The Michigan State Spartans face the No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, on Saturday, Oct. 18 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.

The Hoosiers comfortably staved off the Spartans by a score of 38-13 on Saturday. Here are three stats that tell the story.

Indiana football moved to 7-0 on the season with its 38-13 win over Michigan State on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. This wasn’t necessarily a pretty one, for a few reasons. The Hoosier defense struggled to respond to a Spartans offense that was keyed in on working Indiana’s trademark aggression on early downs into its own advantage,

Beat writer Connor Earegood has today's availability report. He adds MSU coach Jonathan Smith says on the pregame radio show that quarterback Aidan Chiles is ready to play.

A juvenile was in custody after two adults were found dead inside a home early Sunday in Michigan City, Indiana.

Michigan State scored on its opening two possessions and had a pair of first-half leads but couldn’t stop the high-powered Hoosiers. Indiana reached the end zone on its first five possessions while scoring 31 straight points and finishing the game without punting.

Columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on the Spartans' performance Saturday at Indiana with three quick takes.