Kathy Sherman’s walk down Illinois Street to Lucas Oil Stadium to the Big Ten championship was nothing compared to the 500 miles she and her husband drove to make the game.

Sherman, a Ball State University alum and Indiana native, traveled from her home in Marietta, Georgia, to watch IU compete Dec. 6 for its first conference title ever against the Ohio State University Buckeyes. Though she and her husband don’t have IU ties, she said a win for the Hoosiers counts as a win for the whole state .

“It’s our Indiana heritage that’s brought us back for this,” Sherman said. “This is history in the making.” Live: Indiana vs Ohio State live score updates, Big Ten football championship highlights

Lengthy travel times, sky-high ticket prices and a crowded downtown Indianapolis didn’t deter

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