The word “response” was Indiana’s word of the week but also became the overarching theme in the Hoosiers’ game against Maryland Saturday afternoon.
No. 12 Indiana responded from adversity in their 27-11 home win over the Terrapins and improve to 5-1 on the year.
The word was motivation after the loss at then-No. 3 Ohio State last week, but it was also necessary to guide Indiana through stagnant offense and injury to quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
“The whole team has to respond ... your offense has to adjust, and other guys got to go step up,” Indiana coach Tom Allen said.