Kind of odd. IU spent a fortune hiring a high-powered search firm, received interest from lots of quality candidates, went through interviews, background searches, checked references, and ended up taking twice as long to run their search, interview candidates and make a choice than they announced initially. And in the end, they pick their own long-time deputy director and chief operating officer of intercollegiate athletics Scott Dolson, who has been their second in command at IU since 2009. He has been working in various capacities at IU since 1989.
I had heard that Chris Reynolds was not in contention at the end, and had given assurance to the Board of Trustees that he was not going anywhere.