IU 34, Justice Ellison broke off a 43-yard run. IU moved the ball to the Nebraska 14-yard line and faced 4th and 2. Kurtis Rourke threw a 9-yard pass to Miles Cross to convert the 4th down attempt. A play later, Ellison punched in a 5-yard run.

Indiana 7, Nebraska 0

John Mellencamp, who lives in Bloomington, was honored on Friday when Indiana University unveiled a sculpture of the rocker at its flagship campus.

A day later, he talked to the Big Noon Kickoff about his time as an IU football fan.

"When Lee Corso was coach, I lived right over there in an apartment," Mellencamp said as he stood in front of Memorial Stadium. "I would come over on Saturdays. I would walk over by myself and I would buy a ticket at the venue. This was like 1972 or 73. And I would sit way the f--- up there. The place was always sold out, so I was always the last person to show up."

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• Date: Saturday, Oct. 19
• Time: 12 p.m. ET
• Location: Memorial Stadium in Bloomington

• TV channel: FOX
• Streaming: Fubo (free trial)
• Radio: Indiana Hoosier Sports Network (105.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.1 FM in Indianapolis)

Indiana vs Nebraska will broadcast nationally on FOX in Week 8 of the 2024 college football season. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will call the game from the booth at Memorial Stadium, with Jenny Taft reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers and Sling TV.

• Series record: Indiana leads, 10-9-3
• Indiana's last win: 10-26-19 (38-31)
• Nebraska's last win: 10-1-22 (35-21)

Indiana 31, Nebraska 21: "A good day at the office for Nebraska’s defense would be holding IU to less than 40 points and 500 yards of offense, but that still leaves room for the Hoosiers to win the game pretty convincingly. 

The Cornhuskers offense just isn’t built to survive in any kind of shootout with a freshman quarterback and a fairly pedestrian group of skill players.

If Indiana gets to 30 points, it will leave Memorial Stadium with a 7-0 record on Saturday afternoon." - IU reporter Michael Niziolek

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:

• Spread: Indiana by 6.5
• Over/under: 49.5
• Moneyline: Indiana -225, Nebraska +185

• Aug. 31: FIU (W, 31-7)
• Sept. 6: Western Illinois (W, 77-3)
• Sept. 14: at UCLA (W, 42-13)
• Sept. 21: Charlotte (W, 52-14)
• Sept. 28: Maryland (W, 42-28)
• Oct. 5: at Northwestern (W, 41-24)
• Oct. 19: Nebraska
• Oct. 26: Washington
• Nov. 2: at Michigan State
• Nov. 9: Michigan
• Nov. 23: at Ohio State
• Nov. 30: Purdue
• Record: 6-0

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• Aug. 31: UTEP (W, 40-7)
• Sept. 7: Colorado (W, 28-10)
• Sept. 14: Northern Iowa (W, 34-3)
• Sept. 20: Illinois (L, 31-24 OT)
• Sept. 28: at Purdue (W, 28-10)
• Oct. 5: Rutgers (W, 14-7)
• Oct. 19: at Indiana
• Oct. 26: at Ohio State
• Nov. 2: UCLA
• Nov. 16: at USC
• Nov. 23: Wisconsin
• Nov. 29: at Iowa
• Record: 5-1

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