For the first time in more than a century, Indiana and Purdue won't play for the Old Oaken Bucket.
In a joint statement Tuesday, the Hoosiers and Boilermakers announced that they've canceled Friday's scheduled game in Bloomington, Indiana, because of COVID-19 concerns in both programs.
The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 12, but was pushed back after both programs paused football activity last week because of positive cases for the coronavirus and contact tracing.
The Boilermakers and Hoosiers have played in every season since 1920. The last time the in-state rivalry game wasn't played was during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 and 1919.