Indiana All-American cornerback D'Angelo Ponds is expected back when the No. 7 Hoosiers faced third-ranked Oregon on Saturday, IU coach Curt Cignetti said Monday.

Ponds missed Indiana's win over Iowa on Sept. 27 with an undisclosed injury suffered late in the week leading up to that game.

"I expect Ponds to be fine and play (against Oregon)," Cignetti said. "We found out late in the week he wouldn't be available for the Iowa game, so (defensive coordinator Bryant) Haines took out the eraser and ink pen and gameplan changed a little bit, played a little bit more zone than he was planning on playing going into the game, and I thought we did well."

Ponds, the Big Ten's active career leader in pass breakups with 29, has three tackles for loss, an interception and a PBU this season, plus a t

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