With CFP spot on the line, how much will IU football have to run it up on Purdue?

BLOOMINGTON — IU football and Purdue are heading in opposite directions.

The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) are in the thick of the Playoff race while the Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8) are one loss away from going winless in the conference for just the second time in three decades.

This season will be the largest win differential between the in-state rivals — they both started playing football in the 1800s — regardless of the result Saturday.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has every reason to add insult to injury by running up the score this weekend.

Barring some wild turn of events in the Big Ten this weekend, this will be the Hoosiers last shot at impressing the College Football Playoff committee, and they will want to show they have turned the page on shaky performances against Michigan and Ohio State.

Indiana will also want the final score to be as one-sided as the games Purdue played against the rest of the Big Ten playoff contenders. The Boilermakers are one of just two teams (Michigan State) that will have played Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State and Indiana this season.

The Boilermakers were outscored by a combined score of 119-10 in the first three games.

IU football vs. Purdue: Channel, betting odds

When: Saturday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.

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

TV: FS1

Line: Indiana -29

Series: Purdue leads 77-42-6

Last meeting: Purdue def. Indiana, 35-31, on Nov. 25, 2023

IU football players to watch vs Purdue

Indiana’s offensive line: Indiana’s offensive line is under the microscope as it tries to turn the page on its worst performance of the season. The Hoosiers gave up five sacks to Ohio State with much of that pressure getting through during the second quarter.

The offense never recovered after that.

While Indiana has faced more talented defensive fronts in recent weeks, Cignetti said the…

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Author : IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star

Publish date : 2024-11-29 09:31:00

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