Indiana football coach Tom Allen has been fired after seven seasons with the Hoosiers, following three consecutive losing seasons. The decision comes after Indiana finished with a 3-9 record. The program owes Allen a buyout of $20.8 million, which was initially reported as $20 million but later negotiated down to $15.5 million. The university has agreed to pay Allen in two equal installments. The search for a new coach has begun, with names like Jason Candle, Tommy Rees, Justin Frye, and Kane Wommack being considered. The firing of Allen has sparked discussions about the future of Indiana's football program and potential coaching candidates.
Statement from Tom Allen following Indiana’s coaching change today. https://t.co/3GHDtxPXJG
Indiana football coaching job pluses, minuses and candidates after Tom Allen https://t.co/ECtMGKTybL
Indiana negotiates a $5 million reduction in football coach Tom Allen's buyout. #iufb From @Jared_Kelly7 https://t.co/YHQcf4Z6TU
Indiana announces that Tom Allen has been fired and that it negotiated the buyout down from $20M to $15.5M — which the school will pay Allen in two equal installments: https://t.co/DrEdsEjC7k
#iufb makes it official: Tom Allen is out after 7 season as Hoosiers head football coach. As per settlement, he will received two installments of $7.75 million as apart of his buyout. Full release from Indiana here: @WHAS11 https://t.co/jcR2l3NEDI
Indiana makes it official that Tom Allen has been fired. The university says it has agreed to two payments of $7.75 million as a settlement. https://t.co/ZNPfKxY2em
Indiana announces coach Tom Allen has been fired, with a little news regarding the buyout. https://t.co/CrH4vGWtA4
Indiana has fired Tom Allen. Where do the Hoosiers go now for their next coach? Jason Candle? Tommy Rees? Justin Frye? Kane Wommack? Our analysis of IU's search: Sign up for The Athletic here w/ our Black Friday Sale only $1/month https://t.co/1OJ7X2ODLR https://t.co/1OJ7X2ODLR
Indiana is set to pay Tom Allen $20.8 million to no longer coach the program — the third-largest buyout in college football history. https://t.co/ml6mbhnYa1
Indiana football coach Tom Allen is out after seven seasons leading the Hoosiers. Here is a full breakdown of his buyout. #iufb From @Jared_Kelly7 https://t.co/P1vBYYSxPT
Indiana fires football coach Tom Allen despite $20 million buyout https://t.co/04v9QS2hN1
Indiana fires Tom Allen, per sources; program owes football coach $20 million buyout https://t.co/SvXGOdd43H
Tom Allen will be paid $20.8 million to not coach Indiana football.
Tom Allen is out as Indiana coach per multiple reports. Allen was 33-49 in seven seasons with the Hoosiers. https://t.co/u542CXiuzd
Indiana fires Tom Allen: Hoosiers coach ousted after finishing off third consecutive losing season https://t.co/X0AZrFnA9o
Indiana has reportedly fired head coach Tom Allen after seven seasons on the job. https://t.co/lySeLQfefN
Tom Allen is out at Indiana https://t.co/keFF7BB5jv
BREAKING: Indiana fires Tom Allen, but he's not leaving Bloomington empty-handed. The Hoosiers owe Allen a shockingly large buyout. No better job in America than being a fired football coach! DETAILS: https://t.co/SpWJ8kTGBV https://t.co/BGpd0RT992
Indiana has reportedly dismissed head coach Tom Allen after seven seasons. 😔 https://t.co/nBZcE9eDxB https://t.co/tMJQ65svAB
Indiana coach Tom Allen fired after 3rd straight losing season - via @ESPN App https://t.co/vnLZOg2Xmh
Indiana fires Tom Allen, and will pay that $20 million buyout https://t.co/h3F3sqtVX8
SOURCES: Indiana is firing Tom Allen after eight seasons and will begin its search for a new coach. Here's more on a wild coaching carousel that's spinning fast today. https://t.co/I73MXbpC64 https://t.co/I73MXbpC64
Many are calling Tom Allen “the Financial Wiz of the Midwest” after being paid a buyout of *checks notes* 20 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS to NOT be the coach of Indiana football. https://t.co/L1xW6fJa3K
Indiana has fired Head Coach Tom Allen, per @ZachOsterman Allen went 33-49 in seven seasons https://t.co/hyUZ9VJk81
Peegs sources: After three consecutive losing seasons, Indiana has fired football coach Tom Allen. #iufb https://t.co/Sc5lMHCR6F
Tom Allen fired at Indiana, source told @ActionNetworkHQ. 1st reported by @ZachOsterman. Allen was 33-49 in 7 seasons
Sources: Tom Allen is out as coach at Indiana.
Source: Indiana has fired coach Tom Allen after seven years at the school. Staff to meet around 10 am ET. @ZachOsterman first reported.
It’s now decision-making time for Indiana. What direction does IU want to go? The Hoosiers have to decide the future of their football program, whether they want to continue under head coach Tom Allen or make a change. #iufb https://t.co/yHcdkFXMjh
“I understand you have to win. I want to win as bad as anybody … It’s out of my hands.” — Indiana football coach Tom Allen after IU fell to 3-9 for its third consecutive losing season. #iufb https://t.co/whOJfuyYs5
It's now decision-making time for Indiana as it relates to the future of its football program. Stay with Tom Allen after 3 consecutive losing seasons or make a change? #iufb https://t.co/yHcdkFXetJ