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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                OCTOBER 22, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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                          HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          DELAWARE                   000-50976               01-0666114
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)       Identification Number)


                           550 WEST VAN BUREN STREET
                               CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
                                     60607
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (312) 583-8700
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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         under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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         the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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         Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 8.01     OTHER EVENTS.

         On October 22, 2004, Huron Consulting Group Inc. issued a press
release announcing that the underwriters of its initial public offering have
exercised in full their over-allotment option. A copy of the press release is
set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated in this report as if fully set forth herein.


ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

              99.1    Press release, dated October 22, 2004




                                   SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                         Huron Consulting Group Inc.
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                                                (Registrant)


Date:      October 22, 2004                    /s/  Gary L. Burge
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                                                  Gary L. Burge
                                                  Vice President,
                                       Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
NUMBER        DESCRIPTION
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99.1          Press Release, dated October 22, 2004




                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 22, 2004

                        HURON CONSULTING GROUP ANNOUNCES
                       EXERCISE OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION

CHICAGO - October 22, 2004 - Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN) today
announced that the underwriters of its initial public offering consummated on
October 18, 2004 have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase
an additional 750,000 shares of common stock from the selling stockholder in
the offering, HCG Holdings LLC, at the public offering price of $15.50 per
share. The underwriters closed the purchase of the additional shares from the
selling stockholder on October 22, 2004. Huron did not receive any of the
proceeds from the shares sold by the selling stockholder.

UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities served as joint bookrunning
managers for the offering and William Blair & Company served as co-manager.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state. A copy
of the final prospectus related to Huron's initial public offering may be
obtained from UBS Securities LLC, Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue, New
York, NY 10171, Telephone: 212-821-3000 or Deutsche Bank Securities, 1251
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, Facsimile: 212-468-5333.

ABOUT HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC.
Huron Consulting Group Inc. is the parent company of Huron Consulting Services
LLC, an independent provider of financial and operational consulting services.
Huron's experienced and credentialed professionals employ their expertise in
accounting, finance, economics and operations to a wide variety of both
financially sound and distressed organizations, including Fortune 500
companies, medium-sized businesses, leading academic institutions, healthcare
organizations and the law firms that represent these various organizations.

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Media Contact:
Jennifer Frost Hennagir
312-880-3260
jfrost-hennagir@huronconsultinggroup.com

Investor Contact:
Gary L. Burge, Chief Financial Officer
312-583-8733
gburge@huronconsultinggroup.com