It’s all a tribute to the men and women from Indiana who have served in the armed forces of the United States.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.As No.5 Indiana, the defending national champion, hosts No.
4 Ohio State in a Big Ten college football mega-tilt on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, OutKick's Game of the Week, the connection between sporting events on campus and the military is undeniable.Indiana's D'Angelo Ponds stops Ohio State's Max Klare during the second half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec.6, 2025.
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)THE CIGNETTI EFFECT IS REAL: INDIANA FOOTBALL SPARKS AN UNBELIEVABLE 'REVIVAL' IN BLOOMINGTONThe importance of the military every single day at Indiana University is also undeniable.There is a strong military presence and importance on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington.(Indiana University)"IU definitely has an upper echelon of military history, and they do really treat their military personnel with a lot of respect," said Vasiliios Koultourides, a senior at Indiana and a member of the Indiana National Guard.
"They do really care about us."EXCLUSIVE: NEW AMERICA 250 MONUMENT LETS FAMILIES FIND MILITARY RELATIVES IN SECONDS: 'I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES'And Indiana University cares about its military history, not just by displaying relics outside the football stadium, but by chronicling the military service of every single person with ties to the university with a cherished, one-of-a-kind piece of history carefully and respectfully housed inside the school’s Memorial Student Union on campus.The Golden Book at Indiana has its own hallowed room there.
Dating back to 1898, the book is now a fragile specimen, protected in a clear plastic box that still allows for viewing.A GENERATION CANNOT RE...