Venue & Kickoff
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
Broadcast: FS1
Capacity: 52,626 (expected strong turnout; IU on a 9-game home win streak)
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Sunny, mild
Temperature: ~64°F at kickoff, warming into the low 70s
Wind: Light, 3–5 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage to either side
Injury Report
Indiana Hoosiers
DB Bryson Bonds – Out (knee, season-ending)
DB Byron Baldwin Jr. – Day-to-day (knee)
No major offensive injuries reported
Kennesaw State Owls
No injuries reported
Recent Form
Indiana: Coming off a College Football Playoff berth in 2024; defense allowed just 96 passing yards in opener
Kennesaw State: Nearly upset Wake Forest as an 18.5-point underdog; missed XP proved costly
Key Player Matchups
QB Fernando Mendoza (IU) vs. QB Dexter Williams II (KSU)
Mendoza: 18/31, 193 yds; 33 rush yds, 1 rush TD vs. ODU
Williams: 12/33, 149 yds; 44 rush yds vs. Wake Forest (former IU QB)
RB Roman Hemby (IU) vs. LB Baron Hopson (KSU)
Hemby: 111 yds on 23 carries (4.8 YPC)
Hopson: 11 tackles in opener
WR Omar Cooper Jr. (IU) vs. CB Kody Jones (KSU)
Cooper: 2 rec, 52 yds vs. ODU
Jones: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack vs. Wake
RB Coleman Bennett (KSU) vs. IU Front Seven
Bennett: 66 yds, 1 TD on 17 carries vs. Wake
IU allowed two long QB runs vs. ODU but otherwise stout
Series History
First-ever meeting between Indiana and Kennesaw State
Betting Trends
Indiana: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 9–4 ATS in 2024
Kennesaw State: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 5–7 ATS in 2024
UNDER hit in both teams’ openers
IU: 9 straight home wins; 11–0 SU as favorite in 2024
KSU: Lost 11 straight road games; 2–15 SU in last 17 overall
Game Odds
Kennesaw State Owls 52.5
Indiana Hoosiers – 35.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
