by Kent Sterling Indiana University Athletics will continue its partnership with Adidas with significantly more generous revenue coming to IU. For the privilege of outfitting Indiana athletes and associated marketing opportunities, Indiana will receive $6.7 million per year, up 81% from the previous payout of $3.7 million, according to an Indiana University release.. That places […]
by Kent Sterling Our society rewards wealth, so there are plenty of reasons for those without any clear path to the trappings of financial fortune to wander into the entrepreneurial death trap of dealing meth, heroin, and cocaine. But for an athlete who had a legitimate shot at playing in the NFL, an arrest for […]
by Kent Sterling There are only so many hours in the day, and writing about more than one topic is just about impossible given the time needed to prepare for a three-hour radio show where relevant sports information is presented in relative bulk. This morning, when I would normally be writing, I was in Bloomington […]
by Kent Sterling There is a sect of people who simply don’t like Tom Crean, and others who don’t care much for Kevin Wilson. Or, they are big fans of the rule that consequences should follow mediocre results. People want a level of scorched earth comeuppance for the leaders of Indiana’s two marquee programs that […]
by Kent Sterling It’s been awhile – a long while – since Indiana University students and alums got themselves all wrapped up in the fortunes of their football team. There was a brief time after Terry Hoeppner was hired when the magnetism of his personality compelled optimism, but his illness and tragic death gave fans […]
by Kent Sterling Winning press conferences is not too tough. You state your goal, talk about how it will be achieved, and then walk confidently from the room. Indiana Football coaches have won a hell of a lot more press conferences than games over the past 20 years, but things feel different in 2014. The […]
Indiana AD Fred Glass talks Hoosiers Football and Basketball, plus recounts his experience leading the Indy Super Bowl bid process
by Kent Sterling Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass is like a normal guy with a couple of exceptions – he is really smart while not believing he knows enough; he understands how fun life should be; and he has a very, very cool job that he earned through excellent performances in other very cool […]
by Kent Sterling Rebuilding college football teams can take a lot of time. The spoils of the first recruiting class of a new coach can’t really be assessed until the coach’s fourth year on the job. Guess what year Indiana coach Kevin Wilson is looking toward. This is the year of reckoning – the year […]
by Kent Sterling Someone had to pay for a defense that had no chance to stop Navy – or anyone else, and defensive coordinator Doug Mallory and defensive line coach Jon Fabris became those people this morning. The leader of a defense that ranked last in the Big Ten the last three seasons, and 120th […]
by Kent Sterling Over the first three years of the Kevin Wilson era, Indiana’s football team has earned a 10-26 record, but the arrow is pointing in the right direction because Wilson displays the traits of a very effective leader. Changing an almost relentless pattern of mediocrity at best doesn’t happen in a year or […]