Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean compiled a 166-135 record at IU and led the Hoosiers to three Sweet 16 appearances, but was widely criticized this season after the team finished 10th in the Big Ten Conference with a 7-11 league record.
The Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament has stepped out of its comfort zone, leaving the familiarity of the Midwest for the busy streets of the nation's capital.
Less than four weeks after getting the job, Tom Allen will coach his first college football game when the Hoosiers (6-6) take on Utah (8-4) in the Foster Farms Bowl on Wednesday night.
The Friday night games are being added to the conference's television agreements with ESPN/ABC and Fox.
A 3-2 start with victories over Eastern Kentucky and Nevada, along with an overtime win over Illinois on Oct. 8, gave some hope that Darrell Hazell would be given a full season to show progress.
ESPN is reportedly set to pay close to $200 million per year for the secondary media rights of the Big Ten Conference, according to a Monday morning report by Sports Business Journal.
The plan calls for a more than 66,000-square-foot addition to the football stadium.
The Big Ten Conference drew the highest number of fans, with slightly more than 3.1 million attending games and 11 of 14 schools averaging more than 10,000 per game.
Big Ten Conference Commissioner Jim Delany expects to announce a new media rights agreement this summer. He just wouldn't say if he expects ESPN to renew its deal.`
Consider the road for the Indiana Hoosiers. Did we say “road?’’ That should be “gauntlet.’’ You could make the case that no champion from any of the big boy conferences got a tougher trail.
Morgan Burke has led Purdue athletics since 1993, marking one of the longest tenures among athletic directors in Division I sports.
Less than two months after the Hoosiers ended an eight-year bowl drought, Indiana University coach Kevin Wilson signed a six-year contract that will pay him $15.3 million.
An AP investigation found that some major universities are lightening punishments for athletes using marijuana. The Indianapolis-based NCAA has halved its suspension for testing positive for street drugs at championship events.
The project is designed to upgrade the football program's out-of-date facilities and make them contemporary with the school's peers across the country.
In his first public comments since Indiana's most recent legal embarrassment, the frustrated coach apologized to fans and insisted his top priority between now and November's season opener will be getting the program righted.
Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass said his eyes were opened after the school hired a consultant last year for a year-long study of the school’s brand value.
Purdue football games drew an average of about 35,000 fans during home games last year, the lowest level since 1951.
The $35 million project is to include a revamped south lobby, interactive displays, an event suite, box seating, and an outdoor plaza connecting the arena to Cook Hall.
Maryland and fellow newcomer Rutgers have enjoyed success on the field and at the ticket window during their inaugural season in the Big Ten.
The changes may further increase the wealth gap between the 65 schools in the top five conferences and the rest of the Indianapolis-based NCAA’s roughly 350 Division I members.
