Ole Miss coach Chris Beard would be the choice for many Indiana fans, but others view him as a nonstarter due to his checkered past.

According to a Statesman article in January 2023, James Davis, vice president for UT legal affairs, responded in a terse letter: "Chris Beard engaged in unacceptable behavior that makes him unfit ...

I'd hire one of the premier coaches in all of college basketball — Chris Beard ... an alleged fight with his fiancée Randi Trew. She later defended Beard, claiming he acted in self-defense ...