BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – IU escaped a tricky road game at Western Kentucky with a 33-31 win Saturday night to even its record at 2-2. Here are three reasons why:
Penix finds his feet early
After three weeks of frustration and mistakes, Michael Penix looked like his old self in the first half Saturday at Western Kentucky. The redshirt junior left-hander completed 21-of-33 first-half passes for 218 yards, and might have had more but for a handful of noticeable drops.
More importantly for Indiana, Penix looked as confident and in rhythm as he has at any point this season.