The Indiana football team enters the 2022 season with hopes of reversing the program's momentum after a 2-10 campaign a year ago. In order to do so, the Hoosiers will have to take down a number of highly-regarded programs.According to ESPN's strength of schedule metric, Indiana has the eighth-most difficult schedule in college football. Six of the top eight teams are from the SEC, Georgia Tech's schedule ranks fourth and the next Big Ten team is Rutgers at No. 10 Adam Boqvist Jersey .On Monday, USA Today Sports released its first AFCA Coaches Poll, signaling that the 2022 college football season is right around the corner. Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame rounded out the top five, and No. 18 Texas even received a first place vote.The 2022 Indiana football schedule features four teams ranked in the top 25. Ohio State approaches the season as the Big ED Belfour Jersey Ten favorite and is ranked No. 2 in the nation. Indiana will travel to Ohio State on Nov. 12 following a 54-7 blowout lo s in Bloomington last year.Scroll to ContinueAfter reaching the College Football Playoff for the first time in 2021, Michigan comes in at No. 6. Indiana lost to Michigan 29-7 at The Big House last season in Donaven McCulley's first collegiate start at quarterback. The Hoosiers will host Michigan in their homecoming game on Oct. 8 at Noon ET.Michigan State slots in a No. 14 in the first coaches poll after coach Mel Tucker led the Spartans to their first double-digit win season since 2017. Indiana played the Spartans close last year in a 20-15 lo s, and will travel to East Lansing in the penultimate regular season game on Nov. 19.The final ranked team on Indiana's schedule is Cincinnati, who is ranked No. 22. The Bearcats reached the College Football Playoff last season, but college football coaches seem le s optimistic about Cincinnati in 2022 after losing quarterback Desmond Ridder, cornerback Sauce Gardner and others. The Hoosiers let last year's matchup slip Graham Knott Jersey away in a 38-24 lo s, but they'll have a shot at revenge on Sept. 24 at Cincinnati.It's po sible to see other Indiana opponents jump into the top 25 throughout the season, too, as Penn State received 246 votes and Purdue received two votes. Indiana was shut out at Penn State last season, and will host the Nittany Lions on Nov. 5 at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers' season ended with an ugly 44-7 lo s in West Lafayette in 2021, but the Old Oaken Bucket rivalry will be renewed in the regular-season Luc Snuggerud Jersey finale in Bloomington on Nov. 26.Related stories on Indiana football:D.J. MATTHEWS EXPECTED TO PLAY WEEK ONE:Coming off an ACL tear that limited him to four games in 2021, D.J. Matthews is expected to be ready for Indiana Patrick Kane Jersey football's Week 1 matchup against Illinois on Sept. 2 in Bloomington. After one week of fall camp, Allen is excited about the speed and savvy Matthews brings to the Hoosiers. FRESHMEN MAKING STRONG FIRST IMPRESSIONS: With significant roster turnover from last season, Allen rattled off freshmen in Indiana's highest-ranked recruiting cla s of all-time that will push for playing time in 2022. TOM ALLEN SETS THE TONE: Indiana football began fall camp on Tuesday, and coach Tom Allen is looking to set the tone that the 2022 season will be different from last year, demanding a sense of urgency, attention to detail and accountability.