Live Blog: Follow Indiana's Matchup Against Cincinnati in Real Time
7:28 p.m. – Bazelak is intercepted on Indiana's final play, and Cincinnati takes a knee. CINCINNATI WINS 45-24
7:23 p.m. – Cincinnati adds a late touchdown from Corey Kiner with 1:20 remaining. CINCINNATI 45, INDIANA 24
7:08 p.m. – Bazelak connects with tight end AJ Barner in the middle of the field for a 12-yard gain to the Cincinnati 39-yard line. Facing 4th and 9, Bazelak felt immediate pressure and threw the ball out of bounds. That should officially do it for Indiana with 4:22 left on the clock.
7:02 p.m. – Indiana was about to force a three and out, but Christian Harris was flagged for roughing the punter. This penalty gives Cincinnati a fresh set of downs.
6:52 p.m. – Backed up in their own end zone, the Hoosiers go three and out, leading to their seventh punt of the day. A score there would have made things interesting, but Cincinnati takes over with a 14-point lead.
6:35 p.m. – Indiana running back Shaun Shivers turned the corner hard and found wide-open space ahead, running for a 47-yard touchdown run. CINCINNATI 38, INDIANA 24
6:26 p.m. – A face mask penalty on Cincinnati brings the Hoosiers into the red zone, but three straight incompletions led to a turnover on downs. A score from Indiana here would have given the Hoosiers at least a shot to comeback, but they'll enter the fourth quarter with a 21-point deficit.
6:15 p.m. – Bazelak's pass to Malachi Holt-Bennett on third down falls incomplete, but the Hoosiers are given a first down after a late pass interference penalty. Bazelak hits tight end Aaron Steinfeldt in the middle of the field, bringing the Hoosiers to the Cincinnati 28-yard line.
5:54 p.m. – Indiana's defense forced a three and out, but an unnecessary roughness penalty on wide receiver Donaven McCulley and a holding penalty on Parker Hanna give the ball right back to Cincinnati midway through the third quarter.
5:46 p.m. – A pair of completions to Andison Coby brought Indiana near the red zone, and a Cincinnati pass interference penalty in the end zone gave the Hoosiers 1st and goal at the 2-yard line. Bazelak found a wide-open Shaun Shivers in the end zone for Indiana's second touchdown of the day. CINCINNATI 38, INDIANA 17
5:38 p.m. – Cincinnati's first drive of the second half results in an interception from Indiana cornerback Tiawan Mullen. Ben Bryant's pass was high and went through the hands of Leonard Taylor and right to Mullen. Indiana takes over near midfield.
5:09 p.m. – The knockout punch comes on Indiana's first play of the drive. Connor Bazelak is sacked, fumbles the ball, and Dominique Perry scoops it up for a touchdown. CINCINNATI 38, INDIANA 10
5:06 p.m. – Ben Bryant had all day to throw, and he finds Leonard Taylor across the middle for a 20-yard gain. On the next play, Bryant hit Scott for his third touchdown of the day. CINCINNATI 31, INDIANA 10
5:00 p.m. – Indiana put quarterback-turned-receiver Donaven McCulley under center on 4th and 1, but a false start on Luke Haggard forces Indiana to punt. With 2:51 left in the first half, another Cincinnati touchdown here could put this one away.
4:54 p.m. – A perfectly-placed throw from Ben Bryant hits Tyler Scott in stride in the end zone for his second touchdown of the day. Tiawan Mullen was blanketed over Scott, but he was unable to knock the ball away. CINCINNATI 24, INDIANA 10
4:42 p.m. – Bazelak completed a back-shoulder throw to Cam Camper for a first down. Indiana hurried to the line and swung a pass to Josh Henderson on the outside. Camper picked up a key block, and Henderson scored easily. CINCINNATI 17, INDIANA 10
4:38 p.m. – Lance Bryant, who play's Indiana's hybrid linebacker-defensive end 'bull' position comes up with a sack for an 8-yard loss. An incomplete pass from Ben Bryant on the next play forces a Cincinnati punt. That was a defensive stop Indiana desperately needed. The Hoosiers will take over with good field position at the Cincinnati 39-yard line.
