Curtis Painter threw the ball 30 times last week and his shoulder is still attached. That's enough to get him the start against Indiana on Senior Day.

"He'll start his last game unless he's in the infirmary," coach Joe Tiller said. "Even if he hasn't improved a lick from last week to this week we'd start him. He might only play one series, but we'd start him just out of respect of him being a senior. But I hope that he improves enough that we can utilize him more."

Painter hasn't started a game since separating his shoulder in a loss to Minnesota on Oct. 25. He returned last week for the first time, relieving freshman Justin Siller and completing 24 of 30 passes for 190 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the loss to Iowa.

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