Before coaching an official in-season practice, before taking the field, heck, before even winning a game, first-year Indiana Hoosier head football coach has already won the hearts of many fans.

Let's face it. Before Wednesday's major announcement, how many folks actually thought the top QB in the class of 2012, Gunner Kiel (Columbus, IN), would commit to play for the Hoosiers.

Sure, they were on his shortlist, but after years and years of poor seasons and neglect from the top brass in the athletics department, it was expected that he would choose to go south to Alabama, or west to Oklahoma or Missouri, all three being powerhouses in major conferences, and y...

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