It’s the first week of October, and IU football is already bowl eligible. Don’t believe us? Google it.
In fact, following Saturday’s 41-24 win over Northwestern, the 24th-ranked Hoosiers (6-0) became the first FBS school this season to hit the necessary six wins for postseason eligibility.
Most seasons, IU has to sweat out the final game of the season to see if it will make a bowl. Now, with six regular-season games remaining, it’s about how good of a bowl? (whispers of the expanded College Football Playoff.)
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Hey, maybe the Hoosiers will actually win a bowl, something they haven’t done since 1991.
∎ CBS Sports has the Hoosiers facing SMU in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
∎ Athlon Sports picks Indiana to meet Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl. (The kick was good!)
∎ USA TODAY’s Erick Smith also sends the Hoosiers to Yankee Stadium, but to face Syracuse.
∎ Bleacher Report says IU will play Oklahoma in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31.
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