Recruits aware of Crean’s situation

• By Hugh | Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 3:15 pm In today’s print edition, I detailed how the majority of recruits, when asked, said they were aware of the violations imposed on Tom Crean and his assistants this month. Since not all (or most) of you are subscribers, here’s a little tease of what was on doorsteps this morning. Still, the restrictions IU has placed on itself after the alleged NCAA violations Kelvin Sampson committed have put the Hoosier staff in a tough spot. They must recruit the top-level talent, the kind of players necessary to rebuild a once-proud program, with fewer resources than other elite programs. The key, Crean said, is honesty. “I’m trying to be in as many places as we possibly can,” Crean said last week. “At the same time, bear with us because we’re going to get through this. We’re going to get through... [read full story]