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Sloppy, sluggish Indiana narrowly avoids upset bid by Southern Illinois

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Indiana didn’t look ready for its opener, even going so far as to buy itself an extra minute of offseason with a delay of game on the opening kickoff.

The Hoosiers had just announced the suspension of nine players shortly before that play, and the combination of their sluggish start and the lack of depth largely made for an ugly debut to open the year for Kevin Wilson’s club.