Josh Hoover had a hand in six of Indiana's eight explosive plays

This one was over early. Indiana rolls past North Texas, 52-16 at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN). Indiana led from start to finish and never let North Texas within striking distance. Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards on 16 attempts with four touchdowns.

One team finished its drives

Indiana scored on 89% of its drives to North Texas's 40%, chiefly Josh Hoover (24 pts), Charlie Becker (12 pts) and Turbo Richard (12 pts). Indiana started 21 yards closer to the end zone on an average drive. Stacked together, it was never close.

Who carried it

Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards on 16 attempts with four touchdowns, including two of them from inside the 20, four third-down conversions and a hand in six plays of 15 yards or more. Charlie Becker caught four passes for 64 yards, two of them for touchdowns — that score from inside the 20. Turbo Richard ran 15 times for 58 yards and two scores and caught one pass for 38 yards, with two of them from inside the 20. For North Texas, Tayven Jackson threw for 192 yards on 28 attempts and ran six times for 22 yards — six third-down conversions and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. Justin Stevenson caught two passes for 47 yards. Jahiem White ran 14 times for 61 yards and one score and caught seven passes for 36 yards — that score from inside the 20 and two third-down conversions. Quan Sanks was the disruptive one for Indiana: 0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 2.5 tackles.

What North Texas has to fix

The problems had names: Tayven Jackson (1 interception).

Who got home

Two names to keep: Quan Sanks (0.5 TFL, 1 INT, 2.5 tackles) for Indiana and Tyrique Tucker (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 tackle) for Indiana.

The way it played out

Indiana struck first through Josh Hoover, led 24-6 at the half and the final points came on a late touchdown by Grant Wilson.

What it means

Business handled for Indiana. The question now is whether the opponent told us anything.