At 6-0, Indiana has matched the program's best start since 1967 and also climbed to No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25, the Hoosiers just one of 10 remaining unbeatens in the rankings.
They were the first to earn bowl eligibility two weeks ago with their road-win at Northwestern, and they host Big Ten foe Nebraska Saturday at noon in a showcase game on FOX.
High times for Indiana, indeed.
So, how did first-year Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti approach last week's open date to help ensure Indiana continues on an upward trajectory?
Well, Cignetti's got a pretty vivid descriptor.
"It's balls to the wall all the time, because you're getting better or getting worse, never staying the same," Cignetti told reporters Monday. "We practiced three times, and we did some prep on this upcoming opponent.
"Then you're looking at other people across the country seeing who's doing what well and trying maybe to get a few ideas that may help you down the road. Using that time wisely."
The Hoosiers are fourth in total offense and sixth in defense, per the latest NCAA rankings, and they're also an elite 34-for-37 in red-zone scoring opportunities.
But Cignetti isn't just rejuvenating Indiana football on the field; noted for the cultures he's established in his programs through the years as a head coach, he's also doing the same thing in Bloomington, Indiana.
He shared some of that process at Indiana, which won just nine total games in the three full seasons prior to Cignetti's arrival.
"Well, the first thing you've got to do as a leader, you've got to change the way people think inside and outside the program, and then you've got to have a blueprint and a plan," he said. "You've got to have high standards for everything you do, high standards, expectations, and accountability and consistency, day in day out.
"How you do something is how you do everything. You have to be fully committed to being the best you can be. Be a great team guy. Those are non-negotiable. Be early, do your best, improve as much as you can every single day."
Cignetti also cited having the "right kind of guys" in his program to both help with the remarkable turnaround in the win-loss column but to also handle the newfound prosperity.
The Hoosiers brought in 31 players via the NCAA Transfer Portal, a handful from Cignetti's previous stop at James Madison, but also from Power Conference programs such as Arizona, Michigan State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.
"Well, those guys and a lot of the other new guys we brought in and the guys that decided to remain, the right kind of guys, kind of the mindset and culture that we've been able to create here," said Cignetti, who's never had a losing season in 14 years as a head coach. "Those guys certainly have facilitated the change early on. Dealing with success is a lot better than dealing with failure. But you've got to stay humble and hungry and maintain your edge.
"I think you're always learning. Did I learn? Yeah. And it's like Mike Krzyzewski said when he retired; his toughest opponent was human nature. Human nature, because it's natural to feel good, this and that, things are great. But that's not what this game is all about when it comes to preparation and stepping between the white lines.
"You've got to have some special characteristics to be able to deal with success and not be affected by it in a negative manner."