Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher walked across the field Friday night, carrying the prized Old Oaken Bucket following a 56-3 rout of Purdue.

It was a muted public celebration, and with good reason. There's still work — much more work — for the second-ranked Hoosiers (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) to do.

But inside the locker room, it was a different story.

“There’s a lot of celebrating going on in there right now,” coach Curt Cignetti said. “There’s a lot of cigars being smoked, and they’re having a good old time, but they also understand that they get to celebrate this win for 24 hours. This is something a lot of people probably thought couldn’t happen, and it just goes to show you when you have a commitment, a plan, and you have the right people in place, anything is possible.”

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