HoosierIllustrated Live Blog: Indiana football vs Maryland

Week 5 of the season is here and Indiana football is looking to improve to 5-0 with Maryland coming into Bloomington.

The Hoosiers are coming off a massive blow out win against Charlotte in their last non-conference game of the season.

Maryland comes into Bloomington riding a 2-game winning streak but are currently 0-1 in the Big Ten. The Maryland game will mark the first of eight consecutive Big Ten games for Indiana football to close the 2024 regular season.

The game will kick at noon ET and air on the Big Ten Network.

Below is a live blog with updated coverage throughout the game.

Pregame Notes: 

Availability Report:

First Quarter

Indiana football with the ball first. Indiana football starts the opening drive on the 25-yard line.

Rourke gets sacked on the opening drive after completing a first down completion to Elijah Sarratt.

Kurtis Rourke with his first interception of the season. Could see that coming as ball was in the air. The first turnover of the season.

Indiana’s defense forces a 3-and-out. Indiana gets the ball back. CJ West got the sack on first down.

Wow, another interception from Rourke. Very unlike him.

Indiana football’s defense forces another 3-and-out.

Screen pass to Myles Price gets Indiana football a first down on the third drive.

Rourke is facing a ton presser from the Maryland defense. Offensive line not looking as strong as they have the first part of the season.

Zach Horton with a crazy catch to get Indiana football to the 1-yard line as we close out the quarter.

End 1Q: Indiana football 0, Maryland 0

Second Quarter

Myles Price gets Indiana football on the board first. 7-0 Hoosiers with 14:55 left in the first half.

Maryland getting some momentum on their third drive. Defense has kind of let up on the gas a bit.

Maryland offensive lineman Aiou Bah gets an unsportsmanlike mentality, Maryland follows it up with an illegal snap, and then Bah gets called for a facemask.

Maryland gets bailed out with a 15-yard mentality on Indiana DB Jamier Johnson.

Maryland with a 33-yard TD from Billy Edwards to Kaden Prather. We are tied at 7 with 9:16 left in the half.

Hoosiers start their 4th drive on the IU25.

Indiana football punts. Rourke is forcing it just a little too much today.

Indiana’s defense forces yet another three-and-out. Rinse and Repeat.

Indiana RB Kaelon Black fumbles the ball and gives it right back to Maryland.

Indiana football with a three-and-out. Hoosiers have a long way to go on the offensive end however. Down at the IU1.

Rourke sack. Indiana punts. Maryland with a chance to take the lead heading into halftime.

Indiana’s defense forces another three-and-out. Indiana gets the ball back with 1:10 left.

Rourke finds Omar Cooper Jr. for a 27-yard TD and Indiana takes the lead 14-7.

At the half: Indiana football 14, Maryland 7

SEE ALSO: Coach Q&A: Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti previews Week 5 matchup vs. Maryland

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