Six games have now been played in No. 14 Notre Dame’s season, and the Fighting Irish are 5-1.

BLOOMINGTON — Two weeks of self-reflection have led Indiana into a critical home matchup Saturday against No. 10 Michigan State (noon, FS1).

No matter how the next chapter plays out, T.Y. Hilton is about to become a star on the first in-season edition of HBO’s “Hard Knocks.”

INDIANAPOLIS — Kwity Paye was just starting to get his feet underneath him when fate intervened.

IU head coach Tom Allen said both cornerback Tiawan Mullen and cornerback Reese Taylor will be game-time decisions.

Statistically, Monday night was the best game of Carson Wentz’s six-year NFL career.

INDIANAPOLIS — T.Y. Hilton could be back on the field for the Indianapolis Colts as early as Sunday’s home game against the rival Houston Texans.

INDIANAPOLIS – Frank Reich spent part of the plane ride home Tuesday morning talking with quarterback Carson Wentz and trying to find a way to keep history from repeating itself.

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Eberflus cycled through his rolodex of defensive calls during the fourth quarter Monday night, but nothing the Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator dialed up could slow down Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Poised for a statement victory with a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter Monday night, the Indianapolis Colts instead suffered an epic collapse in a soul-crushing 31-25 overtime loss against the Baltimore Ravens.

BLOOMINGTON -- Indiana coach Tom Allen didn’t commit to Jack Tuttle as the starting quarterback heading into Saturday’s homecoming matchup with No. 10 Michigan State (noon, FS1), but it appears more than likely Tuttle will make his third career start against the surging Spartans (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten).

There’s something different this week at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, a unique energy permeating the building.

For all the struggles the Indianapolis Colts’ offensive line has had in the passing game, the unit seems to be coming together with the ground attack.

INDIANAPOLIS — Trayce Jackson-Davis has been Indiana’s best player each of the last two seasons, leading the Hoosiers in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots both years.

Purdue enters the 2021-22 season as one of the favorites to win the Big Ten based on the size and depth of its frontcourt.

SOUTH BEND — Earlier this week, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said he could tell his team truly felt the pain of the 24-13 loss to Cincinnati last Saturday.

Through four games as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback, Carson Wentz has thrown just a single interception.

Last week against the Dolphins, the 26-year-old made up his mind he didn’t want to allow another season to slip away.

INDIANAPOLIS – Third-year Michigan coach Juwan Howard succeeded in making a transition from the NBA to college in a way others before him hadn’t.

INDIANAPOLIS – Michigan center Hunter Dickinson was one of the most popular faces of Big Ten basketball last season, a 7-foot-1 center with skills on the court and a jovial personality off of it.

To borrow a phrase from the great Yogi Berra, it gets late early in the NFL — even with the longest regular season in history.

BLOOMINGTON – In three seasons playing in the Big Ten at Northwestern, Miller Kopp built a reputation as a shooter.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two years ago, during an enthusiastic postgame locker room argument at Lucas Oil Stadium, wide receiver T.Y. Hilton was adamant Ashton Dulin was the fastest player on the Indianapolis Colts’ roster.

SOUTH BEND — It was just a matter of time for this year’s Fighting Irish football team.

SOUTH BEND — It was just a matter of time for this year’s Fighting Irish football team.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana coach Tom Allen announced Monday starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is “week to week” with a separated AC joint in his throwing shoulder.

INDIANAPOLIS – Mo Alie-Cox is perennially listed as a breakout candidate on the Indianapolis Colts’ roster.

Sunday was all about accountability for the Indianapolis Colts.

SOUTH BEND — It was an ideal opening drive for No. 9 Notre Dame.

SOUTH BEND — It was an ideal opening drive for No. 9 Notre Dame.

Quenton Nelson’s streak of 54 consecutive starts will end Sunday as a seemingly cursed Indianapolis Colts season claims another victim.

SOUTH BEND – One of the four top 25 matchups during Saturday’s slate of college football will be taking place at Notre Dame Stadium.

INDIANAPOLIS – There’s no hostility in Marlon Mack’s trade request – not even an inordinate amount of anger, to be honest.

INDIANAPOLIS – Darius Leonard enjoys talking trash – and really just talking in general.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts’ early season defensive decline can be traced to failure in one of the scheme’s bedrock principles.

BLOOMINGTON – According to Indiana coaches, junior cornerback Tiawan Mullen showed signs of returning to his All-American form Saturday against Western Kentucky.

SOUTH BEND – The No. 9 Fighting Irish have played their best over the last two games, and the evolution of the defense has been an essential part of that.

BLOOMINGTON – Through the first month of the season, Big Ten football has produced some head-scratching results.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana wide receiver Jacolby Hewitt went through his own recovery from a torn ACL during the 2019 season, so his heart sank when he learned teammate and wide receiver D.J. Matthews sustained the same injury Saturday at Western Kentucky.

INDIANAPOLIS – One moment in the fourth quarter Sunday perfectly encapsulated the limitations with Carson Wentz’s current status.

INDIANAPOLIS – Carson Wentz wasn’t sure he would play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans until after his morning workout on the field.

What might have been?

CHICAGO — For Wisconsin to have success offensively, they have to run effectively and possess the football at a high rate.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Indiana’s 33-31 win at Western Kentucky on Saturday night came at a price.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Indiana needed a precise effort on offense and four field goals from sure-footed kicker Charles Campbell, but the Hoosiers were able to outlast Western Kentucky 33-31 in a wild, offensive affair Saturday night.

CHICAGO — Early in the fourth quarter, the momentum belonged to Wisconsin.

Carson Wentz officially is listed as questionable for Sunday’s crucial AFC South showdown at the Tennessee Titans.

Self-inflicted mistakes have contributed to IU’s 1-2 start, as a combined seven turnovers in two games doomed them in losses at No. 5 Iowa and at home to No. 8 Cincinnati.