It was announced today that IU football coach Terry Hoeppner will sit out the 2007 season. Coach Hep is still fighting the brain cancer that has sidelined him 3 times since becoming IU's head coach. Bill Lynch has been named the interim head coach in Hep's absence. Bill has been the assistant head coach at IU since 2005.
I don't know Coach Hep personally but I hear he is one hell of a guy. I do know that he is the best thing that has happened to IU football in a long, long time. My thoughts and prayers go out to Coach Hep and his family. I hope to see him back on the sideline very soon.
I'm not a huge IU football fan, but I hope Bill Lynch does a good job growing the program in Hep's absence. Ball State recruited me when Bill Lynch was head coach there and I wasn't overly impressed with his personality. In fact, I just didn't find him very believable. His personality is one of the reasons I didn't accept a scholarship offer to play there. After my less than stellar college career though, I'm sure that Bill was probably thankful I chose to play elsewhere. I do think that Bill Lynch is capable of coaching IU football. I wish him all the luck in the world.
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