I'm a bit late on this, I know, but here's the latest from the AD search update.
The frontrunner, according to our friend Chris Korman at the Hoosier Scoop, is Bob De Carolis, the athletics director at Oregon State. De Carolis did nothing to distance himself from such talk when he released this statement over the weekend, basically implicating him as a part of the search:
"At this time it would not be appropriate for me to respond to rumors and speculation about the position of director of athletics at Indiana University," the statement said. "Officials at Indiana University have this process for this position and I want to respect it. Therefore, I do no wish to make any comments that might directly or indirectly compromise this process. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation."
Read it how you want, but that says fairly clearly that he's in some way a part of that "process" he said he wants to respect.
That's about all the movement I have on this right now. We'll keep you updated as things develop. Check out De Carolis' bio on the Oregon State Web site and let us know what you think.
