The basics of winning football don’t change for Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, regardless of whether his team is preparing to hammer Indiana State 73-0, as it did last week, or girding for a Big Ten Conference showdown.”Line of scrimmage, turnover ratio, battle of explosives, being good in critical situations,” Cignetti said on Monday. “Never really has changed.”The 19th-ranked Hoosiers (3-0) have done those things easily in the non-conference run-up to Saturday night’s marquee matchup against ninth-ranked Illinois (3-0) in Bloomington, Ind.But can Indiana accomplish its goals in those areas against a Top 10 foe in the conference opener?For that matter, can the Fighting Illini succeed against their first ranked opponent of the season?The answers won’t identify a conference champion in late September, but they might give the winner a big boost toward favorable positioning for the College Football Playoff in December.It can be argued this is the biggest Indiana-Illinois matchup in its 75 encounters, dating to 1899. It’s only the second time the teams have both been nationally ranked when they met. The other time was in 1950.The programs have reached this point in different methods. The Hoosiers have risen meteorically under Cignetti, who drew guffaws last year when he said, “Google me, I win.”Those who laughed then don’t now as Cignetti has used the transfer portal effectively to build a team that dominates at the scrimmage line.An already experienced offensive line added Notre Dame transfer Pat Coogan, who slid into the center spot. The defensive front landed Hosea Wheeler (Western Kentucky) and Kellan Wyatt (Maryland) to go with returning third-team All-America end Mikail Kamara.Cignetti said he has a good team. He also knows Saturday night’s opponent is good. And he sees one major similarity.