Alex Kirshner

Last time that these teams played, though...

It's funny that Indiana won this game by 10, and it didn't feel like smoke and mirrors to you.

In a way, it didn't to me either, because they won by 10 despite a pick six, and despite... People forget this.

I'm wondering if you're forgetting this.

Indiana couldn't really run the ball in that game either against Amari Washington, Bear Alexander, that Oregon defensive front.

Yeah, but Surratt went nuts.

Yeah, Surratt went nuts, which is another thing I want to talk about.

But Indiana ran for sack adjusted about 3.3 per carry.

It's actually one of Oregon's best rushing performance defensive games of the year.

So, you know, the line of scrimmage thing that Indiana has done so well in most of its games and that they just used to dismiss Alabama from the season...

Might not be the same advantage this time around.

And, you know, you can scheme certain things when you see a team for a second time, but it's hard to scheme just a straightforward line of scrimmage advantage.

It'll be very interesting to see what Pat Coogan and the boys for Indiana up front, Rose Bowl offensive MVP, by the way, which I thought was cool, have for...

for Washington and Alexander, those two really serious Oregon defensive tackles, who actually won the matchup the last time, just lost the war.

Yeah.

You mentioned last game, Surratt went crazy.

Elijah Surratt for Indiana.

He got hurt a couple weeks after that.

That was sort of the peak of his season.

He's Indiana's best receiver, I think.