Indiana, Illinois and College Football Playoff
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The SportsLine Projection Model has revealed its Indiana vs. Illinois matchup on Saturday in a Big Ten Conference opener
No. 17 Texas Tech got things started early with an impressive 34-10 drubbing of No. 16 Utah. Elsewhere, Clemson suffered perhaps the biggest defeat of the weekend to fall to 1-3, No. 11 Oklahoma topped No. 22 Auburn, No. 21 Michigan held on for an impressive road win at Nebraska and coaches across the country are already starting to feel the heat.
That performance sparked a wave of recognition for the Hoosiers across the college football world. Among the loudest voices was On3 Sports writer and former Ohio State tight end Zak Herbstreit. The son of ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit handed out his weekly superlatives and declared Indiana the best team of Week 4.