BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When the season began, this University of Washington football team's dirty little secret was that it was going to have major problems on offense as all of the new players took on roles at the top while also dealing with physical and had to deal with the merciless Big Ten conference.

If you didn't know that on Saturday, you know it now.

The Huskies were pushed around starting on the first play of their 31-17 loss to unbeaten and 13th-ranked Indiana, with the Hoosiers sending a bull rush up the middle and sacking quarterback Will Rogers for an eight-yard loss. The home team effectively sent a message with a certain amount of aggression.

Things became more and more confusing as the game progressed. Jedd Fisch and his team opened the game with redshirt freshman Soane Faasolo and junior Gaard Memmelaar at left tackle and left guard, respectively.

For the second series, UW swapped Faasolo for redshirt freshman Kahlee Tafai and substituted Memmelaar for sophomore Landen Hatchett. And so it went for the rest of the game, with the Huskies trying different combinations throughout the game as they tried to open more holes for leading rusher Jonah Coleman, who ran 19 times for 104 yards, and pass protection for the beleaguered Rogers to accomplish.

“We were looking for something that would work,” Fisch said frankly.

Early in the fourth quarter, the 6-foot-1, 300-pound Hatchett found himself at right guard in a still-close game, 24-14, taking the spot normally given to senior Enokk Vimahi, the Ohio State transfer , who had not previously disclosed his position to anyone.