Indiana football has been on the big stage in games against previous and eventual national finalists.

So, Saturday's game at No. 2 Oregon, with IU ranked seventh, is one the Hoosiers will be ready for.

Next up: IU at Oregon, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS

BLOOMINGTON — Curt Cignetti ’s mood Monday could be gauged by the length of his comments.

Not once across a dozen questions and nearly eight total minutes did Cignetti give an answer longer than what IU’s transcription service considered three paragraphs. So brief and to-the-point were Cignetti’s responses that somehow, the headline topic of the day became Indiana football ’s travel itinerary to Eugene this weekend.

Never is Cignetti more businesslike than when the business at hand is serious, and this weekend is about as serious as it

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