No. 5 Indiana Begins Defense of Big Ten Championship Against Improved and Unbeaten Northwestern
Northwestern faces a 19-game Indiana win streak as the Hoosiers defend their national title and open conference play with their first Power Four test.
- Northwestern opens its Big Ten schedule Friday night in Bloomington against reigning national champion Indiana, pitting the undefeated Wildcats against the fifth-ranked Hoosiers in a high-stakes prime-time conference debut.
- Since coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024, Indiana has transformed into a national powerhouse, compiling a 30-2 record and winning last year's College Football Playoff.
- The Hoosiers have outscored opponents 145-16 this season, producing back-to-back shutouts and maintaining a 19-game winning streak while allowing 77 yards rushing per game.
- Coach David Braun acknowledged the "hostile environment" awaiting the Wildcats, who will be without redshirt sophomore guard Ezomo Oratokhai due to injury sustained Saturday.
- For the first time in nearly 60 years, Indiana hosts a Big Ten conference opener as defending champion, while Cignetti aims to keep his team focused on this first major test.
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