The Indiana Business Journal is reporting that the Kentucky and Indiana basketball rivalry could be back on in the near future.
There appears to be reason for optimism. Kentucky officials confirmed this week to the IBJ that conversations between the two schools have recently taken place about reviving one of the biggest rivalries in men’s college basketball.
Though Glass said nothing is imminent, he’s hopeful a deal can get done.
“I personally would like to renew the conversations,” Glass told IBJ. “I think the two teams should play in December.”
If a deal is to get done for next season, it will have to be signed in the next 90 days. Both schools are expected to announce their 2015-16 schedules in August.
There still seems to be at least one major sticking point. UK officials—and Coach John Calipari in particular—want the games played at a neutral site or sites, and IU officials want at least some of the games played on campus.
But the relationship between the two sides is definitely warming.
“The [Kentucky and IU] basketball staffs have had some general discussion about playing. Up to this point, no contests have been scheduled,” UK Deputy Athletic Director DeWayne Peevy told IBJ this week.
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