The Hoosiers played on a field surface reported at 152 degrees, QB Josh Hoover was bloodied, and IU won with an impressive offense. Here's how.

Indiana didn't play its best game by any means on Saturday, but it was still dominant over North Texas in Josh Hoover's debut with the Hoosiers.

Indiana welcomes North Texas for the season opener on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. What to know.

The North Texas Mean Green and the Indiana Hoosiers meet Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET.

Indiana opens its national-title defense at home Saturday against North Texas, and the No. 6 Hoosiers bring the nation's most productive offense with them. Indiana led all of Division I with 87 total touchdowns in 2025, while North Texas ranked third nationally with 75. Indiana is a 40.5-point favorite at DraftKings, with the total set at 55.5.

The 2026 college football champs, the Indiana Hoosiers, will kick off their season against the North Texas Mean Green on Saturday, September 5.

Our North Texas vs. Indiana prediction backs the defending champion Hoosiers to dominate the Mean Green and cover a massive spread on Saturday, Sept. 5.

Check out the best moments from the Week 1 matchup between the North Texas Mean Green and the Indiana Hoosiers with commentary from Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt.

A pair of defensive backs exited IU's season opener early against North Texas and would not return. Here's the latest:

Among them was North Texas' Eric Morris, who took Mean Green quarterback Drew Mestemaker with him to Stillwater after an extremely impressive year. To fill that void, North Texas hired former Troy and West Virginia coach Neal Brown,