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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

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Marot, M. (2026, September 5). Josh Hoover throws 4 TD passes as No. 6 Indiana opens title defense with a 52-16 rout of North Texas. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/josh-hoover-throws-4-td-passes-as-no-6-indiana-opens-title-defense-with-a-52-16-rout-of-north-texas/article_d1d50a44-270e-5996-9045-63ba62550081.html

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Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 6 Indiana to a 52-16 victory over North Texas on Saturday. The game marked the beginning of Indiana's title defense, with Hoover stepping in for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza. North Texas quarterback Tayven Jackson returned to his home state and played well, but left briefly in the second half after appearing to suffer a lower body injury. Indiana extended its winning streaks to 17 games overall and 16 games at home.

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Josh Hoover, the quarterback for Indiana's Hoosiers, made a strong debut in his team's season opener against North Texas. Despite being hit hard by an opponent's facemask, which caused him to bleed profusely, Hoover stayed in the game and led his team to a 52-16 victory. He threw four touchdown passes, completed 13 of 16 passes for 231 yards, and had no turnovers. This performance was seen as a great start for Hoover, who is replacing last year's Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza. Indiana extended its winning streak to 17 games and its home winning streak to 16 with this dominant win.

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BLOOMINGTON Ind. Indiana North Texas the Football Bowl Subdivision’s

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Indiana GPE · 7× North Texas GPE · 5× BLOOMINGTON GPE · 1× FBS ORG · 1× Fernando Mendoza PERSON · 1× Hoover PERSON · 1× Ind. GPE · 1× Josh Hoover PERSON · 1× Turbo Richard PERSON · 1× the Football Bowl Subdivision’s ORG · 1×

Narrative

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 open the season with a 52-16 rout of North Texas on Saturday.

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🔮 It didn’t pay off Saturday, but it could in the near future.

2026-09-05 · Toronto Star

Josh Hoover throws 4 TD passes as No. 6 Indiana opens title defense with a 52-16 rout of North Texas · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

champs → throw → Saturday

After celebrating last year’s title during a pregame ceremony, Indiana extended the Football Bowl Subdivision’s longest active winning streak to 17 games and the FBS’ longest active home winning streak to 16. asserted

Indiana → celebrate → 16

Hoover finished 13 of 16 with no turnovers as he steps in for Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza. asserted

he → finish → Mendoza

Richard, a transfer from Boston College, had 15 carries for 58 yards and one catch for 38. asserted

Richard → have → 38

Charlie Becker had four catches for 64 yards and two scores while Nick Marsh and Davion Chandler each had TD receptions. asserted

Marsh → have → receptions

Jahiem White rushed 14 times for 61 yards and one score as well as catching seven passes for 36 yards in his North Texas debut. asserted

White → rush → debut

No, this Mean Green team isn’t the high-scoring machine of years past, but new coach Neal Brown was able to keep Indiana’s offense on the sideline by dominating the time of possession. asserted

Brown → score → possession

It didn’t pay off Saturday, but it could in the near future. uncertain

it → pay → future

The passing offense and kickoff returns looked strong, but coach Curt Cignetti won’t be happy with the penalties, the rushing game or the defense’s inability to get stops. asserted

Cignetti → look → stops

Those will be areas to focus on this week. asserted

Those → focus → ?

North Texas quarterback Tayven Jackson returned to his home state and played well though he did leave briefly in the second half when he appeared to suffer a lower body injury. asserted

he → return → injury

He was 22 of 28 for 192 yards with one interception while rushing six times for 22 yards. asserted

He → rush → yards

Jackson played two seasons at Indiana before transferring to UCF last year. asserted

Jackson → play → UCF

Indiana lost three key players in the first half — running back Khobie Martin and defensive backs A.J. Harris and Jamari Sharpe, whose sealed the title game win with a late interception. asserted

whose → lose → interception

Up next North Texas: hosts UNLV next Saturday in its home opener. asserted

Texas → host → opener

Indiana: hosts Howard next Saturday. ___ asserted

Indiana → host → Howard