Man, you gotta see what’s going down with the Indiana football squad. These guys, the *defending national champs*, just pulled out of their 2027 game against UMass and decided to play Jacksonville State instead. Seriously? This dropped Tuesday, and the internet is already losing its mind over it.
Urban Meyer Is Already Calling Them Out
Look, Indiana’s been catching flak for their “relatively weak schedule” for a minute now, even last year when they proved everyone wrong and became the best team in the country. But this latest move? It’s adding so much fuel to the fire. Urban Meyer, that dude, went on The Triple Option podcast and basically said Indiana’s three wins against non-Power 4 teams shouldn’t even count. He’s like, “Indiana’s 2-0 to me. I don’t watch the highlights. I don’t care. I look at Ohio State’s close loss to Texas as a much better performance than playing Howard. Why would you look at that? I don’t think it should count.” Oof. You know he’s not holding back.
Did Indiana Just Duck a Hot Team?
So, why the sudden change? Fans are already connecting the dots. UMass, the team Indiana just ghosted for 2027, is 4-1 this season. Yeah, you read that right. And get this: one of those wins was against Rutgers! Is it a coincidence that the “defending national champs” suddenly needed to find a new opponent for four years from now right after UMass started looking legit? People are definitely suspicious. It looks like they bailed the second UMass started showing some actual teeth.
Now, to be fair, Indiana faced all this schedule criticism last year and then went out and proved they were the best team in the country. They’re trying to do it again this year with another “relatively easy schedule.” But man, this move? It’s gonna be tough to shake the perception that they’re avoiding tougher opponents. They’ve gotta show up big time to prove everyone wrong again. We’ll be watching to see if they can shut down the doubters with their play on the field, because right now, this looks like a big self-inflicted wound.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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