BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – At Indiana, student-athletes come first.
Sure, a lot of schools say that, but few back it up, certainly not as forcefully as the Hoosiers do under athletic director Fred Glass.
Case in point – Indiana's Student Athlete Bill of Rights.
It's been a little over four years since Indiana debuted this first-of-its-kind initiative, and if you thought other universities would rush to duplicate it, think again.
The Glass-inspired bill remains unique in college athletics.
"When we put it out there," Glass says, "I would have thought we'd be one of many by now.