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Indiana and Purdue to Air at Noon on ESPNU
11/14/2016 12:15:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana's (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten East) contest with Purdue (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten West) on Saturday, Nov. 26, will air at noon ET on ESPNU. This will mark IU's eighth appearance on the ESPN family of networks this season.
The Hoosiers and Boilermakers will be meeting for the 119th time overall and the 92nd time for the Old Oaken Bucket.
Indiana's 16 tackles for loss against No. 10 Penn State on Saturday tied for the most in school history (Nov. 14, 1998 vs. Minnesota). Over its last four games, IU has recorded 13 sacks and 44 tackles for loss. Linebacker Tegray Scales leads the Big Ten in solo stops (71; 2nd nationally, 1st among Power 5 schools), and is second in tackles (94; T-19th) and tackles for loss (15; T-11th) after he posted four TFLs, tied for fifth in program history, against the Nittany Lions.
Offensively, the Hoosiers are second in the conference in passing offense (302.7, 20th nationally), third in yards per completion (13.5, 29th), total offense (467.3, 32nd) and completion percentage (61.3, 38th), and fourth in passing efficiency (140.2, 4th).
Indiana is the only B1G team with three players in the top 10 in yardage and receptions: Nick Westbrook (793-2nd; 44-6th), Ricky Jones (713-6th; 43-T-7th) and Mitchell Paige (536-10th; 49-4th).
The Hoosiers and Boilermakers will be meeting for the 119th time overall and the 92nd time for the Old Oaken Bucket.
Indiana's 16 tackles for loss against No. 10 Penn State on Saturday tied for the most in school history (Nov. 14, 1998 vs. Minnesota). Over its last four games, IU has recorded 13 sacks and 44 tackles for loss. Linebacker Tegray Scales leads the Big Ten in solo stops (71; 2nd nationally, 1st among Power 5 schools), and is second in tackles (94; T-19th) and tackles for loss (15; T-11th) after he posted four TFLs, tied for fifth in program history, against the Nittany Lions.
Offensively, the Hoosiers are second in the conference in passing offense (302.7, 20th nationally), third in yards per completion (13.5, 29th), total offense (467.3, 32nd) and completion percentage (61.3, 38th), and fourth in passing efficiency (140.2, 4th).
Indiana is the only B1G team with three players in the top 10 in yardage and receptions: Nick Westbrook (793-2nd; 44-6th), Ricky Jones (713-6th; 43-T-7th) and Mitchell Paige (536-10th; 49-4th).
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