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5 things we learned in Michigan football win over Indiana

By Chris Peterson

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches a play against Indiana during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh watches a play against Indiana during the first half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. /
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Michigan football put together a dominating performance against Indiana and here are five things we learned in the Wolverines win.

For the second time this season, Michigan football started out a game sluggish at home. Rutgers grabbed an early lead against the Wolverines and Indiana did the same thing on Saturday.

After stopping Michigan football twice in the first quarter, with three sacks on two possessions, Indiana connected on a touchdown pass, on a trick play, giving the Hoosiers a 7-0 lead.

Michigan football responded with a cool 52-0 run. The Wolverines punted their first two drives and then scored on their next eight before taking a knee. That includes two touchdown drives led by Jack Tuttle, the former Indiana quarterback, who tossed a touchdown pass against his old team.

J.J. McCarthy started 0-for-2 but missed one pass for the rest of the game. He was money on a fourth-and-goal at the two and found Roman Wilson for his ninth touchdown reception.

Blake Corum scored right before the half to make it 21-7, then McCarthy found Colston Loveland for a 54-yard touchdown in the third quarter and the rout was on.

McCarthy sat for most of the fourth quarter once again and here are five things we learned from another 50-point performance by Michigan football, which has outscored its four Big Ten opponents by a score of 180-31. That’s an average score of 45-7.

Incredible.

Michigan is as good as any team in the country

We didn’t learn this just against Indiana. It’s been building for weeks. Michigan is the only team to have won all of its games by 20 points. No team has scored more than 10 and Michigan has been as good as advertised, especially the past three weeks.

I don’t expect Michigan to leap Georgia in the rankings. The Wolverines haven’t beaten any ranked teams and UGA deserves to be No. 1 until someone beats it.

I’m not even saying that Michigan would beat Georgia. But for the first time, I’m really starting to think that they can. The defense is suffocating; McCarthy is elite and the line play on both sides is as good as it gets.

There aren’t any weaknesses right now. There’s a long way to go, but man, enjoy the ride.

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