In late July, I had the chance to interview Indiana wide receiver Elijah Surratt during Big Ten Media Days on the Cover 3 Podcast. I asked him a question that was gnawing at my own brain, and until that point, I hadn't heard anybody else publicly consider.

As Surratt sat next to me, I asked him if he wondered why, while everybody else was looking for "the next Indiana," nobody seemed willing to accept the idea that Indiana was "the next Indiana." Why was everybody so sure the Hoosiers were a one-year wonder?

I would hope far more people are considering the possibility after Saturday night.

Surratt scored two touchdowns as the Hoosiers whooped No. 9 Illinois 63-1 0, and in the process, let the college football world know they don't plan to go anywhere. Sure, you can mock their nonc

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