Illinois is coming off a 38-0 blanking last week against Western Michigan as they prepare for a showdown with the 19th-ranked Hoosiers (3-0) on Saturday night in Bloomington, Ind.

The Illini turned a 10-0 lead into the predicted beatdown by scoring on their first three possessions of the second half.

Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer has it, too. He's completed 71.8 percent of his passes for 709 yards and eight touchdowns this season, with no interceptions.

Meanwhile, Cal transfer Fernando Mendoza has been even more accurate for Indiana, at 72.4 percent, and checks in at 708 yards with nine scores and no picks. But he'll have to do without a key offensive weapon for the year's remainder as running back Lee Beebe Jr. injured his right knee against Indiana State.

The basics of winning football don't change for Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, regardless of whether his team is preparing to hammer Indiana State 73-0, as it did last week, or girding for a Big Ten Conference showdown.

Game time is 6:30 pm on Saturday.