Hoosier Headlines for October 24, 2009: Northwestern gameday edition.

"So frustrated last week over his team's difficulty running the football, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald wound up using hyperbole to make his point. "If we have to throw 175 times in a game that's what we're going to do," Fitzgerald said following a 24-14 loss at Michigan State. Footballs should be flying around Ryan Field on Saturday. Maybe not that many. But Indiana and Northwestern combined could end up in the 90-pass range before its over."

Indiana injury report: Defense banged up (ESPN)   Out: DE Darius Johnson, shoulder, DE Fred Jones, foot, LB Will Patterson, hand, CB Donnell Jones, elbow, CB Chris Adkins, elbow, DT Jarrod Smith, back, RB Zach Davis-Walker, foot. Both teams are hurting a bit in the secondary.