Ole Miss Football: 3 takeaways from Outback Bowl victory over Indiana

This Indiana team has battled tooth and nail throughout

But on this day they were simply not the better team. And that could be attributed to losing starting QB Michael Penix Jr. to a season ending ACL tear.

Jack Tuttle replaced Penix and was battling injury problems himself. He was clearly laboring through this game with a shoulder injury. Credit to him for battling through and finishing off the game with a gutsy comeback.

It was a rough start for Indiana offensively, as the Hoosiers put up just 6 points in the first three quarters.

But, the Hoosiers were able to play good enough defense to keep this game within reach. Bend but don’t break was a theme throughout this game. Coming into this game, Rebels’ kicker Luke Logan had attempted just 6 field goals. Today he had to attempt three. These stops kept Indiana in it and opened up Indiana’s offense to make a fourth quarter comeback.

Stevie Scott was a major part of that 4th quarter, finishing with nine touches for 42 yards and two touchdowns. But on that final drive, they were stuck behind the chains after a screen play that went backwards and a sack that lost eight yards. This led to a 4th and 18, in which Indiana looked very confused and were not able to convent.

This was not the way many Indiana fans envisioned this great season to end. But the future continues to be bright in Indiana