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Next · @ Michigan · Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET · FOX

Sat

vs North Texas

Final · W 52–16

Sat

vs Howard

Final · W 55–0

Sat

vs Western Kentucky

Final · W 38–0

Fri · B1G

vs Northwestern

Final · W 29–23

Sat · B1G

@ Rutgers

Final · W 47–15

Sat · B1G

@ Nebraska

Final · W 20–17

Sat · Rivalry

vs Ohio State

Final · L 15–19

Sat · Rivalry

@ Michigan

Michigan Stadium

Sat, Oct 31 · B1G

vs Minnesota

Memorial Stadium

Sat, Nov 14 · B1G

vs USC

Memorial Stadium

Sat, Nov 21 · B1G

@ Washington

Husky Stadium

Sat, Nov 28 · Rivalry

vs Purdue

Memorial Stadium

Gameday picture · Week 9 · Big Ten

MINN at IU

Sat, Oct 31 · TBD · TBD · Memorial Stadium

Bank this home Big Ten game. Hoover should be the best player on the field.

No betting lines on this desk.

Kick weather

58°F

Clear · lo 38°F

Bloomington · Memorial Stadium

15% precip · forecast

Window

TBD

Home Halloween weekend. Kick TBD.

Fleck grind vs a title-defense home script.

Unit matchups

Quarterback

IU 8 · 6 MINN

Hoover vs a Fleck complementary script. Clear IU edge if the line holds.

Offensive line

IU 8 · 6 MINN

By Week 9 the interior should be settled.

Receivers

IU 8 · 6 MINN

Marsh vs a Minnesota secondary that will sit on the short game.

Front seven

IU 8 · 6 MINN

Fleck wants to run it. Make them one-dimensional.

Secondary

IU 8 · 6 MINN

Take away the chunk. Live with the checkdown.

Special teams

IU 7 · 6 MINN

Halloween weekend. Field position in a 10-point favorite.

Availability

No official availability report yet. The Big Ten posts it before kickoff; the desk lists only names from that report.

    What the tape says

    • Run it on first down. Fleck cannot be allowed to play from ahead at Memorial Stadium.
    • Marsh volume.
    • Don't beat yourself. Ten-point home favorite is a turnover game.
    • Get home on third-and-long before the adjustment.

    History

    • P.J. Fleck's Minnesota at Memorial Stadium. Halloween weekend.
    • A must-bank home Big Ten game against a grind-it-out staff.
    • USC is two weeks later after the bye. Don't leave points in the locker room.

    Roster advantage · vs Minnesota

    IU holds the two-deep

    Starter-vs-starter grades for P.J. Fleck's Minnesota.

    Net grade

    +16

    8 IU · 0 even · 0 MINN

    QB

    IU edge

    Josh Hoover

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN starter

    6 MINN

    Hoover is the better player.

    RB

    IU edge

    Turbo Richard

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN committee

    6 MINN

    If IU runs it, Fleck sits.

    WR

    IU edge

    Nick Marsh

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN corners

    6 MINN

    Marsh should win. Get him isolated.

    OL

    IU edge

    Carter Smith

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN front

    6 MINN

    Five weeks of Big Ten tape. This should look like a unit.

    EDGE

    IU edge

    Chiddi Obiazor

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN tackles

    6 MINN

    A hunting day if the lead is there.

    DL

    IU edge

    Tyrique Tucker

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN interior

    6 MINN

    Stuff the run. That's Fleck's whole identity.

    LB

    IU edge

    Rolijah Hardy

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN skill

    6 MINN

    Standard fits. Don't over-pursue.

    DB

    IU edge

    Amare Ferrell

    IU 8

    vs

    MINN receivers

    6 MINN

    No busts. Complementary offense.