Getty Images The phenomenon that is No. 9 Indiana just might be a moment frozen in football intuition. That’s how this magic season started five weeks ago. When Hoosiers quarterback Michael Penix Jr. stretched out to touch the pylon for the game-winning two-pointer against Penn State in overtime, he made possible a 4-0 start and top-10 ranking heading into a showdown with No. 3 Ohio State. Penix, you see, is left-handed, which makes him a decided minority among not just the population but quarterbacks. If he’s not a lefty, is Indiana lining up on the left hash in overtime to favor his dominant hand? Does that side of the field open up to him as he rolls left toward the short side? Are we even having this conversation about a Hoosiers team that is resembling Milan High’s inspiring accomplishments in “Hoosiers,” the movie? Yes, probably, somehow, because Penix adapted in…
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