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Well, Indiana won't go undefeated in 2022. The Hoosiers dropped their first contest of the season last weekend at Cincinnati, a 45-24 loss in the hands of Luke Fickell's Bearcats.

The issues that have been swept under the rug and bandaged by winning became the prominent reasons for the loss on Saturday: An inconsistent running game, a slow start on offense, and shoddy secondary play. Cincinnati did what other teams couldn't, taking advantage of those miscues and following through to a pretty comfortable win in the end.

Sitting at 3-1, the Hoosiers now stare down the Big Ten schedule and resume conference play at Nebraska this weekend. With a win over Illinois in the season opener, Indiana picks back up at 1-0 in conference play, and will be looking to improve to 2-0.

Here's three keys to how Indiana can get out of Lincoln with a victory over the Huskers on Saturday: