LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The mirror used to be cruel.

Every time Indiana lined up across from Penn State, it saw what it wasn’t. Bigger program, deeper pockets, fuller stadium, top 10 ranking. The Nittany Lions didn’t just dominate the series, they embodied a kind of football Indiana could only aspire to.

But mirrors have a funny way of breaking.

On Saturday, Indiana returns to Beaver Stadium as the No. 2 team in the country. Penn State isn’t ranked at all. The Hoosiers are 9-0. The Nittany Lions are 3-5, have fired their head coach, and are still chasing their first conference win.

For the first time in program history, Indiana won’t be looking up at Penn State. It might not be looking at them at all.

This was supposed to be a College Football Playoff résumé builder — for Penn State

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