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Michael Penix Jr. has a message for those mired in here-we-go-again Indiana:
These ain't the same old Hoosiers.
Knocking on opportunity's door is about to become a monumental kick-it-in breakthrough.
"We showed a lot," IU's redshirt freshman quarterback said in the aftermath of Saturday's 40-31 loss at No. 25 Michigan State. "Don't doubt us. We are pushing every single day.
"We never let ourselves get down. We always make sure that we keep each other up. Just make sure we stay positive throughout the process."
Did you see what IU did to a powerhouse defense, or the series of big-time plays -- many by guys too young to realize they should be overwhelmed amid Big Ten road intimidation -- that could have, should have, finished the Spartans?