Indiana Hoosiers boost College Football Playoff hopes with 27-13 win over USC Trojans
The Indiana Hoosiers' hopes of making the College Football Playoff and defending their national title are still alive thanks to a 27-13 win over the USC Trojans.
Key points
- CFP REACTION: ALABAMA FEELS THE LOVE, INDIANA GETS THE SHAFT AND BIG 12 GETS RELIEF AS COMMITTEE CONFUSES US Lincoln Riley and the Trojans have struggled on the road, and that's what they were facing on Saturday.
- The Hoosiers will head out to Washington next week to take on the Huskies, while USC will look to bounce back against the struggling Maryland Terrapins.
- It's kind of hard to believe that USC and Indiana had only played five times going into Saturday's game in Bloomington, and boy, was this one big.
Both teams came in facing what was effectively a "must-win" scenario as far as having a shot at the College Football Playoff.
A third loss on the year means it's pretty much curtains for USC's playoff hopes, while Indiana moves to 9-1 on the year and 6-1 in Big Ten play.
Additional details
- USC followed with a lengthy drive that ended early in the fourth quarter with a field goal attempt to cut the Indiana lead to four.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Each team added a field goal early in the second half, and then Indiana pulled ahead thanks to a five-play, 75-yard drive, capped off by a Khobie Martin touchdown.
- However, kicker Caden Chittenden — who came in after Ryon Sayeri missed a field goal on the first drive of the game — missed a kick of his own, costing the Trojans some much-needed points.
- Later in the quarter, the Trojans found themselves deep in Hoosier territory, but once again, they left points on the board when Maiava threw an interception in the red zone.
- It proved to be even costlier than that, as the Hoosiers took the ball 93 yards, most of it thanks to a 42-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker.
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