Indiana coach Kevin Wilson resigned on Thursday on Thursday in a surprise move based on “philosophical differences.”
It’s a setback to a program that finished 6-6 in 2016 and is on the verge of accepting a second consecutive bowl bid for the first time since 1990-91. It’s a setback for Wilson after six seasons, after multiple reports of the alleged mistreatment of players.
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Defensive coordinator Tom Allen, an Indiana native who was introduced as the new head coach at a news conference on Thursday, is tasked with steadying the program after this setback.