NOTEBOOK: Big Ten Opener Brings ‘Juice’ To defending Champion Hoosiers

By Pete DiPrimio | IUHoosiers.com BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Curt Cignetti paces the Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium under a gun-metal gray cloudy sky, the temperature lingering in the middle 60s, a welcome break from the recent brutal heat. Special teams work is underway, and Cignetti makes it clear that in this, as in every aspect of Indiana’s program, you play with an edge. That’s especially true now that the non-conference season is over, a 145-16 demonstration of No. 5/4 Hoosier (3-0) power that will face a major competition upgrade, starting with Friday night’s Big Ten opener against Northwestern (2-0)…