Unveiling the 19 Secret Stats Behind Indiana’s Stunning National Championship Surge
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Indiana’s average yards to gain on third downs. Conversion on money downs is only possible at Indiana’s scale if those downs aren’t that difficult in the first place. No team had as short an average third-down distance as the Hoosiers did, and that’s a testament to the offense’s ability to stay ahead of the chains. The title game was a bit of a different story, however. Indiana was 6-of-16 on third down and only had three conversion opportunities of 3 yards or less. It converted two of them and failed on another when star wideout Elijah Sarratt made an uncharacteristic drop. But the Hoosiers got the conversions when they needed to by expanding their opportunities into fourth downs.

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