IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It's personal. For Race Thompson, it has to be, and he cuts to the heart of it about Sunday's home matchup with Minnesota, or any time Indiana plays the Gophers.
"This is almost like a rivalry game for me," the senior forward says. "A personal rivalry. You never want to lose to the hometown team."
Thompson has deep Minneapolis-area roots. He grew up 15 minutes from the Minnesota campus. His father, Darrell, is the Gophers' career rushing leader in football.
Yes, Minnesota recruited him hard, both coming out of high school and again last spring, when he briefly entered the transfer portal after the Hoosiers made a coaching change.