Sunday, September 1, 2024

IU v Florida International

Florida International 




The Hoosiers move to 1-0 in Curt Cignetti’s first year at the helm.

The play-calling on both sides of the ball was fun to watch. Indiana’s offense has a lot to clean up but there were a lot of opportunities created by Mike Shanahan. That offers promise for the remainder of this season if that execution can get cleaned up.

The running backs (Green, Ellison and Lawton) all looked really good and the run blocking was impressive. Florida International did not have an answer.

The defense created a lot of pressure and rotated a lot of bodies in the second half. There was one extended drive allowed but this was a very strong outing by IU’s defense and the front seven overwhelmed FIU’s offensive line.

The negative of the afternoon would undoubtedly be the missed opportunities on offense. The Hoosiers had multiple chances to create big passing plays and were just a bit off on the execution. 

Overall, this was a very competent performance from the Hoosiers and a very satisfying way to begin the campaign.









Sources:
The Helmet Project found here:
http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/index.htm
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1145292-power-ranking-all-124-college-football-stadiums

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