That’s the Illinois flagship the Hoosiers just devoured in front of a Memorial Stadium record crowd of 56,088 in Bloomington.
Indiana bought this game, by God, and they got their money’s worth. At halftime, the No. 22-ranked Hoosiers led 45-0. Total yards: Indiana 383, Indiana State 10.
They call these paycheck games because teams like Eastern Kentucky come into a place like Louisville and collect a large sum for playing against the home team.
But Louisville threw a knockout at the end of the half, when Chucky Hepburn, who returned to the lineup after missing the Cards’ win on Saturday over Miami, got a steal and score.
You don’t often look at a halftime scoreboard and see a nationally ranked Kentucky team down by 23.
It was a game that had to be played, as Louisville embarks on games against teams just as good in its non-conference slate, beginning at the Battle4Atlantis later this month, where it will face Indiana in the opening game.
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