How to Watch Indiana Football Week 8 Against Rutgers

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana returns to Memorial Stadium for its 2023 homecoming game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Coach Tom Allen and the Hoosiers are coming off a blowout loss at No. 2 Michigan, ultimately falling 52-7 after holding a lead through the first quarter. Indiana rotated between quarterbacks Tayven Jackson and Brendan Sorsby last week, but Allen said they will no longer rotate, though he didn't publicly name the starters. Quarterback Dexter Williams II is also progressing from ACL surgery.

On the other sideline, Rutgers has won five games, which is already tied for the most in coach Greg Schiano's second stint with the team. The Scarlet Knights can become bowl eligible with a win on Saturday.

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How to watch Indiana vs. Rutgers

Who: Indiana Hoosiers (2-4, 0-3 in Big Ten) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-2, 2-2 in Big Ten)
What: Indiana's homecoming game.
When: Noon ET on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Where: Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.
TV: Big Ten Network– Use Big Ten Network's GameFinder tool:

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Announcers: Connor Onion (pbp), Matt Millen (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
Radio: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network, Sirius/Online: XM (137 or 195)
Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Rhett Lewis (analyst), John Herrick
Point spread: Rutgers is a 5.5-point favorite, and the over/under is set at 39.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook on Friday morning.
Season totals: Before Week 1, Indiana's 2023 regular season win total over/under was 3.5, according to the FanDuel Sportsbook.
Last season's records: Indiana went 4-8 overall and 2-7 in Big Ten play, with wins over Illinois, Idaho, Western Kentucky and Michigan State. Michigan went 13-1 overall and 9-0 in Big Ten play before beating Purdue in the Big Ten Championship. Rutgers went 4-8 overall and 1-8 in Big Ten play, with wins over Boston College, Wagner, Temple and Indiana.
Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series 5-4. The teams have met every year since Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014, but they never played prior to that. Despite the close record, the teams have traded winning streaks throughout the series. Rutgers won the first two games, Indiana won the next five, and now Rutgers has won the last two.
Last meeting: Rutgers defeated Indiana 24-17 on Oct. 22, 2022 in Piscataway, N.J. The Hoosiers took an early 14-0 lead with a punt return touchdown from Jaylin Lucas and an 11-play, 91-yard drive led by quarterback Connor Bazelak, who rushed for a 7-yard touchdown. But it was all downhill from there for Indiana, as Rutgers ended the game on a 24-3 run. Bazelak threw a pick-six, and Rutgers ran the ball for 192 yards.
Weather: According to weather.com, it's going to be 61 degrees and mostly sunny with a 0 percent chance of rain, and winds from the southwest at nine miles per hour at Noon ET in Bloomington, Ind. on Saturday. By 3 p.m., it is supposed to be sunny and 69 degrees.

Meet the Coaches

Greg Schiano, Rutgers: Schiano is in the fourth season of his second stint at Rutgers. Since 2020, he has a 17-24 overall record and an 8-23 record in Big Ten play. Schiano also coached Rutgers from 2001-11, when he posted a 68-67 overall record and a 28-47 mark in Big Ten play. Across both stints at Rutgers, Schiano has a 5-2 record in bowl games, most recently losing the 2021 Gator Bowl to Wake Forest. Aside from Rutgers, Schiano's only other head coaching experience came from 2012-13, when he had an 11-21 record with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing last in the NFC South both years. Following his playing career at Bucknell as a linebacker, Schiano has held various other coaching roles with Ramapo High School in New Jersey, Penn State, the Chicago Bears, Miami and Ohio State.
Tom Allen, Indiana: Allen has a 32-44 overall record and a 17-38 mark in Big Ten play in his seventh full season as Indiana's head coach. He took over for Kevin Wilson as interim head coach for the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl, which ended with a 26-24 loss to Utah. Allen is seventh among Indiana head coaches on the all-time wins list, and he's six wins away from moving into fourth place. Allen was named 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, when he led the Hoosiers to a 6-2 record and reached as high as No. 7 in the AP top-25 poll, the school's highest ranking since 1967. Along with Bill Mallory, Allen is one of two Indiana head coaches to coach in multiple bowl games. Allen is a native of New Castle, Ind., and his coaching career includes stops at Temple Heights High School, Armwood High School, Marion High School, Ben Davis High School, Wabash College, Lambuth University, Drake, Arkansas State, Ole Miss, South Florida and Indiana.

How to watch Indiana vs. Rutgers

Meet the Coaches

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