Goodman: Is the secret to Indiana’s success steroid use?
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Key Points:
- A reader questioned whether Indiana's rapid rise in college football success is due to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), suggesting drug testing before the College Football Playoff championship.
- The columnist clarifies that Indiana players are not using PEDs, noting that the NCAA conducts random drug testing, including for PEDs, throughout the season and bowl games.
- Indiana's success is attributed to coach Curt Cignetti’s strategic use of the transfer portal, bringing in experienced, high-character players to quickly build a competitive team.
- Cignetti emphasizes balancing transfers and high school recruits to maintain a championship-ready roster annually, adapting to the evolving landscape of college football.
- Indiana is poised to remain competitive with continued recruitment of high-level transfers for the upcoming season
