College football’s early season is a time for many to reset their expectations (good or bad), as — shocker — the preseason polls and projections get a little muddied with the massive migration between rosters.

For example, Clemson is the early candidate to be this year’s “Florida State” (2-10 in 2024 after starting in the top 10) after the Tigers were topped at home by Syracuse 34-21 to fall to 1-3 (with their lone win a come-from-behind victory over — wait for it — Troy).

Meanwhile, there’s a new football factory in the Midwest and its name is Indiana University. IU was the cute story of 2023, going 11-1 in the regular season and scoring an at-large berth in the College Football Playoff (over the objections of Alabama and South Carolina fans).

This year’s Hoosiers are proving that they

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