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College Football Week 11: 5 teams on upset alert

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) goes into the end zone after scoring a forth quarter touchdown run against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 48-20. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Mike Gesicki (88) reacts to a play against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions tight end Mike Gesicki (88) reacts to a play against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second quarter at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports /

Watching Indiana play this season, it’s evident that the Hoosiers are an improved defensive team as well as they’re an offensively-gifted squad. No, they’re not going to blow out opponents or even beat ranked teams on a regular basis, but Kevin Wilson’s 2016 team is no pushover.

An unsuspecting Penn State team might just get the best effort from one of the Big Ten’s medial programs on the road. You guessed it, there’s also a bowl berth on the line for the Hoosiers if they were to come out on top.

Penn State has been on fire lately. Beating Ohio State a couple of weeks ago contributed to the Nittany Lions’ No. 12 standing in the first playoff poll. Winning against Iowa by 27 points last week helped them move up to No. 10 and now they’re looking at a potentially higher top-10 spot next week with a win over Indiana.

It’s not going to be easy, though. Outside of his win against a hapless Purdue team, first-year starting quarterback Trace McSorley’s last road game happened to be a 49-10 loss to Michigan. Maybe playing in a hostile environment, assuming Hoosier fans show up, will cause some mistakes from the gunslinger.

Can the Hoosiers pull off the unthinkable?

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