4:33 p.m. – Bazelak finds Cam Camper in the middle of the field for a crucial third down pickup. Camper has been Bazelak's favorite target all year, and that has continued today with five catches for 71 yards. But Indiana's drive stalls near midfield, leading to another punt.
4:25 p.m. – Bryant connected with Tre Tucker for gains of 45 and 15 yards before finding him in the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown with 12:36 left in the second quarter. Tucker and Scott have burned the Indiana secondary a number of times already in this game. And if Indiana's offense can't put together a scoring drive here, things could get ugly. CINCINNATI 17, INDIANA 3
4:13 p.m. – Connor Bazelak takes a sack for a major loss on third down to end the 3rd quarter. Indiana will punt on 4th and 30 when the second quarter resumes.
4:10 p.m. – Tyler Scott burned the Indiana secondary on the first play of Cincinnati's drive, and Ben Bryant hit him for a 75-yard touchdown. CINCINNATI 10, INDIANA 3
4:06 p.m. – Bazelak finds Camper for back-to-back first downs to bring Indiana across midfield. Indiana hands the ball to Josh Henderson on 3rd and 2 for another first-down pickup. Shaun Shivers brings Indiana to the 9-yard line with a 7-yard run up the middle. Bazelak had nowhere to throw on 3rd down, forcing Indiana to bring on the field goal unit. Charles Campbell's 27-yard attempt is good. INDIANA 3, CINCINNATI 3
3:54 p.m. – Indiana safety Devon Matthews comes up with what might have been a touchdown-saving tackle on a screen pass on 3rd down. Cincinnati kicker Ryan Coe hits a 24-yard field goal. CINCINNATI 3, INDIANA 0
3:52 p.m. – Connor Bazelak looked for D.J. Matthews deep across the middle on third down, but it's a bit overthrown and into the hands of Cincinnati safety Bryon Threats for an interception. His return sets Cincinnati up in the red zone.
3:48 p.m. – Indiana linebacker Aaron Casey brought the pressure on Cincinnati quarterback Ben Bryant, but Bryant is able to avoid the rush to set up 3rd and short. Indiana stuffs the run to force 4th and 1, and Cincinnati elects to punt.
3:40 p.m. – Facing 3rd and 17, Indiana chooses to run the ball up the middle with Shaun Shivers and he's met at the line of scrimmage for no gain. The Hoosiers are forced to punt on their first drive after a 15-yard gain to Coby and a 19-yard completion to Cam Camper.
3:37 p.m. – Connor Bazelak evades the Cincinnati pressure on 3rd down to complete a 15-yard pass to Andison Coby for a first down.
3:33 p.m. – Indiana captains Devon Matthews, Tiawan Mullen, Jack Tuttle and AJ Barner are at midfield for the coin toss. Indiana will receive the opening kickoff.
2:52 p.m. – Cincinnati is on the field in pads for warmups now. The Bearcats are wearing red jerseys with black pants and black helmets. Indiana is in white jerseys, white pants and red helmets with the classic white IU trident logo.
2:45 p.m. – Center Zach Carpenter is out today, meaning Caleb Murphy will make his second career start. Tight end James Bomba is also not in pads during warmups. Bomba, a Bloomington, Ind. native, made his first catch as a Hoosier in last week's win over Cincinnati. He is listed behind AJ Barner on the depth chart.
2:30 p.m. – We're an hour away from kickoff at Cincinnati. Stay tuned for pregame injury updates throughout warmups.
1:45 p.m. – Indiana redshirt sophomore Caleb Murphy just walked on to the field at Nippert Stadium. After starting center Zach Carpenter went down with a hand injury in pregame warmups last weekend, Murphy made his first start as a Hoosier. Murphy is also the first athlete from West Washington High School, a Class 1A school in Campbellsburg, Ind., to earn a Division I Power Five scholarship. To read about his journey to Indiana, CLICK HERE.
Indiana's first road game of the 2022 season takes place at Nippert Stadium against the Cincinnati Bearcats at 3:30 p.m. ET.
1:22 p.m. – We're here at the Nippert Stadium press box for a Week 4 matchup between the Indiana Hoosiers (3-0) and Cincinnati Bearcats (2-1). Cincinnati players just walked onto the field about two hours before Saturday's 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Stay tuned for live updates and postgame content all day.
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