PLAYERS TO WATCH
–WR Luke Timian, a junior, has a team-high 13 catches for 138 yards.
–QB Peyton Ramsey, redshirt sophomore, has completed 56-of-76 passes for 479 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions.
–WR J-Shun Haerris II, who suffered his third ACL Injury in the eighth game last season, collected his third Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honor after the Ball State win. Harris matched Tim Wilbur’s program mark with his third career punt return touchdown, an 86-yarder. Since the start of 2017, Harris is second nationally in punt return TDs (3) and sixth in punt return yardage (377)
–RB Stevie Scott, who became the quickest true freshman back to register 100-yard games, earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the second consecutive week. He leads the team with 388 yards on 69 carries with three TDs.
–LB Dameon Willis, a redshirt senior, has 14 tackles, including a tackle for loss.
SERIES HISTORY: Michigan State leads Indiana 46-16-2, including a 24-10-1 record in Bloomington. The Old Brass Spittoon has been awarded to the IU-MSU winner since its inception in 1950.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “Win Big Ten games, period. That’s what’s next. We got to win Big Ten games. One at a time. That’s the way I approach it. I told our team (Tuesday), they understand how I think. This is the biggest game of the season, the most important game of the season for one reason: it’s the next one.” — Indiana coach Tom Allen.
