Marcus Freeman shares why "leading by example" isn't enough.
"We don't love leaders by example. Because leaders by example are guys that do what they're told to do, they do everything they're asked, right?"
"But they don't say things when their teammates aren't reaching the standard. We can't have that."
Real leadership isn't just performing at the standard. It's protecting the standard.
"We need more leaders. Guys that are willing to hold their teammates accountable because it's gonna make your teammate better."
Accountability isn't about being hard on people. It's about caring enough to not let them settle.
"I wanna make everybody in our organization the best they possibly can be. So if I let you cut corners or I don't say something to you when you're falling under the standard, then I'm not helping push you to the best you can be."
Leading by example is the baseline.
Leading with accountability is the standard.
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#Indiana football started in 1899.
They now have six total bowl victories in program history.
The dates:
• Dec. 21, 1979
• Dec. 28, 1988
• Dec. 31, 1991
• Jan. 1, 2026
• Jan. 9, 2026
• Jan. 19, 2026
So the Hoosiers won as many bowl games in the last 19 days as they had in the previous 125 years combined.
A truly mind-blowing story.
What a thrill to cover IU title.
In a 2-year context, I think this is the most unlikely American sports story of my life: Losingest program ever - 1 conf W in '23, 4 OT's vs Akron - had won 3 bowls EVER.
2 yrs later, 3 "bowl" W's in 19 days, undefeated Nat'l Champs. Amazing.
Last year at Cal, Fernando Mendoza was knocked out on a controversial hit by Wesley Bissainthe in a crushing loss.
In last night’s national championship…Bissainthe was the last defender Fernando ran through on that 4th down TD.
This movie will have to be a trilogy to properly convey all the absurd storylines.
@jhall1455@Ryan_Carr11 Thanks Joseph…One of the most personally fulfilling parts of being able to cover this postseason run was all the extra time with the wonderful Indy media friends I made many years ago! All the more special to share it with them ♥️
Really appreciate our outstanding @BigTenNetwork crew’s work all week in Miami @CFBPlayoff. Great to bring as much as we could of @IndianaFootball’s story to the fans. Thankful for these moments!
Carter Smith had a false start on No. 1 @IndianaFootball's last drive.
The @bigten's offensive lineman of the year couldn't have been more relieved that his teammates picked him up.
Watch his entertaining interview with @AdamsonAshley 👇
A 2-star QB scrambling for potentially the national-championship-winning touchdown on 4th down in his hometown against his hometown team after winning the Heisman for the most losing program of all time while his mother with MS screams for joy from her seat is possibly the limit of how good sports can get