The ESPN College Gameday team heads to Bloomington, Indiana, for the second time in program history on Saturday for a showdown between the undefeated No. 13 Hoosiers and the Washington Huskies.

It’s the second time the Midwestern school has hosted the ESPN team; The first returns in the opening week of the 2017 season when the home team faces Ohio State.

Will the 7-0 Hoosiers improve on their undefeated record against the Huskies, or will Washington spoil a pivotal moment?

History: Saturday, October 26

Crew: Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and Stanford Steve

Guest Selector: Kyle Schwarber

Prediction: Indiana vs. Washington

The Huskies played in last year’s national championship game, but this year’s squad under new head coach Jedd Fisch looks nothing like that squad.

They came 2-2 off a miserable 40-16 loss to the typically offensively struggling Iowa Hawkeyes, hoping to play spoiler and ruin the Hoosiers’ undefeated start to the season.

Curt Cignetti is rallying his roster after a disappointing 3-9 season a year ago and is coming off some great wins against every opponent they have faced so far.

On paper, Indiana looks like the better team and should do Win Saturday’s match.

But in the immortal words of the great Corso, “Not so fast!”

Hoosiers’ starting point guard Kurtis Rourke will not be able to play due to injury. injured thumb We had trouble against Nebraska a week ago. Backup signal caller Tayven Jackson will start under center for the home team against Washington’s defense and will only score 17 points per game.

Without Rourke, there is a certain level of uncertainty about the Indiana Hoosiers’ offense and its ability to score enough goals and not turn the ball over to avoid an upset.

Still, Indiana is the better team, has momentum on its side, and will have a packed home base at Indiana University Memorial Stadium.

The home team wins and it’s not a close result.

Prediction: Indiana up to 20