Kevin Wilson Speaks Publicly For First Time About Allegations At Indiana


Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson on Thursday spoke publicly for the first time about allegations that he mistreated players while serving as the head coach at Indiana.


Kevin Wilson’s head-coaching tenure at Indiana ended unceremoniously in December when he was let go amid allegations of player mistreatment.

Now Wilson is the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, and he maintains that he did nothing wrong.

Speaking publicly for the first time regarding the abrupt ending with the Hoosiers, Wilson on Thursday said that – like his former employer – Ohio State found no evidence of wrongdoing during the vetting process before Wilson joined Urban Meyer’s staff.

“We wouldn’t be (at Ohio State) doing this job if those things were true,” Wilson said. “Anyone can have an opinion. I know the department (at Indiana) looked into everything. I know this school’s looked into everything. I know we’re very, very comfortable with what we’re doing, where we’re at, and we’re excited to move forward.

“The athletic director had outside counsel, found no evidence and that’s why we’re here.”

Indiana AD Fred Glass opened two investigations into allegations that Wilson forced athletic trainers to clear injured Hoosiers so they could play through their injuries, and that the coach was unsympathetic toward players despite their ailments.

Wilson agreed a change was needed and officially resigned after turning the Hoosiers from a 1-11 team into back-to-back bowl participants over six seasons.

“The (Indiana) athletic department — the athletic director and those guys — made their decision,” Wilson said. “From there, the comments were made. We just go back to how much we loved being there, loved our players. Didn’t have a chance to kind of see those guys off.”

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