Setting The Scene
•Indiana (2-0) closes out its non-conference slate when it welcomes Ball State (1-1) to Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Kickoff is set for noon EDT on BTN.
•The Hoosiers earned a 30-20 victory the last time the two teams met on Sept. 10, 2016, in Bloomington.
•IU is 38-9-1 (.802) all-time against Mid-American Conference opponents.
•Indiana has won 13 of its last 14 regular season non-conference games, including five straight overall, nine of the last 10 at home and five consecutive on the road.
The Coaches
•Tom Allen was named Indiana's head coach on Dec.