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‘Biggest Blessing’ – IU Seniors Ready for Final Oaken Bucket Game


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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For Peyton Hendershot, Saturday's Old Oaken Bucket Game at Purdue comes down to this:

"It is personal and it is passionate," Indiana's fifth-year senior tight end says.

Yes, the Hoosiers are 2-9 compared to the Boilers' 7-4 mark.

That's as relevant as the wishbone offense.

On Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium, it's all about beating Purdue and keeping the Bucket, the symbol for the rivalry, for a third-straight year.

"It would mean so much," senior linebacker Micah McFadden says. "Keeping The Bucket here would turn the tide for our season and the feeling to finish it off the right way.