REPORT: Crossroads Classic ending in 2021
The Crossroads Classic will not be played beyond this year, according to a report from the Lafayette Journal and Courier.
The annual basketball doubleheader has been held in December every year since 2011, with Indiana and Purdue alternately facing off against Notre Dame and Butler at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The event's contract runs out in 2021, when Indiana will face Notre Dame and Purdue will take on Butler.
Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson did not directly confirm the news, but did reiterate Indiana's commitment to play games in the state capital.
"We have always enjoyed playing in Indianapolis, and (the Crossroads Classic) has been a great event," Dolson said in a statement to IndyStar. "We look forward to and are working on scheduling competitive games to play in Indianapolis in the future."