What Tom Allen said after Indiana's win vs. Michigan
Indiana continued their hot start to the season, Saturday’s win over Michigan establishing the Hoosiers as one of the best teams in the Big Ten.
With wins over a ranked Penn State to start the season followed by a through win at Rutgers last Saturday, Indiana’s most impressive win to date might just be Saturday’s 38-21 win over No. 23 Michigan. The Hoosiers raced out to a 24-7 halftime lead in a first half that was the definition of complimentary football.
A couple IU players just made an appearance. pic.twitter.com/dtwZ0OdyNN
— phil (@PhillipHoosier) November 7, 2020
The Hoosiers are now 3-0 this season under head coach Tom Allen, having built on last year’s 8-5 record that included a narrow loss to Tennessee in the Gator Bowl. In beating Penn State and now Michigan, there are two foundational wins for the Hoosiers campaign.
Wins that might just catch the attention of the national media as Indiana begins to build their resume for national consideration.
Tom Allen says he was aware of the "national media" not feeling the Hoosiers could win. He must have seen Lee Corso's pick this morning.
Allen leaves the press conference with a loud "WOOOOOO!!!!! Yeah, baby!!!" #iufb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) November 7, 2020
Tom Allen let out a loud whoop when he finished his Zoom press conference just a second ago. #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) November 7, 2020
Indiana put up an impressive 460 yards of total offense against Michigan, paced by quarterback Michael Penix’s 30-of-50 for 342 yards and three touchdowns.
Tom Allen acknowledges the Hoosiers were aiming to throw to set up the run. But they finished with 118 yards on the ground.
"We ran the ball when we had to run the football." #iufb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) November 7, 2020
Here’s what Indiana head coach Tom Allen said after the game:
Allen says fans would've torn down the goal posts if they'd been in the stands today. #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) November 7, 2020
Tom Allen on Michael Penix: "Once he got here, we began to realize this kid’s got some things to him that other kids don’t have." #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) November 7, 2020
That tackle Tom Allen had on Devon Matthews… got a helmet to the cheekbone. Doesn’t think it’s broken. Says it hurts, but doesn’t matter. #iufb pic.twitter.com/roQPVBLmZq
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) November 7, 2020
Tom Allen "We ran the ball when we needed to, that's balance." #iufb
— KevinBrockwayGators (@KevinBrockwayG1) November 7, 2020
Tom Allen on defense, "we talked this year about being a top 10 defense" Said he knew coming into the game they had to stop Michigan's run game #iufb
— KevinBrockwayGators (@KevinBrockwayG1) November 7, 2020
