While Tom Allen’s off to a hot start back home in Indiana, the man he replaced will be on the opposite locker room this week as the Hoosiers head to Columbus to take on 2nd-ranked Ohio State at 3:30pm on ESPN Saturday.
Brian Knorr, Indiana’s former defensive coordinator fired after the 2015 season, will be on the sidelines for the Buckeyes as a quality control assistant. And right now, he’s only making $500 a month for his contributions.
What is a quality control assistant? Well, great question, mostly whatever you’d like them to be. The big programs use them as an extra set of eye balls in the film room and conference rooms in game planning — but not during practice and games, as the NCAA only allows 9 full-time assistants and 4 grad-assistants on the field.