BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Indiana finally took advantage of its opportunities Saturday night and delivered a signature Big Ten win for coach Kevin Wilson.
Richard Lagow caught one touchdown pass and threw for two more. The Hoosiers forced Michael Geiger to try a 49-yard field goal after back-to-back sacks. And after Griffin Oakes missed his third field goal of the game, a leaping call against No. 17 Michigan State gave him a second chance and he made a 20-yarder two plays later to complete an improbable come-from-behind 24-21 upset over the Spartans.
The exuberant Hoosiers ran down the field to get their hands on the Old Brass Spittoon, the series’ trophy that they hadn’t won since 2006.
“They’re excited about winning,” Wilson said. “I think they knew if we played hard and got into the fourth quarter that we’d have a chance and we did.”
Indiana (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) won its ‘s first overtime game in six years and got its second win in 26 tries over a ranked foe, but it wasn’t easy.