Indiana is done with the regular season, and the Hoosiers appear primed and ready to roll into the College Football Playoff after a dominant win against Purdue.

Coming into this one, Curt Cignetti and IU were heavy favorites at home against Ryan Walters’ Boilermakers. And, unlike The Game, this one lived up to that projection with a historic shutout from the Hoosiers.

When the final whistle mercifully blew, Indiana had delivered a 66-0 shutout to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket. That kind of performance should also cement the Hoosiers with a place in the final 12-team bracket for the Playoff.

Here are the key takeaways from Week 14:

Historic season just getting started?

Indiana has already achieved its best season in program history. The Hoosiers had never before won 10 games, so getting win No. 11 only furthers the record, but it could just be getting started.

Even with the loss to Ohio State, Indiana entered Week 14 at No. 10 in the country. After that kind of beatdown vs. Purdue, the Hoosiers certainly should not slip, meaning Curt Cignetti’s group should now be viewed as a lock for the Playoff.

What happens when we get to the CFP is up in the air, including whether or not Indiana gets the chance to host a first-round game in Bloomington. Hosting a Playoff game is probably still a long shot considering how the seeding will work out with the top conference champions getting byes.

But no matter what, Indiana getting into the Playoff after a 3-9 record a season ago will go down as one of the stories of the year in college football.

Kurtis Rourke has a shot at IU record

Indiana’s starting quarterback has been a key to the performance all season long, and Rourke is arguably the most important transfer piece to join a B1G program this season. On Saturday night, he flexed his firepower yet again.

Rourke threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half as Indiana built a 28-0 lead, and it was only a bigger blowout from there. He would tack on 4 more touchdowns in the second half, bringing his total against Purdue to 6 touchdowns and 349 yards before being pulled for the reserves.

After entering Week 14 with 21 touchdowns, Rourke has now tied Nate Sudfeld for the 2nd-most passing touchdowns in a single season in program history. Rourke’s 6 touchdowns also ties the single-game record for the Hoosiers, joining Tre Roberson (2013) and Bob Hoernschemeyer (1943) who also threw 6 in a game.

Indiana’s single-season record for passing touchdowns is 28, set by Kellen Lewis in 2007. With at least one game in store, Rourke will have a serious chance to re-write that record.

It’s true — Curt Cignetti wins

I’ll save you the trouble of Googling Indiana’s head coach: It is true that he wins — a lot — just about everywhere he’s been. In fact, Cignetti has a knack for racking up double-digit win seasons.

Prior to this season, Cignetti had 4 other seasons with at least 11 wins, including his most recent season at James Madison in 2023. And at B1G Media Days, Cignetti warned fans that his previous teams to start low in the pre-season polls would go on to finish near the top of the league standings.

While Indiana will not play for the B1G title (Penn State locked down the other side of the matchup on Saturday to face Oregon), the Hoosiers will finish tied for 2nd in the new-look B1G. Not bad for Cignetti’s debut season.