Unbeaten Indiana, Nebraska Set for Big Ten Matchup

No. 7 Indiana and Nebraska were both 5-0 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play heading into a Saturday matchup at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, with kickoff scheduled for noon ET on FOX. The pregame reports did not establish the result. The game was set for October 10, 2026, at 11 a.m. Central. Indiana, the defending national champion, entered as the ranked visitor, while Nebraska had home-field advantage. The meeting put both teams’ unbeaten starts on the line in an early-season Big Ten game. Indiana was averaging 44.2 points per game, according to pregame statistics, while Nebraska was averaging 43.6. Both teams had scored freely, and the matchup also featured defenses that had limited opponents: Indiana was allowing 278.6 yards per game, while Nebraska was allowing 265.8, according to one preview. Each team came off a decisive conference win. Nebraska beat Maryland 48-23 on October 3. Indiana followed with a 47-15 victory over Rutgers. Quarterback Josh Hoover threw four touchdown passes in the Rutgers game, while Nebraska quarterback Anthony Colandrea had thrown for 13 touchdowns and 1,142 yards entering the matchup, according to team statistics cited in the previews.