He hit Omar Cooper Jr. for a gain of 22 yards on the next play to give the Hoosiers new life. Eight plays later, he capped a drive for Indiana lore by hitting Cooper again for a toe-tapping touchdown grab with 36 seconds left, lifting the Hoosiers to a thrilling 27-24 victory.

Indiana football is college football's last unbeaten team — and nobody in the sport is better at snatching their opponent's soul than the Hoosiers.

Speaking of moving around, Pavia and Vanderbilt are a run-based team that thrives off run zone concepts, read options, and short-yardage situations. Iowa has not won a bowl game since 2022 and is hungry. This seems like a game won in the trenches. I like Iowa +5.5 at -115 odds down to +4.5.

Indiana State visits the Northern Iowa Panthers after the Sycamores took down the Belmont Bruins 81-80 in overtime

Indiana has accomplished that by bringing Hjelle, along with Notre Dame defensive end transfer Joshua Burnham and Kansas State defensive end transfers Tobi Osunsanmi and Chiddi Obiazor. Cignetti also brought in five defensive linemen in his 2025 high school recruiting class and has six more coming in the 2026 class.

This article was originally published on flywareagle.com as Cam Newton goes scorched earth on Indiana, Penn State, Michigan State, and Iowa State.