While the Memorial Stadium crowd settled into their seats, interior defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker wrestled down a scrambling Nico Iamaleava for a sack on the game’s opening play.
One play later, under pressure again from Stephen Daley, Iamaleava slung a desperate pass to his left — right into the hands of Aidan Fisher. Fisher tucked the ball against his right bicep and sprinted 25 yards into the north end zone for the game’s first touchdown.
Daley was the first to hit Fisher’s helmet as he sprinted through the end zone. The sideline hugs went to Daley, though, whose pressure set up the pick — the first sign of a bullying performance by the Indiana defensive line.