After a much-needed week off following a 24-5 loss to Washington, the Wildcats will face an even tougher test in their first Big Ten home game. The Indiana Hoosiers waltz into Evanston, ranked No. 23 in the country, behind a high-flying offense and an underrated defense. Indiana has won all five of their games by at least 14 points, and the Hoosiers are third in the nation at 48.8 points per game. For Northwestern’s defense, it’s all about shutting down IU quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who ranks seventh in the FBS in efficiency.

The Wildcats have matched up with the Hoosiers just once in the last eight years, a 34-3 loss in Bloomington in 2019. Here you can watch and listen to the first meeting between these two teams in Evanston since 2016.

Broadcast information

Location: Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium (Evanston, Illinois)

Playing time: 2:30 PM CST

TV: BTN

Radio: WGN radio AM-720

Online: FOX Sports App/FUBO

Betting line

Northwest +10.5, E/U 40 (Odds Shark)

Northwestern Injury Report

OUT — WR Tate Crane, WR Reggie Fleurima, LB Qayvier Johnson, LB Matthew Smith, WR Carson Grove, LB Jason Reynolds, OL Matt Keeler, OL Jack Bailey, DL Carmine Bastone

Doubtful – None

Indiana injury report

OUT — K Derek McCormick, DL Ta’Derius Collins, DL Robby Harrison, P Alejandro Quintero, DL Mario Landino

Doubtful – none