Indiana had plenty of chances to pull off an upset over No. 8 Cincinnati on Saturday, but the Hoosiers were ultimately doomed by mistakes in a disheartening 38-24 home loss.
In the loss, Indiana turned the ball over four times, failed on a fourth-down deep in Cincinnati territory, allowed a 99-yard kick return touchdown and committed a few costly penalties. The Bearcats were more than happy to take advantage of those errors and emerged from Bloomington with a coveted victory over a Power Five opponent.
We’ll find out later in the year just how strong of a resume boost this will provide for Cincinnati, but it still goes in the books as a quality victory for a program with College Football Playoff aspirations.