No. 8 Illinois at No. 17 Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Curt Cignetti is 14-2 as Hoosiers coach, leading IU to the College Football Playoff last season.

Bret Bielema was 18-19 in his first three seasons as Illinois coach but is 13-3 since then.

It has been 38 years since a pair of teams ranked in the top-20 have met at Memorial Stadium, but the hours are counting down until that clock resets.

No. 17 Indiana football hosts No. 8 Illinois with both teams at 3-0 and opening Big Ten play. The game is sold out and in primetime at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC. The implications for this game can't be over-stated, a proving ground of which for two programs previously blocked by the blue bloods who now have a seat at the College Football Playoff table.

Curt Cignetti prove

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