Hoosiers, Bearcats Slated for Afternoon Kickoff

BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 - Indiana Hoosiers Head Coach Tom Allen during the game between the Idaho Vandals and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

Hoosiers, Bearcats Slated for Afternoon Kickoff

9/12/2022 12:15:00 PM | Football

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The first road game of the season will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. ET on either ESPN2 or ESPNU from Nippert Stadium against Cincinnati.

Indiana (2-0, 1-0 B1G) and Cincinnati (1-1, 0-0 AAC) will meet for the 16th time in program history and just the second time since 2000. In all, IU hosts a 9-4-2 edge in the series, with UC winning the last meeting, 38-24, in Bloomington during the 2021 season.

Indiana has started the season 2-0 for the fourth time under head coach Tom Allen and will be playing a third straight home game to open the season for the first time since 2015 and the 12th time in program history.