BLOOMINGTON — IU signed football’s head strength coach, Derek Owings, to a new three-year deal on improved terms Friday, amid interest from Southern Cal.

Indiana gave defensive coordinator Bryant Haines two contract extensions during the winter — a necessary follow-up amid ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Derek Owings, Indiana’s strength and conditioning coach for football, was once big into golf. The one-time tight end at Mercer was allegedly a long hitter off the tee, too.

"Derek Owings is a guy I got a lot of confidence in," Cignetti said in Feb. 2024. "Strength and conditioning has really changed through the years. It's become a very scientific thing.

“Derek Owings is a guy I got a lot of confidence in,” Cignetti said. “Strength and conditioning has really changed through the years. It's become a very scientific thing.

Owings came to Bloomington after serving in the same role under Cignetti at James Madison for the past four years. Owings — who makes $535,000 annually at IU — has been training with IU’s ...

Indiana’s Derek Owings has emerged as a target for the head strength and conditioning coach job at USC, sources tell @CBSSports / @247Sports. One of the top rising star strength coaches in the ...

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BLOOMINGTON — Derek Owings’ new contract with Indiana, signed in early May, places him among the top five highest-paid strength coaches in America. Per a USA Today database, Owings’ new salary — ...

BLOOMINGTON — IU signed football’s head strength coach, Derek Owings, to a new three-year deal on improved terms Friday, amid interest from Southern Cal. Owings, who has been with Curt Cignetti for ...

Derek Owings, Indiana’s strength and conditioning coach for football, was once big into golf. The one-time tight end at Mercer was allegedly a long hitter off the tee, too.