No matter the matchup, no matter the year, the first game of the season always feels a little squirrelly. First games are pretty sloppy, mostly disjointed affairs, and on the right day, they can get downright weird.
So if you’re the Hoosiers, you have to love getting No. 8 Penn State in Week 1.
It’s hard to really know what to expect in this year’s season opener, given all of the factors at play. Spending time on a Week 1 breakdown feels foolish when you consider all of the unknowns. But maybe, just maybe, in a year of chaos, perhaps things will line up advantageously for the ol’ Chaos Team.