... the Hoosiers will once again play for a homecoming win, Northwestern’s homecoming that is. The pair of teams comes into the contest sporting identical records both overall and in conference play: 4-3 and 1-2, respectively.

Northwestern and Indiana not only share the same record, but eerily, Indiana coach Bill Lynch and Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald received their head coaching duties in similar fashion.

Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald took the reins in 2006 when then Northwestern coach Randy Walker suddenly passed away. The next year, Bill Lynch was able to try his hand in a head coaching role when former IU head coach Terry Hoeppner sadly passed.

Both coaches are trying to get their teams back to a bowl ga...

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