The North Texas Mean Green will travel to face the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Indiana begins its national championship defense at home against North Texas, bringing the country’s most explosive offense into the matchup. The Hoosiers led all of Division I with 87 total touchdowns during the 2025 season, while North Texas finished third nationally with 75. Indiana enters the game as a 40.5-point favorite at DraftKings, with the over/under set at 55.5 points.
Below are all the details you need to watch this college football matchup.
How to Watch North Texas vs. Indiana
- When: Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET
- Where: Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), Bloomington, IN
- TV: FOX
- Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
Players to Watch
North Texas enters Week 2 reconstructing nearly its entire 2025 roster, as former head coach Eric Morris and much of the team departed for Oklahoma State’s staff overhaul. New head coach Neal Brown is building around transfers, with Ezeani serving as the most experienced piece on the offensive line. He recorded 12.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, and two forced fumbles last season at UTEP, and North Texas will rely on his ability to disrupt Indiana’s retooled offense. Brown posted a 37-35 record at West Virginia but achieved significant success at Troy, and his defensive scheme only succeeds if players like Ezeani perform in bigger games than those he faced on less talented rosters. Against a team breaking in a new starting quarterback, his pass rush could determine how effectively Indiana’s offense establishes its rhythm early in the game.
Hoover joins from TCU as the third different starting quarterback in three years for the defending national champions, and his impressive statistics carry over with him. He has accumulated 9,629 passing yards across 36 career games, the most of any returning quarterback in the nation. Indiana lost key contributors from last year’s 16-0 team, but head coach Curt Cignetti has maintained his winning record with a quarterback he trusts to run the offense. North Texas is also integrating a new coaching staff, giving Hoover an opportunity to begin his Indiana career the way he finished at TCU, distributing the ball to a receiving corps that already features Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh. A strong opening performance keeps Indiana’s title defense on track.
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