For some reason, national pundits were searching for "the next Indiana " during the offseason. Maybe that was why, because they needed a talking point while Indiana football was looking to improve on a historic season.

Sure, the Hoosiers came out of nowhere last year to make the College Football Playoff in Curt Cignetti 's first season as coach. Well, they proved they are still Indiana with their play against No. 8 Illinois in a 63-10 win on Saturday night.

And it was Illinois that several outlets thought was the next Indiana . That argument, though, was invalid. Illinois wasn't coming out of nowhere after finishing top-20 last season and being ranked to start the year. Coach Bret Bielema has had years to build, this being his fifth season. So a more accurate representati

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