Indiana coach Kevin Wilson signed a six-year, $15.3 million contract over the offseason, so job security is not an issue here. The big question now: Can Wilson continue to build upon the Hoosiers’ recent success?
The sixth-year head coach, already the longest-tenured Indiana coach since Bill Mallory (1984-1996), is coming off the Hoosiers’ first bowl game since 2007. Indiana is now trying to make it to back-to-back bowl games for the first time since 1990-91, and it’s certainly not going to be easy. Wilson is without three-year starting quarterback Nate Sudfeld and explosive running back Jordan Howard.