Indiana will close out its 2025 home schedule Saturday at Memorial Stadium versus the 3-6 Wisconsin Badgers in a Big Ten Conference matchup.
The Hoosiers will celebrate a total of 28 players in their final season of eligibility on Senior Day against the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium as they seek out their 11th victory of the season.
The featured seven players who will be honored are linebacker Aiden Fisher, defensive lineman Mikail Kamara, running back Kaelon Black and wide reciever Elijah Sarratt followed head coach Curt Cignetti from James Madison to Indiana. Linebacker Aiden Fisher, defensive lineman Mikail Kamara, running back Kaelon Black and Sarratt headline the group. Other key seniors include E.J Williams, Pat Coogan, Khalil Benson, Louis Moore and Devan Boykin.
We are not fully sure if he will take place in senior day festivities but junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza is set to graduate in Decemeber and he is likely to enter the 2026 NFL Draft which means this would also be his last home game in a Hoosiers uniform.
Here's what Curt Cignetti had to say about senior day upcoming:
“...Those guys have been tremendous foundational pieces for the program back at JMU and here at Indiana,” Cignetti said. “They're great players, great people, great leaders. ”
Senior Day brings out a ton of emotions and Wisconsin is coming off a big victory last week in their 10-9 upset over Washington but Cignetti said he “doubts” any senior is thinking about the end of their collegiate careers ahead of Saturday.
“I think we're on a little bit of a mission here, and that's really been the focus,” Cignetti said. “I think that's how the kids are thinking, too.”
Indiana maintained its No. 2 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings despite a road scare from 3-6 Penn State. The Hoosiers dodged a major upset at Beaver Stadium with a 27-24 win. The key play was made by Heisman front-runner Fernando Mendoza when he threw a 7-yard touchdown pass wideout Omar Cooper Jr. with 36 seconds on the clock.
No. 2 Indiana is favored by 30.5 points over Wisconsin, and the over/under is 44.5 points, according to the Draft Kings Sportsbook on Tuesday morning.
The Hoosiers and Badgers are set to kickoff at noon ET on Big Ten Network in the home finale.