Indiana football adds 3 games to schedule, won't play road nonconference game till 2030
The scheduling moves give the Hoosiers a full nonconference slate through the 2030 season.
Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson started reshaping the program's nonconference slate in 2023 when it opted out of multiple games against Louisville. The Miami (Ohio) game replaces part of a recently canceled home-and-home series against Virginia.
The Hoosiers won't play a nonconference Power Four-caliber opponent until a trip up to South Bend to play Notre Dame in 2030. That will also be IU's first nonconference game away from Memorial Stadium since a loss to Louisville at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2023.
Indiana has nonconference games scheduled against FCS opponents each of the next six seasons. The Hoosiers have never played Howard, but the game against Indiana State in 2030 will be their fourth matchup in eight seasons.
Their scheduling strategy became a hotly debated topic over the summer as Power Four conferences sought to determine the future format for the College Football Playoff.
'We want our nonconference schedule to put us in the best position for success at the end of the season,' Dolson told The Herald-Times in June. 'What we really want to do is make sure we are competitive in the back half of the season and create meaningful games in the Big Ten because we are really playing for postseason opportunities."
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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti even weighed on the subject during his annual presser at the conference's annual media days.
"We just stand by what we do in the Big Ten," Petitti said. "I think the national results have shown that the last couple of seasons. I think when you look at what expansion has meant across the Power Four the last couple of years, I'll stand by how much tougher our league has gotten. When you throw in the travel, how well our schools protect their home fields, all of that, I think that speaks for itself."
There were plenty of Big Ten coaches that backed IU's moves as well with Washington coach Jedd Fisch saying that he isn't interested in scheduling nonconference games against 'anybody in the Power Four' based on the current CFP format.
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