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John Mellencamp To Appear On FOX Big Noon Kickoff Show At Indiana

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp will be a part of Saturday’s pregame festivities at Memorial Stadium. Parking and other game day details included in story.

Todd Golden

Indiana is hosting Big Noon Kickoff on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Shown here is when Big Noon Kickoff made its previous appearance at Indiana in 2022.
Indiana is hosting Big Noon Kickoff on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Shown here is when Big Noon Kickoff made its previous appearance at Indiana in 2022. / Indiana University athletics
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana’s 6-0 start on the gridiron is a source of pride for all Hoosiers fans. One of the most famous names will be there on Saturday to soak it all in.

Indiana football announced on Friday that singer John Mellencamp will appear on the FOX Big Noon Kickoff show prior to Indiana's Noon ET Big Ten Conference game against Nebraska. It was not announced what time Mellencamp would appear on the show, but it airs starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The show will take place on the South Lawn near the South End Zone Plaza at Memorial Stadium.

The pregame show broadcast will begin at 10 a.m. and lead up to kick off at Noon ET on FOX. While the show begins at 10 a.m., the pre-show and fan pit will open at 8:30 a.m.

Mellencamp is one of Indiana’s most famous fans. The John Mellencamp Pavilion indoor practice facility is named for him after he donated $1.5 million to help build the $6.5 million facility which opened in 1996.

John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp and band perform at Farm Aid 2023, on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, at Ruoff Misic Center in Noblesville Ind. / Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK

Mellencamp, a Seymour, Ind. native, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018. He’s had 28 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in a period from 1979-2006, including 22 that made the Top 40. “Jack & Diane” made it to No. 1 in 1982.

Mellencamp has had 22 albums reach the Billboard 200 album chart.

The first 500 fans at Saturday’s Big Noon Kickoff show will receive an LED Big Noon Kickoff cowboy hat. There will be a $500 award for the best sign. There will be additional ticket giveaways, free food and DJ Amy Robbins will be a part of the show.

Big Noon Kickoff has been a part of FOX’s college football coverage since 2019. It is hosted by Rob Stone and has Matt Leinart, Mark Ingram II, Brady Quinn and Urban Meyer as its studio talent. Bruce Feldman and Tom Rinaldi are also part of the show.

This will be Big Noon Kickoff’s second appearance at Indiana. The first was Oct. 8, 2022 when the Hoosiers hosted Michigan.

Indiana is 6-0 for the first time since 1967 under coach Curt Cignetti. Indiana is tied with Penn Stae and Oregon at the top of the Big Ten with a 3-0 record. Indiana is ranked 16th in the Associated Press Top 25.

Parking and tailgate lots open at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Gates at Memorial Stadium open for fans at 10:30 a.m.

According to Indiana football, all prepaid parking passes are sold out. Free parking is available at the Poplars and Henderson garages with a gameday shuttle that runs from 10 a.m. to kickoff and up to 90 minutes after the game.

Paid parking is available at the Fee Lane and Luddy School garages which are both within walking distance of the stadium.

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