COVER STORY: A New Era Begins


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Only three times before—in 1905, 1916, and 1923—has Indiana University started an academic year with new head coaches in both football and men’s basketball. Expectations are high. (left) Tom Allen, football; Photo courtesy of IU Athletics. (right) Archie Miller, basketball; AP Photo/Eugene Tanner. Graphic design by Emilee Stites

 

BY PETER DORFMAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RODNEY MARGISON

It happened in 1905, 1916, and 1923, and now it’s happening again—Indiana University begins an academic year with new head coaches in both major spectator sports. Tom Allen takes over as head honcho in football and Archie Miller assumes leadership of men’s basketball. An anxious Hoosier Nation has reason to hope anew.

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WEB EXCLUSIVE

From interviews to camps, we have additional photos of Indiana University’s new football and men’s basketball coaches in this slideshow:

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