MUNCIE, Ind. — In a matter of two weeks, Ben Botts' life was turned around.
He and his wife, Jordan, welcomed their second child, Ryan Rose, on March 27. Two weeks earlier, former Ball State men's basketball coach James Whitford was fired and Botts' future was in the air.
That's college coaching for you. One week you're living your dream. The next, you could be looking for a job.
Luckily for Botts, he didn't have to go anywhere to find his next role. He was the lone assistant coach on Whitford's staff retained by head coach Michael Lewis, along with Bill Comar, who was named the special assistant to the head coach.