Josh Hoover Throws 4 TD Passes as No. 6 Indiana Opens Title Defense with a 52-16 Rout of North Texas
Building on their national championship, the Hoosiers dominated their season opener, with quarterback Josh Hoover leading the charge with four touchdown passes.
- On Saturday, September 5, 2026, the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers defeated North Texas 52-16 in their season opener at Memorial Stadium, extending their winning streak to 17 games.
- Transfer quarterback Josh Hoover impressed in his debut, completing 13-of-16 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns, including a 15-yard score to Nick Marsh on his first throw with the Hoosiers.
- Running back Turbo Richard, a Boston College transfer, scored two rushing touchdowns, while kicker Nico Radicic set a career-high with a 49-yard field goal to support the offensive explosion.
- North Texas quarterback Tayven Jackson, playing against his former team in Bloomington, briefly exited the second half with a lower-body injury but returned to the field to continue the game.
- Head coach Curt Cignetti, who owns a 27-2 record in two seasons, said "there are a lot of corrections to be made" after the win as Indiana prepares to host Howard next Saturday.
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Josh Hoover throws 4 TD passes as No. 6 Indiana opens title defense with a 52-16 rout of North Texas
Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns, including a 15-yard score on his first pass with No. 6 Indiana, and Turbo Richard rushed for two more scores to help the defending national champs rout North Texas 52-16 in the season opener.
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thesportsleader.comJosh Hoover throws 4 TDs in debut, No. 6 Indiana defeats North Texas
Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns in his Indiana debut as the No. 6 Hoosiers rolled to a 52-16 season-opening victory over North Texas on a sweltering Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.The fifth-year transfer from TCU, who suffer...
Hoosiers Roll Past North Texas, 52-16
BLOOMINGTON, Ind –Indiana started its national title defense with a 52-16 win over North Texas Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Josh Hoover threw four touchdown passes in his Indiana debut, finishing with 231 yards through the air. Hoover connected with Nick Marsh for a touchdown on Indiana’s opening drive. Charlie Becker caught two touchdown passes, including […]
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