No. 23 Hoosiers put the pedal down: Mendoza, Sarratt headline 56–9 demolition

Indiana 56, Kennesaw State 9 — College Football

Memorial Stadium turned into a drag strip. Fernando Mendoza piloted the offense like a seasoned road-course pro—18-of-25, 245 yards, 4 TD—spraying three scoring darts to Elijah Sarratt (from 3, 9 and 20 yards) before finding E.J. Williams (8 yards) to cap the victory lap. Trick-play turbo? Omar Cooper Jr. flashed the afterburners on a 75-yard reverse right after a takeaway, flipping the crowd into overdrive.

On the ground, the garage was humming: Lee Beebe Jr. rolled up 90 yards and a TD, and Riley Nowakowski added a 1-yard plunge. IU owned the trench charts—593–271 in total yards, 0 turnovers, just 3 flags—and squeezed the Owls into field goals until the seed ran out. If Old Dominion felt like downshifting, Week 2 hit the nitrous. The Hoosiers look tuned for conference traffic.