LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – This column is late because I’ve been staring at a blank screen trying to come up with a comparison that fits what Indiana football just did.
I’ve got nothing.
Indiana — checking notes, yes, Indiana — went to Eugene, Oregon, and beat No. 3 Oregon 30–20. In Autzen Stadium. Where the Ducks hadn’t lost since 2022 and had won 31 of their last 32. Indiana didn’t just survive. It controlled the thing. The Hoosiers — historically the Big Ten’s tackling dummy — walked into a national title contender’s backyard and rearranged the furniture.
Two seasons ago, they were 3–9 and hired a coach most people in the state couldn’t pick out of a Cracker Barrel. Curt Cignetti arrived from James Madison to polite claps and skeptical glances. He told reporters, “Google me.”
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