Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini

Location: Champaign, IL

Why They Played: The Hoosiers and the Illini played a crossover Big Ten game. It was the Hoosiers first game at Illinois since 2017.

What The Game Meant: It has been “Playoff Mode” for the Hoosiers over the last several weeks. Now that they have lost and are out of bowl contention, who knows how this program will respond.