Indiana football moved to its highest ranking in program history once more in both the Associated Press Poll and the US LBM Coaches Poll.

The No. 3 Hoosiers look to continue their perfect season against the Spartans, who are coming off a 38-13 homecoming loss to UCLA. Here's how to watch.

The Hoosiers twice trailed against the Spartans, but the defense took control and the offense rolled with consistency behind Fernando Mendoza's play.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti said quarterback Fernando Mendoza prepares better than any player he's ever been around. But nothing could've readied Mendoza for the sights and sounds he witnessed Saturday evening from Memorial Stadium's Northeast corner.

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The Michigan State Spartans face the No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti sensed his team needed a recentering after practice Thursday evening. The Hoosiers blew past Michigan State two days later.

Michigan State certainly showed up in Bloomington, even if its fans didn’t at a Memorial Stadium that was filled to the brim with a high concentration of home fans. The Spartans led twice in the first half, and their 367 yards are the most against Indiana’s defense all season.

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