GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: The Hoosiers’ secondary will be tested by freshman wide receiver Rondale Moore, who has 91 catches for 1,023 yards and 10 touchdowns.
“First of all, he’s really, really fast, so speed is a good thing when you have it,” Hoosiers coach Tom Allen said. That’s why everybody wants it. So that’s the first challenge. … He’s hard to tackle. Breaks a lot of tackles. Just runs hard, and they get him the ball a lot, and they should. Just very difficult young man to scheme for, and they try and get him the ball all different creative ways, and special teams, as well.”
DRAFT SLANT
–S Jonathan Crawford, on the Senior Bowl watch list, has started every game in his four-year career. He has 60 tackles, including 42 solos, a sack, 7.5 tackles for a loss, an interception, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
ROSTER REPORT
–WR Whop Philyor, who missed most of three games earlier this season, was injured again against Maryland on Nov. 10 and didn’t not play against Michigan. He has 23 catches for 235 yards. His status is questionable.
–DT Jacob Robinson, a senior and veteran presence on the defensive line, returned to action against Maryland after missing his sixth consecutive game with a lower leg injury.
–LB Reakwon Jones, a redshirt junior who started nine games and has 36 tackles, missed his second consecutive game with an undisclosed injury. Allen said Jones is closer to being able to play and hopes he will be ready Saturday.
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