Indiana football’s win over Ohio State in 1987 is fondly remembered for Earle Bruce saying of the defeat, “This is the darkest day I’ve seen in Ohio State football since I’ve been associated with it.” Bruce played for OSU in the early 1950s, so he was speaking of at least three and a half decades. It’s been about that long since the Hoosiers last beat the Buckeyes — 33 years ago, Oct. 8, 1988. Yes, IU actually had a winning streak against Ohio State, further adding shade to the Buckeyes, with a 41-7 win in front of a national TV audience with Keith Jackson and Bob Griese on the call. “If Ohio State’s Buckeyes thought last year’s loss to Indiana was a dark day, then Saturday they must have felt like they stepped into the black hole of the universe,” IndyStar’s Bill Benner wrote. ‘He should’ve won it.’: Anthony Thompson gave IU a national…
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