22 | 2025 O'Neill School Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Scott Dolson

About this episode

Scott Dolson discusses his role in managing IU athletics during a transformative period for college sports.

The past 12 months at IU has seen Hoosier football enjoy success at a level never approached in the nearly 140 years Indiana has played. Head coach Curt Cignetti was hired, led his team to the first double-digit win season in IU history, and he was named national coach of the year by several organizations. IU men’s basketball saw transition as well, with new head coach Darian DeVries being hired, bringing a new excitement to the program. Women’s basketball has continued its historic run of success, IU men’s soccer continues to win Big Ten championships and reach the NCAA Tournament, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving dominated its competition. All of this while college sports undergoes massive changes, from the transfer portal to name, image, and likeness rights, and a host of other shifts that make envisioning the future an incredible challenge. It’s a good thing the IU Department of Athletics is led by an O’Neill grad. Scott Dolson has been Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at IU since July 2020, and his management of the IU athletic department in our ever-evolving world has been remarkable to watch. Scott has provided a rudder during this…

People in this episode

Host: Paul H. O'Neill

Guest: Scott Dolson

Topics covered

• college sports
• athletics management
• leadership
• IU sports history
• student-athlete success

Keywords

• Scott Dolson
• IU athletics
• college sports
• leadership
• student-athletes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IU Department of Athletics, Indiana University, O'Neill School

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