Week 1 of the college football season delivered plenty of memorable moments. Unfortunately, it also delivered a significant amount of controversy.
What happened in Ann Arbor on Saturday night was an absolute travesty. Western Michigan thoroughly dominated Michigan all throughout the game, and was clearly the better team on the field. Michigan's final hail mary fell to the ground, but then a second of game time was magically found and put on the clock. We all know what happened next.
The Big Ten's explanation for what transpired was unsatisfactory, leaving college football fans across the country frustrated and angry. Western Michigan and the MAC deserved to win that game. Put simply, they were robbed. Now, Indiana has a chance to carry out justice.
Indiana eyes college football justice against Michigan
After being gifted a win they did not earn, the Wolverines are now public enemy No. 1 in the eyes of college football fans everywhere. Fortunately, Curt Cignetti and Indiana have a great chance to deliver the justice Michigan believes it escaped.
The Hoosiers are set to battle the Wolverines on October 24 in Ann Arbor. It will mark Cignetti's first trip to The Big House, and he has a chance to deliver an emphatic victory. Cignetti has faced Michigan just once in his career, and led the Hoosiers to a 20-15 win back on November 9, 2024. Indiana has only gotten stronger since then while Michigan has struggled mightily. After Week 1, it's clear that the Wolverines' struggles are still around as the Kyle Whittingham era begins.
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Not much went right for Whittingham's team against the Broncos. Western Michigan dominated time of possession 40:08-19:52, won the turnover battle 3-0, and held Michigan to a 3-for-10 mark on 3rd down. No matter how you slice it, Western Michigan was the better team on the field. Furthermore, former 5-star Michigan QB Bryce Underwood looked awful. He completed just 12 of his 22 pass attempts for 170 yards with a touchdown, interception, and lost fumble. His lone touchdown came on the miracle hail mary that shouldn't have happened. Take that away and he threw for just 123 yards.
All college football fans will be rooting for Indiana to crush Michigan
Unlike Michigan, the Hoosiers took care of business in their season opener. Indiana dominated North Texas to the tune of a 52-16 win in a game that was never in doubt. The Hoosiers picked up right where they left off last season, giving IU fans plenty of excitement for the possibilities in Year 3 of the Cignetti era.
When the Hoosiers and Wolverines meet in October, the entire college football world will be rooting for Indiana. The Hoosiers will be in a great position to win, and win big. Michigan clearly has a ton of work to do if they want to compete in the Big Ten, and Underwood's abysmal showing in the opener shows that he has not yet taken that sophomore leap Michigan fans were hoping to see this season. Seeing a Hoosier rout would be a welcome sight for college football fans across the country.
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