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BLOOMINGTON — The real Hoosier Hysteria is happening at Memorial Stadium this weekend.
Indiana football will welcome ESPN’s College GameDay to campus and have another sold out crowd on hand for its game against Washington.
The No. 13 Hoosiers (7-0; 4-0 Big Ten) have a chance to match the program’s best ever start as one of just nine unbeaten teams left in the country.
Jump into our weekly preview, The Runout, for what stood out during the week, players to watch, a prediction and more:
Indiana football vs. Washington: Tale of the tape
When: Saturday, Oct. 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Where: Memorial Stadium (52,626), Bloomington, Indiana
TV: Big Ten Network
Line: Indiana -6.5
Series: Indiana leads 2-1
Last meeting: Washington def. Indiana, 38-13, on Sept. 6, 2003
Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti looks up at the scoreboard during the Indiana versus Nebraska football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.
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Indiana football players to watch vs Washington
Tayven Jackson, QB: Who else?
Jackson steps into the starting lineup while Kurtis Rourke recovers from a thumb injury he suffered against Nebraska. The redshirt-sophomore looked sharp in his most extended action of the season in the second half as he closed out a 56-7 win over the Cornhuskers.
It was still a limited sample size — he only dropped back to pass nine times — and he benefited from coming into the game with a 28-7 lead.
Jackson’s goal against Washington will be to avoid the type of uneven performance that cost him the starting job last year. He’s still known for bouts of inconsistency in practice as Cignetti has noted on multiple occasions.
One way Jackson can do that is by taking a page from Rourke and avoiding negative plays. In seven starts, Rourke was only sacked six times…
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2024-10-25 08:02:54
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