Indiana football vs. Nebraska preview, TV, odds, players to watch

BLOOMINGTON — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule set the stage for this weekend’s showdown against Indiana football during his weekly press conference.

“Truly, playing against good teams allows you to show what you can do,” Rhule said. “You can’t show what you can do when you play bad teams, you do that when you play good teams.”

Indiana and Nebraska have played their fair share of bad teams this season.

The No. 18 Hoosiers (6-0; 3-0 Big Ten) set all sorts of single-game records in a blowout victory over Western Illinois — a FCS team that came to Bloomington on a 25-game losing streak — while the Cornhuskers have played an FCS opponent (Northern Iowa) and a one of the last FBS teams to get a win (UTEP).

This weekend’s game won’t be a walk in the park for either team.

Jump into our weekly preview, The Runout, for what else stood out during the week, players to watch, a prediction and more:

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Indiana football vs. Nebraska: Tale of the tape

When: Saturday, Oct. 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Where: Memorial Stadium (52,626), Bloomington, Indiana

TV: Fox

Line: Indiana -6.5

Series: Indiana leads 10-9-3

Last meeting: Nebraska def. Indiana, 35-21, on Oct. 1, 2022

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Indiana football players to watch vs Nebraska

Kurtis Rourke, QB: The quarterback matchup this weekend is one to watch. Rourke on one side as a former MAC Offensive Player of the Year who has quietly entered the Heisman conversation in his fifth season and highly decorated true freshman Dylan Raiola on the other.

Raiola, the son of longtime Detroit Lions offensive lineman and former All-American Dominic Raiola, was ranked as the top quarterback prospect in the country by multiple recruiting services.

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Publish date : 2024-10-18 08:07:06

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