Report card for Indiana football's important Big Ten win over USC
While USC topped 400 yards of total offense and Jayden Maiava completed big-time deep throws throughout the game, nothing came easy for the Trojans, especially in the red zone.
Key points
- Here's a report card for IU's win to USC.
- Here’s our report card: OFFENSE GRADE: A- Georgia’s first five drives: TD, TD, TD, field goal, TD.
- He booted a 51-yarder to help flip the field following a quick three-and-out from IU's offense inside its own 25-yard line and pinned USC inside the 15-yard line in the fourth quarter.
Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones helped close things out with an interception at the goal line with less than seven minutes to go while backup quarterback Grant Wilson added to his growing legend with a touchdown pass to Charlie Becker with under four minutes remailing to seal it for good.
Additional details
- 5 Hoosiers (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) boosted their resume with a 27-13 victory over No.
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- He would have thrown another in the second half if not for a heads up play from Marsh to turn into a corner for a brief moment, but those miscues shouldn't have been totally unexpected though given Wilson's long layoff between starts.
- The Hoosiers aren't getting the kind of push they used to bully teams last season, and their inability to run the ball in short yardage situations has forced Cignetti's staff to lean on a passing game that's working through issues of its own.
- Stepping in for Rolijah Hardy for a second straight week, the first-year freshman led his team in tackles, broke up a pass in the end zone and looked at home anytime defensive coordinator Bryant Haines asked him to blitz.
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