Indiana (1-2) positioned itself to potentially upset the No. 8 team in the country at home for the second season in a row but Cincinnati (3-0) picked off Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. three times, forced a Hoosiers fumble on a goal-to-go rush and scored 28 points after halftime to win 38-24 in Bloomington.
Here are three things to know from the game.
Game shifts after Micah McFadden’s ejection
With Indiana leading 14-0 late in the second quarter and Cincinnati facing 3rd-and-10, Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder threw an incompletion, which would’ve resulted in a punt back to the Hoosiers with just over four minutes left in the half, but the Bearcats’ drive continued after Indiana linebacker Micah McFadden was called for targeting, which resulted in his ejection and the continuation of Cincinnati’s possession.