Athletic director Fred Glass wanted Indiana's next coach to have the time to win.
Bill Mallory, Terry Hoeppner, and to a lesser extent, Lee Corso and John Pont, were exceptions to the trend of hiring either the hot name, a retread on the rebound, a pro prospect or an assistant from the former staff.
As it related to coaches, part of that investment was going to be time. Whoever was going to be Indiana’s next coach was going to be given the keys to the kingdom to mold the Hoosiers into his own image as winners. With an athletic director in place who didn’t hire him – Glass – Lynch would have to show improvement in 2010, but that was not to be.
To drive that point home? Wilson was given a seven-year contract, two years more than what is typical in the college game. Going into the 2011 season, the thought was that Indiana would have to find playmakers offensively, but it had a base of six of their top eight tacklers back to anchor the defense.
In the final six games of the season, the Hoosiers would give up 30 points or more in each contest. Northwestern and Wisconsin each rolled up 59 points; Michigan State reached 55.It wasn’t an auspicious start, but time was on Wilson’s side to get the ship pointed in the right direction.Here are the dates for the 2024 Indiana football schedule, with game time and TV information to be announced at a later date.Phil Dickens was hired in 1957 ... and then never coached a game.
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