Indiana - Projections

When Indiana has the ball:
Get ready for the "Pistol" offense, Ben Chappell runs it to perfection.  He has weapons on the outside in Damarlo Belcher, Tandon Doss, and Terrance Turner.  These three receivers are very talented and each of them have the ability to take the ball to the house on each catch.  The Hoosier offense will run a lot of receiver screens and stop patterns forcing the defensive backs to make one on one tackles.  Inside the red zone, Chappell loves to go to his tight end Ted Bolser, who has caught 5 touchdowns this season.  While the passing game is very good, the running game is on the opposite end of the spectrum.  They are not good on the ground, averaging under a hundred yards per game as a team.  The offensive line isn't very good, but they are helped greatly by Chappell making quick decisions and short routes.

When Iowa has the ball:
Iowa will roll into Bloomington with their backup running back looking to get his first collegiate start for the second straight time.  In 2008 Jewel Hampton got his first start and answered with a 114 yards 3 touchdown performance.  Look for Iowa to run the ball with Coker and bring in Brad Rodgers or Brett Morse on known passing situations for pass protection.  The passing attack for Iowa should find plenty of room to operate as Indiana's defense is not good.

What will happen:
Iowa will come out and move the ball at will against the Indiana offense.  Indiana will have a big play early to give their fans hope of an upset.  Look for Iowa to be up 14+ at halftime.  Indiana's offense has some big numbers, but against their toughest defenses they have faced this season they have struggled, throwing 7 interceptions against Illinois and Ohio State.  In the second half, Indiana will find the yardage tough to come by and when they are down, Iowa's defensive will be able to sit on the pass and cause turnover problems.

Predictions:
Iowa - 45
Indiana - 20

Stanzi has a 300+ yard game and 4 TD's
Chappel throws 4 interceptions
Coker runs for more than 150 and 1 TD
Iowa creates 6 turnovers
Coker busts a run of more than 50 yards
DJK gets the receptions record and has 2 TD's
Meyer extends his FG streak to 6 straight
Indiana is held to negative yards rushing