IU’s 2016 home opener against Ball State on Sept. 10 will kick off at noon on ESPNEWS, the Big Ten announced Monday afternoon.
The home opener begins a three-year series between the two programs and a seven-game home schedule for the Hoosiers. IU will play host to Ball State, Wake Forest, Michigan State, Nebraska, Maryland, Penn State and Purdue.
Of the seven teams, IU played five of them on the road in 2015, going 3-2.
Ball State went 3-9 in 2015 with its only road victory coming from a 28-17 win against Eastern Michigan.
With the home opener kickoff time being announced, IU now has five official kickoff times slotted on its schedule. It will play Florida International at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in Miami, Florida, Michigan State at 8 p.m. Oct. 1, Nebraska at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and Northwestern at noon Oct. 22 in Evanston, Illinois.
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