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. “Strength and conditioning has really changed through the years. It's become a very scientific thing.

Sources: Indiana Strength coach Derek Owings is staying at IU after signing a three-year deal with a big pay raise. USC made a strong push for him, but IU keeps a key piece of the program’s success.

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 ...

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 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 Hoosiers strength coach Derek Owings has signed a three-year contract extension with a significant pay raise to stay with the program after a successful season under head coach Curt Cignetti.

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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.