A one-day warm-up in temperature also brought an increased risk of severe thunderstorms, which impacted the Indiana football homecoming game against Michigan State.

The No. 3 Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) had a historic week and were ready to put it "in the rearview mirror" with Saturday's kick off. It presented an opportunity to remain undefeated and potentially move up to No. 2 nationally after Miami (Florida) lost Friday night.

But first, IU needed to get past a battered and bruised Spartans team. The Hoosiers were coming off a historic win at previously No. 2 Oregon . One day later, coach Curt Cignetti was speculated with the Penn State job after IU grad Pat Kraft fired James Franklin. IU's response was to make Cignetti the third-highest paid coach in the country with an av

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