BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana football's ranking didn't change in the Associated Press Top 25 nor US LBM Coaches Poll, but the No. 2 Hoosiers continue growing closer to No. 1 Ohio State for the top spot.

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava did play and was 13 for 27 for 113 yards passing with two interceptions, including Aiden Fisher's pick-six at the game's start. IU's defense held UCLA to 201 yards of offense and generated seven tackles for loss, including three sacks.

Aiden Fisher intercepted the first pass of the game and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown and the Mendoza brothers each ran for scores as No. 2 Indiana routed UCLA 56-6.

USA Today's Paul Myerberg relayed the reality of college football in 2025: the Indiana Hoosiers and Vanderbilt Commodores are the new world order in the sport.

Indiana leads the all-time series 1-0, winning last year's meeting 42-13 in Los Angeles. The Hoosiers are 26.5-point favorites in the latest UCLA vs. Indiana odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 53.

Galen Clavio walked into the student mailroom – back when student mailrooms were still a thing – and found an envelope stuffed in his mailbox. Inside were six tickets for each of that season’s Indiana University football games,

One UCLA Bruins beat writer believes Indiana Hoosiers football coach Curt Cignetti should be the kind of DeShaun Foster replacement that Martin Jarmond should be looking for.

The Hoosiers have twice beaten a Big Ten team by 50 or more points, and have become what Alabama was under Curt Cignetti’s former boss, Nick Saban. Only two, maybe one, things can slow these Hoosiers.