IU coach Tom Crean recognized that Penn State could easily be a winning team within the Big Ten.
Acknowledging the three occasions on which IU lost to the Nittany Lions last season, he assured the press that Penn State is not afraid of his Hoosiers.
IU is now 2-3 in conference, and it is eighth in the standings, before Northwestern, Iowa and Penn State.
Regardless of the fact that they're doing better, Crean knows no one has yet to worry about what threats the Hoosiers might pose.
"And they know they can beat us," he said. "We haven't struck fear in anybody's heart in the Big Ten -- you know it, I know it. We've got to go earn that."
Sitting at 0-5 in the conference, Penn State dropped its last contest against Iowa, who is now 1-4 in the league.
The only convincing loss of Penn State's five came against Wisconsin in a 63-46 game.
Outside of that contest, every Big Ten loss they have came by less than nine points, including a one-point loss in Champaign and three-point falling in Iowa City.
"There's no question they could have four wins," Crean said. "They're a couple buckets away - hear and there - from having a winning record in the league"
