The No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, face the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at SECU Stadium in College Park, Md.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football will kickoff at noon for the second time in three weeks when it takes on Penn State on Nov. 8 in State College.

With the first College Football Playoff rankings days away, the forecasted bracket was revamped after a wild Week 10.

The Hoosiers left little doubt about their No. 1 standing in the CBS Sports Power Rankings after trouncing UCLA

ESPN analyst Desmond Howard believes Indiana football is good enough to be ranked first in the country. Howard made the comments Saturday.

On third-and-4, Fernando Mendoza threw a ball to the deep part of the field on an out route, and cornerback Jamare Glasker intercepted it and returned it 32 yards to the IU 12. It was the 15th interception by the Terps defense this season. It is 62 degrees in Maryland with partly cloudy skies and winds at 10 mph blowing southwest.

Indiana football safety Byron Baldwin was headed toward significant snaps in his freshman season before a late-camp injury knocked him out of the rotation.

Indiana has gotten off to a strong start this season, with an impressive 8-0 record and achieving a ranking of No. 2 in the country — the highest in the school's history. On "The Matt Barrie Show," ESPN's Paul Finebaum expressed his preference for this year's team over last year's squad.