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Next · @ Michigan · Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET · FOX

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Final · W 55–0

Sat

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Sat · Rivalry

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Final · L 15–19

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Gameday picture · Week 8 · Rivalry

IU at MICH

No. 8 Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET · FOX · Michigan Stadium

Road ranked dog. Protection and one Marsh explosive is the path.

No betting lines on this desk.

Kick weather

66°F

Clear · lo 47°F

Ann Arbor · Michigan Stadium

0% precip · forecast

Window

FOX

The Big House. Kick TBD.

Road dog in Ann Arbor. Possession game.

Unit matchups

Quarterback

IU 8 · 8 MICH

Hoover vs a Michigan starter. Even on talent; crowd is the gap.

Offensive line

IU 7 · 8 MICH

Big House plus a Moore front. Smith has to travel.

Receivers

IU 8 · 8 MICH

Marsh vs Michigan corners. Even, with Marsh the mismatch if isolated.

Front seven

IU 8 · 8 MICH

Michigan's identity is the front. Don't get moved.

Secondary

IU 7 · 8 MICH

No busts. They will take the free play.

Special teams

IU 7 · 7 MICH

The Big House is loud. Hidden yardage keeps you in it.

Availability

No official availability report yet. The Big Ten posts it before kickoff; the desk lists only names from that report.

    What the tape says

    • Protect Hoover. Michigan's twists are the whole problem.
    • Steal a possession in the first half. Don't wait until the fourth.
    • Obiazor vs their left tackle — that's the only built-in advantage.
    • Red-zone Hoover. Don't settle for five field goals.

    History

    • No. 8 Michigan in the Big House. First regular-season trip of the title-defense year.
    • Sherrone Moore's defenses still travel. The front is the gap.
    • A road ranked dog in Week 8 is how championship rooms get measured.

    Roster advantage · vs Michigan

    MICH holds the two-deep

    Starter-vs-starter grades for Sherrone Moore's Michigan (No. 8).

    Net grade

    -5

    0 IU · 3 even · 5 MICH

    QB

    Even

    Josh Hoover

    IU 8

    vs

    MICH starter

    8 MICH

    Even. Supporting casts are not.

    RB

    MICH edge

    Turbo Richard

    IU 7

    vs

    MICH committee

    8 MICH

    Stay on schedule. Don't lose first down.

    WR

    Even

    Nick Marsh

    IU 8

    vs

    MICH corners

    8 MICH

    Marsh can win. Need a second option.

    OL

    MICH edge

    Carter Smith

    IU 7

    vs

    MICH front

    8 MICH

    Moore's identity. Protection is the game.

    EDGE

    Even

    Chiddi Obiazor

    IU 8

    vs

    MICH tackles

    8 MICH

    A two-sack night keeps you in Ann Arbor.

    DL

    MICH edge

    Tyrique Tucker

    IU 7

    vs

    MICH interior

    8 MICH

    Don't get displaced. They will run you if you aren't stout.

    LB

    MICH edge

    Rolijah Hardy

    IU 7

    vs

    MICH skill

    8 MICH

    Fits vs a multiple offense. Play your keys.

    DB

    MICH edge

    Amare Ferrell

    IU 7

    vs

    MICH receivers

    8 MICH

    Tackling in space. They will check it down until you miss.