A lot has changed with the Indiana offense since the last time we saw the Hoosiers in November 2021. Their QB at the time is now a WR. Their RB room is completely different. Longtime TE and WR stars have moved on. The OL has sustained a major injury. And there's a new OC to top it all off! Many elements are different, but the overall performance sadly isn't radically better. The Film: I went with Indiana's week one game against Illinois because the Fighting Illini are the best defense the Hoosiers have played and the most comparable in quality to the Wolverines. Other options were Idaho (no), WKU (no), Nebraska, and Cincinnati. The Huskers were not fitting due to their defense being a travesty, so it came down to Cincy and Illinois. Those two teams have similar defenses, though Illinois is slightly more similar to Michigan in SP+ rating. That was a primary factor in my decision, although I also was somewhat selfish- Indiana ran 104 plays against Cincy and I didn&
A lot has changed with the Indiana offense since the last time we saw the Hoosiers in November 2021. Their QB at the time is now a WR. Their RB room is completely different. Longtime TE and WR stars have moved on. The OL has sustained a major injury. And there's a new OC to top it all off! Many elements are different, but the overall performance sadly isn't radically better. The Film: I went with Indiana's week one game against Illinois because the Fighting Illini are the best defense the Hoosiers have played and the most comparable in quality to the Wolverines. Other options were Idaho (no), WKU (no), Nebraska, and Cincinnati. The Huskers were not fitting due to their defense being a travesty, so it came down to Cincy and Illinois. Those two teams have similar defenses, though Illinois is slightly more similar to Michigan in SP+ rating. That was a primary factor in my decision, although I also was somewhat selfish- Indiana ran 104 plays against Cincy and I didn&
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Connor Bazelak wanted a fresh start at Indiana. He couldn’t have made a stronger first impression. The Hoosiers new starting quarterback threw one touchdown pass then finished the game by leading his team on a 75-yard drive, capped by Shaun Shivers’s 1-yard touchdown run with 23 seconds left to give Indiana a stunning 23-20 victory over Illinois on Friday night.