The 11th-ranked Cyclones would be 8-0 for the first time with a home win against Texas Tech.
AMES, Iowa — Indiana and Iowa State are on the cusp of making history this week, each using a very different roster-building strategy to enter November unbeaten.
The 13th-ranked Hoosiers would be 9-0 for the first time with a win at Michigan State on Saturday. The 11th-ranked Cyclones would be 8-0 for the first time with a home win against Texas Tech.
First-year Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is all in on the new way of team building, remaking a program that was 3-9 team in 2023 with a flood of transfers who have helped produce double-digit wins in every game. Of the Hoosiers’ 22 regular starters, seven arrived with Cignetti from James Madison and nine came from other schools. Of the six holdovers, half are offensive linemen.
Ninth-year Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is old …