What Indiana Needs to Learn Before Big Ten Play
Western Kentucky is Indiana’s final nonconference game. Coach Griff identifies six things the Hoosiers still need to learn before Big Ten play begins.

Western Kentucky is Indiana’s final nonconference game. Coach Griff identifies six things the Hoosiers still need to learn before Big Ten play begins.

A 55–0 win still left corrections to make. Coach Griff examines Indiana’s punt security, costly penalties, quarterback reads and execution before Western Kentucky and Big Ten play.

Indiana football is no longer trying to compete with fewer resources. New estimates put the Hoosiers’ 2026 roster budget at $36–40 million. The bigger question is how Curt Cignetti turns that investment into sustained success.

What do Western Kentucky’s losses to Nevada and Georgia tell us about Saturday in Bloomington? Coach Griff breaks down the Hilltoppers’ quarterbacks, personnel, statistics, injuries and the matchups Indiana should attack.

Indiana dominated Howard 55–0, but the scoreboard only tells part of the story. Coach Griff breaks down what the film showed — and which parts of Indiana’s performance will travel against better competition.

Indiana overwhelmed Howard 55-0, but what did the defending national champions actually learn? Coach Griff examines IU’s nonconference scheduling philosophy, three years of FCS blowouts and whether the program’s new standard should change the conversation.

Indiana moves to No. 1 after its 55–0 shutout of Howard. USC holds No. 3, Michigan climbs after beating Oklahoma, and Iowa moves ahead of Penn State.

Indiana beat Howard 55-0, but the PFF grades and snap counts tell a more useful story. Coach Griff breaks down the Hoosiers position by position.

Indiana climbed to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and now sits fourth in both major polls, with the defending national champions also receiving three AP first-place votes.

Indiana blanked Howard 55-0, but Ohio State’s collapse at Texas dominated a turbulent Big Ten weekend. Coach Griff breaks down every conference score and what comes next.
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