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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football can bring home the Old Brass Spittoon and make some history with a win this weekend in East Lansing.
The No. 13 Hoosiers (8-0; 5-0 Big Ten) have a chance to surpass the 1967 team that also started 8-0 for the program’s best-ever start. They are only one of eight remaining unbeaten teams in the country and one of two teams that have yet to trail (Army).
Jump into our weekly preview, The Runout, for what stood out during the week, players to watch, a prediction and more:
Indiana’s Tyrique Tucker (95) celebrates in front of the student section after the Indiana versus Washington football game at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 26, 2024.
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Indiana football vs. Michigan State: Tale of the tape
When: Saturday, Nov. 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Where: Spartan Stadium (74,866), East Lansing, Michigan
TV: Peacock
Line: Indiana -7.5
Series: Michigan State leads 50-18-2
Last meeting: Michigan State def. Indiana, 24-21, on Nov. 18, 2003
Indiana’s Justice Ellison (6) runs during the Indiana versus Washington football game at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 26, 2024.
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Indiana football players to watch vs Michigan State
Justice Ellison, RB: Can he make it three in a row?
Ellison has crossed the 100-yard mark in each of IU’s last two games and was the hero for the team against Washington last week. He had the biggest workload of his career in the 31-17 win (29 carries) and carried the ball 20 times in the second half.
The Wake Forest transfer also extended his career-best scoring streak with a rushing touchdown in the third quarter. He’s now scored a touchdown in seven straight games, the longest such streak for the Hoosiers since Tevin Coleman…
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2024-11-01 08:03:29
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