That's important for Indiana because the Hoosiers need Penn State to stay in the top 75. That would keep the Hoosiers' January win at The Palestra in the Quad 1 category, and make this game a Quad 2.

That, in concert with other recent results for Penn State (wins and losses) helped boost that NET ranking comfortably into the 60s, meaning this win looks likely to stay Quad 2 and, more importantly, ...

Indiana didn’t exactly thrive in this punishing stretch of the schedule as they finished 3-8. The wins were all surprises – road victories at Ohio State and Michigan State and the easy home win ...

That said, Indiana needs this game far more, if for no reason other than to dodge one last potential Quad 3 loss. Penn State remains a team too flawed to expect a win in a game like this ...