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Hoover's Michigan test

Sports · Heat 3.8 / 10 · 4 shows · 33m airtime

Indiana, a seven-point favorite with TCU transfer Josh Hoover at quarterback, beat Michigan 13-6 in overtime on October 24, its first road win at Michigan since 1967. Before the game Michigan switched from Bryce Underwood to Tommy Carr, CJ Carr's brother, and reporting established that Michigan donors, including Larry Ellison's wife, were asked for money for the quarterback who is now the backup. Kirk Herbstreit had called the game the real test of whether Indiana's rise under Curt Cignetti is more than a cute story. The result settles the test; what the quarterback change and the donor ask mean for Michigan is still being argued.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-19 (33:56 to 35:48)
    Explains the donor pressure behind Michigan's switch
    Neuheisel explains the NIL pressure behind Michigan's quarterback switch: donors who were asked for money for the highly paid starter now watch him back up Tommy Carr, and Larry Ellison's wife is named as one of them. Adds the donor-side fallout to the on-field change.
    New angle: Michigan donors, including Larry Ellison's wife, were asked for money for the quarterback who is now the backup.
  2. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-21 (1:01:39 to 1:08:03)
    Previews Indiana-Michigan with Carr's start
    Picks segment on Indiana at Michigan: the line, the 41.5 total, and Tommy Carr's first career start. Lewan takes Michigan plus the points, Compton the moneyline, Pate the over while leaning Indiana. Preview only, inside the build-up already on the record.
  3. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-21 (1:26:43 to 1:27:44)
    Flips his pick to Michigan moneyline
    Pate flips his pick in the Indiana-Michigan game, abandoning the points and taking Michigan on the moneyline for five units, framed as a guilty five. A betting move on the game, not a development in the story around it.
    New angle: Pate is on Michigan moneyline for five units, flipping off the points.
  4. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-22 (47:50 to 51:01)
    Frames Michigan as Hoover's real test
    Herbstreit walks through Indiana's consistency under Curt Cignetti and frames Saturday's trip to Michigan as the real read on Josh Hoover, a seven-point favorite against a Michigan defense he calls possibly the best in the country and a team energized by a quarterback change to Tommy Carr.
    New angle: Michigan switched from Bryce Underwood to Tommy Carr, CJ Carr's brother, ahead of Indiana's visit.
  5. Nightcap, 2026-10-25 (38:50 to 46:51)
    Recaps Indiana's first win at Michigan since 1967
    Recaps Indiana's 13-6 overtime win at Michigan, the Hoosiers' first road win there since 1967, and rips Michigan's quarterback play and coaching. It adds the result and the NIL mechanics around Underwood's deal.
    New angle: Indiana beat Michigan 13-6 in overtime, its first road win at Michigan since 1967.
  6. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-26 (40:31 to 41:44)
    Recaps the overtime win through the box score
    Recaps the overtime win through the box score: 81 passing yards on 8 of 18, 131 on the ground, Michigan's 74 plays for six points. Stays inside the result and the Hoover health question, with Pate holding his title pick.
  7. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-30 (31:43 to 42:41)
    Retells the Ohio State loss and Michigan win
    Cignetti's sit-down covers the Ohio State loss and the bounce-back at Michigan, then turns to Minnesota, where Indiana is favored by 20.5. Mostly a retelling of the two results already on the record, plus Hoover's 16-touchdown, no-interception start.
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