Indiana’s 2026 season is about to kick off, and the Hoosiers enter it with a target on their backs as the reigning national champions. Curt Cignetti’s team has the whole college football world watching Bloomington now, and the big question hanging over this group is simple: can IU keep living at the top?
That’s the backdrop for a set of over/under predictions from Peegs.com’s Matt Weaver and Jared Kelly, who took a swing at some of the most intriguing statistical bets on Indiana’s upcoming season. The exercise came from VIP subscribers, who were asked to submit the best over/under totals, with Weaver and Kelly choosing whether the Hoosiers would finish above or below each number.
One of the clearest calls in the bunch centers on kicker Nico Radicic and whether he converts 88% of his field goals. Radicic has made that kind of confidence easy to understand.
He said his ultimate individual goal is to graduate as the most accurate kicker in college football history, and his track record is already strong enough to make that sound realistic. He’s 19-of-21 in his career on field goals, which comes out to 94.7%, and he has never missed an extra point.
Radicic also earned Big Ten Kicker of the Year in 2025, a reflection of how steady he’s been. Field goals can always be shaped by the moment, the weather, and the situation, but nothing in his résumé suggests Indiana is dealing with an unreliable leg. For now, the safest bet looks like trusting the most accurate kicker in the Big Ten to keep delivering.
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Pat McAfee added another layer to the effort by saying on his show that he will match Beckers donations, giving the pledge even more reach beyond the field. It is the kind of gesture that gives Indiana fans something to follow beyond the box score, with Beckers production now linked to a cause that stretches well past football. [Read more 🡒]
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For a program that has spent much of its history trying to prove it can develop elite wideout talent, the bigger story is what those projections represent beyond individual praise. Indiana could be looking at multiple first-round selections in consecutive drafts for the first time in school history, and the buzz does not stop with Becker and Marsh, either, as the 2027 class could still feature more Hoosiers in the conversation. [Read more 🡒]
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The reason Hoover matters so much is that the ceiling here is tied directly to how far his game can grow inside that scheme. If he sharpens his decision-making, limits the risky throws and keeps the offense operating at a high level, Indiana could have a quarterback who not only stabilizes the unit but also pushes it into a far more dangerous place for the 2026 season. [Read more 🡒]