Here is everything that needs to be known about the perpetually horrific football history of Indiana University, a program that has lost more games than any other team in Division I college football:



In 1976, the Hoosiers, who would eventually finish the season 5-6, took a surprising 7-0 lead on Ohio State in the second quarter of a game played at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. IU hadn’t held a lead over the Buckeyes in 25 years, so then-head coach Lee Corso called timeout, had his team huddle together under the scoreboard and had the team photographer take a picture.



The Hoosiers then proceeded to lose, 47-7, to the No. 8 Buckeyes.



I can only imagine Woody Hayes was not amused.



Being an IU football fan means always saying, “So, when’s basketball season?” College football – or, to be more precise, IU football – has always been a mild distraction before the real games begin on the hardwood. The Hoosiers’...