Indiana football fans disapprove of the program’s moves to cancel its non-conference series against power conference competition, according to a reacts survey we ran the other week:
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Indiana made the move to cancel the full series against Louisville, which was set to last for three seasons, in 2023 prior to the hiring of Curt Cignetti. Just one game was played, a neutral site loss at Lucas Oil Stadium that same year.
Now Indiana has reportedly moved to cancel its series against Virginia, agreeing to a buyout
with the Cavaliers’ athletic department and moving to schedule lesser competition in their stead.
That move has generated quite a bit of conversation both in and outside of Bloomington. As of now, only one power conference* opponent is on Indiana’s non-conference schedule in the coming years: a series against Notre Dame set to begin in 2030.
Fans were overwhelmingly in favor of keeping that series on as scheduled:
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Indiana sits at +4500 to win the Big Ten championship and at -1800 to win 6 or more games in the regular season, per FanDuel Sportsbook.
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