QB
EvenJosh Hoover
IU 8
vs
MICH starter
8 MICH
Even. Supporting casts are not.
Gameday picture · Week 8 · Rivalry
IU at MICH
No. 8 10/24 · TBD · TBD · Michigan Stadium
Desk line: Michigan −6.5, total 51.5. Road ranked dog. Protection and one Marsh explosive is the path.
Spread
IU +6.5
Desk line
Total
51.5
Win
38%
Michigan
28
desk projection
Hoosiers
23
Desk implied 23–29 · MICH −250 / IU +210
Kick weather
52°F
Cool Ann Arbor afternoon · lo 36°F
Ann Arbor · Michigan Stadium
25% precip
Window
TBD
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
- probable
Trevor Gibbs TE
Targeted back after the opener. Schott/Barker/Thiry have the two-deep either way.
- available
Josh Hoover QB
Full go. TCU transfer, first IU start. The season walks through him.
- available
Turbo Richard RB
Full go. BC transfer, the featured back and KR.
- available
Nick Marsh WR
Full go. Michigan State transfer is the X.
- available
Carter Smith OT
Full go. Left tackle and the public voice of the line.
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
RB
MICH edgeTurbo Richard
IU 7
vs
MICH committee
8 MICH
Stay on schedule. Don't lose first down.
WR
EvenNick Marsh
IU 8
vs
MICH corners
8 MICH
Marsh can win. Need a second option.
OL
MICH edgeCarter Smith
IU 7
vs
MICH front
8 MICH
Moore's identity. Protection is the game.
EDGE
EvenChiddi Obiazor
IU 8
vs
MICH tackles
8 MICH
A two-sack night keeps you in Ann Arbor.
DL
MICH edgeTyrique Tucker
IU 7
vs
MICH interior
8 MICH
Don't get displaced. They will run you if you aren't stout.
LB
MICH edgeRolijah Hardy
IU 7
vs
MICH skill
8 MICH
Fits vs a multiple offense. Play your keys.
DB
MICH edgeAmare Ferrell
IU 7
vs
MICH receivers
8 MICH
Tackling in space. They will check it down until you miss.