Game Notes: Penn State

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In the first of back-to-back top-20 opponents, the Indiana football program will host No. 16/16 Penn State at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC inside of Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers dropped a road contest in 2021, but won a thrilling overtime decision at home during the 2020 campaign.

INDIANA (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) host No. 16/16 PENN STATE (6-2, 3-2 B1G)
Memorial Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 5 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene
• Indiana (3-5, 1-4 B1G) returns to Memorial Stadium (52,656; Field Turf) for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC against No. 16/16 Penn State (6-2, 3-2 B1G) on Salute to Service Day. Indiana will also honor the 15th anniversary of the 2007 Insight Bowl team.
• The Hoosiers and Nittany Lions have met in 26 of the 30 years PSU has been a member of the Big Ten, with the 2022 season marking the 16th straight season with a meeting.
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• Saturday's game continues a streak of five opponents in a seven-game stretch that are ranked or receiving votes in the top 25.

By The Numbers
10 - Jaylin Lucas returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown at Rutgers for the first IU kickoff return touchdown in a decade.
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26 - Of Tom Allen's 66 career games as a head coach, 26 of those have been decided by seven of fewer points, including four of eight games in 2022.
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42 - Aaron Casey is No. 3 the Big Ten and ranks No. 19 nationally in solo tackles (42). His 66 total tackles tie for No. 7 in the Big Ten entering Week 10.
4.0 - With 4.0 sacks in 2022, true freshman Dasan McCullough is tied for No. 3 nationally among rookies.
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News & Notes
• Running back Jaylin Lucas returned the opening kickoff at Rutgers for a touchdown to mark the first IU kickoff return for a score since 2012 and the first return of the opening kickoff for a score since 2009. Lucas also led the FBS in kick return yardage during Week 8 and currently leads the FBS in kickoff return average (30.9 ypkor).
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• Running back Josh Henderson has scored at least one touchdown in five of the last seven games for Indiana. He has rushed for three and caught three passing touchdowns, including one of each versus Maryland for his first career multi-touchdown game.
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• Head coach Tom Allen is on pace to join a select group of coaches in IU history, as he is one victory away from the 30-win mark.
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• Wide receiver Cam Camper is the eighth IU wideout (10 occurrences) with a pair of 10-catch games in a season and is just one shy of joining Whop Philyor (3; 2019) and Damarlo Belcher (3; 2010) atop that list.
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• Place kicker Charles Campbell continues to move up the career field goals made and scoring charts at IU. He sits among the top 10 in field goals made (No. 8; 37) and extra points made (No. 11; 64), and the top 15 in career scoring (No. 14; 175).
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• Outside linebacker Dasan McCullough is tied for the lead among all FBS true freshmen in tackles for loss or no gain, is tied for No. 2 in sacks and No. 3 in defensive stops (solo tackle or sack that led to an offensive failure) per Pro Football Focus.
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• Running backs Shaun Shivers and Henderson became the first pair of running backs with receiving touchdowns in the same game since 2001 when they each hauled in touchdown passes at Cincinnati.
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• For the second straight season, the Indiana special teams units have blocked multiple kicks in a year for special teams coordinator Kasey Teegardin. The two blocked field goals in 2022 mark the seventh and eighth blocked kicks in that span.
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Players Mentioned

Charles Campbell

Cam Camper

Aaron Casey

Josh Henderson

Jaylin Lucas

Dasan McCullough

Shaun Shivers