WEST HARRISON, Indiana – Chuck Hail and his wife Brenda, have been on hand for all 25 University of Cincinnati training camps at Higher Ground. It began in 1999 and many Bearcats compared it to something Bear Bryant may have directed with his notorious Texas A&M "Junction Boys".
One of the more important athletic transactions in the history of the Cincinnati Bearcats was sealed on an Indiana field. It was done not with a contract, but a handshake from former athletic director Bob Goin.
"We stood out in the middle of the weed patch and said, 'If you'll do this, we'll do this' and it worked," Hail said.