Overview
- Saturday’s matchup kicks off at noon on FOX at Beaver Stadium in State College.
- Betting lines place Penn State around +14.5 with the total near 48.5.
- Indiana is undefeated and averages 46.4 points per game behind coach Curt Cignetti and Heisman hopeful quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who is completing about 72% with 25 touchdowns and four interceptions.
- Penn State carries a five-game losing streak after James Franklin’s firing and is leaning on redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer to jump-start a sputtering offense.
- Despite Penn State’s 25-2 series lead and Indiana never having won at Beaver Stadium, local previews and staff predictions overwhelmingly forecast a decisive Hoosiers victory.