Mike Beas: Old Oaken Bucket match-ups have always been special dailyjournal.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyjournal.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Big Ten will be welcoming new teams and new rivalries next year. One of the better rivalries was played this weekend when USC and UCLA met in the Coliseum for bragging rights in Los Angeles.
Line: Purdue by 2 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Neither team is bowl eligible, so these longtime rivals will play for something else that matters — the Old Oaken Bucket. Purdue has won the Bucket 30 more times than Indiana, including four of the last five.
I found myself at Northwestern’s Ryan Field this weekend for its last home game of the season and potential last game within those century-old walls. While watching the Wildcats run