Surprising news out of Bloomington, where Indiana is reportedly set to dismiss head football coach Kevin Wilson.
Gregg Doyel and Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star reported that the Hoosiers would end Wilson's tenure with an announcement Thursday evening.
ESPN followed shortly thereafter with a report that Wilson has been fired, adding these details about the potential reason:
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If such circumstances are the cause of Wilson's dismissal, it would be a similar situation to the one that led to Illinois firing Tim Beckman just a year ago.
It seems to be a further example of the "old-school" attitude of some coaches, the kind that ended Beckman's tenure at Illinois.
A former player who was coached by Wilson during Wilson's time as an assistant at Oklahoma tweeted the following Thursday afternoon:
Wilson's Hoosiers clinched bowl eligibility for the second straight season with a win over Purdue last weekend. After appearing in last season's Pinstripe Bowl, Indiana is set for a second straight bowl appearance for the first time since 1991.
Last year's trip to the postseason was the program's first since 2007 and just its second since 1993.
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This was Wilson's sixth season as the head coach at Indiana. He has a 26-47 overall record and a 12-37 mark in conference games while leading the Hoosiers. This year's 4-5 finish in conference play was the team's best during Wilson's tenure.
A win in the bowl game would give Indiana a 7-6 record, its first above-.500 finish since 2007.