 By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
September 17, 2025
Indiana and Illinois square off in a Big Ten clash that has serious Playoff implications.
Curt Cignetti seeks the biggest win of his career while Illinois looks to show it belongs.
On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, I am joined by Sunny Verma of ‘Locked On Illini’ and Jacob Goins of ‘Locked On Hoosiers’ to preview the game.
Why are the Hoosiers 5.5-point favorites?
Spencer concludes today’s show discussing upset alert games for Week 4 as conference play gets underway.
Michigan and Ole Miss are two ranked teams that could go down.
0:00 Intro: Illinois vs Indiana preview
3:43 Sonny and Jacob join to discuss the matchup
6:56 Indiana’s case for winning the game
8:51 Illinois’ recent success against ranked teams
11:55 What a win would mean for Indiana
13:46 Hank Beatty emerging as Illinois’ top receiver
17:28 Indiana’s defense faces biggest test yet
20:49 Game predictions and betting lines
23:57 Final thoughts and wrap-up
  
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