Turnovers thwart Panthers on road

FIU couldn’t build on its big win over UCF in the season opener.

After Indiana forced two turnovers and produced two sacks, Hoosiers freshman took advantage of the pressure his teammates applied on FIU quarterback

by picking off a fourth-and-goal pass and sprinting 96 yards to seal a 36-22 victory.

“The pick was huge,” Indiana coach said after Cook tied the fourth-longest interception return in school history. “We’re playing close games and finding ways. To get the turnovers is one thing. The linemen upfield are part of those turnovers.” It wasn’t just a one-play turnaround.

ran 27 times for 159 yards — his second straight 100-yard game since transferring from UAB to Indiana. Indiana quarterback ran for two scores, threw for another and finished 19 of 33 with 234 yards and one interception.

The Panthers (1-1) had their chances. They led 14-6 early in the second quarter, 14-13 at halftime and 22-14 after McGough’s 28-yard TD pass to

followed that with a 2-point conversion run. But Indiana tied it with a 40-yard field goal and turned the game by recovering McGough’s fumble at his own 16. Sudfeld found Mitchell Paige for the score on the next play, and McGough came out of the game after the final turnover. “We made more mistakes than they did,” FIU coach Ron

said. “They played a solid game. They didn’t make mistakes. We made way too many of them.”