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>> HE'S GONNA FIRE THIS 23-YARD
TD PASS TO LANCE GRUHEY.
IT'S 7-6 AFTER ONE QUARTER.
RIVALRY SHOOTOUT HERE.

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NORTH GETS IT DONE.
>> HIGHLIGHTS FROM AC AND OUR
PARTNERS AT WISH-TV, A HUGE GAME
LAST YEAR BETWEEN COLUMBUS NORTH

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AND CROSSTOWN RIVAL, THE
OLYMPIANS OF COLUMBUS EAST.
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IN INDIANA
HAS GROWN SO MUCH IN POPULARITY

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OVER THE YEAR, BUT IT'S LIKELY
GOING TO LOOK PERHAPS A LOT
DIFFERENT THIS SEASON.
COVID-19 FORCED SPRING SPORTS IN

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THE STATE TO TAKE A TIME-OUT,
PUSHING A GOOD NUMBER OF
INDIANA'S MORE THAN 160,000 HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES OUT OF

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ACTION.
THE STATE HAS ISSUED AN
ELABORATE APPROACH ON HOW TO
SAFELY GET ATHLETES BACK IN THE

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GAME.
AND AS HE PREPARES TO SUCCEED
BOBBY COX AS COMMISSIONER OF THE
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC

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ASSOCIATION, VETERAN
ADMINISTRATOR PAUL NEIDIG WILL
ALSO OVERSEE THE IFS, HOW'S AND
WHEN'S OF RETURNING PREP SPORTS

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TO PLAYING FIELDS, COURTS, AND
COURSES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
AND JOINING US THIS WEEK ON THE
PROGRAM, PAUL NEIDIG FROM THE

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OFFICE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE NEW ROLE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND IT'S CERTAINLY MY PLEASURE

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TO JOIN YOU GUYS TODAY HERE WITH
THE SHOW.
>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT GETTING
BACK ON THE FIELD IN A MOMENT,

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BUT FIRST A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR
BACKGROUND.
YOU'VE BEEN AT THE IHSAA FOR, I
THINK, TWO OR THREE YEARS, BUT

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PRIOR TO THAT, A LONG AND VERY
STORIED CAREER IN HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETICS IN THE EVANSVILLE
VANDER BERG SCHOOL SYSTEM.

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TALK, PAUL, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR BACKGROUND.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, I'VE HAD A
GREAT CAREER, I'VE BEEN BLESSED

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TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO A
LOT OF THINGS IN EDUCATION.
YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
AND STILL TODAY, I CONSIDER

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MYSELF A TEACHER.
I WAS ABLE TO START IN THE
CLASSROOM, AND LOVE TEACHING,
LOVE HELPING KIDS FIND THEIR WAY

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AND WATCHING THEM LEARN AND GROW
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PASSION OF
MINE, AND I WAS ABLE AT SOME
POINT TO TURN THAT IN TO THE

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ATHLETIC FIELD THROUGH COACHING
AND THEN THROUGH ATHLETIC
ADMINISTRATION AND ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR, I THINK BACK ON THAT

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TIME WITH VERY FOND MEMORIES AND
I KNOW I WILL FOR THE REST OF MY
CAREER, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE
REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR

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KIDS IN THAT ROLE.
BUT THEN HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE IN THE CENTRAL OFFICE
ADMINISTRATION, OVERSAW DISTRICT

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ATHLETICS, SO WE HAD FIVE HIGH
SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
PROGRAMS AND SOME ELEMENTARY
PROGRAMS, AND ULTIMATELY I WAS

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ABLE TO SERVE DR. DAVID SMITH
AND THE SCHOOL BOARD IN
EVANSVILLE AS CHIEF OF STAFF, SO
I'VE SEEN THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF

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EDUCATION IN A SCHOOL SYSTEM
FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF AN
INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL AND THEN FROM
>> PAUL, IN A NUTSHELL, WE'RE

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GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE COVID-19
DYNAMIC IN A MOMENT, BUT IN A
NUTSHELL, WHAT IS YOUR VISION
FOR THE IHSAA AS YOU BEGIN THIS

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NEW ROLE?
>> WELL, I THINK MY VISION
REALLY IS CONTAINED IN WHAT I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.

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WE'RE AN EDUCATION-BASED
INSTITUTE.
IF EDUCATION DOESN'T HAPPEN, WE
DON'T HAVE SPORTS.

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AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT FIRST
AND FOREMOST.
AND MY GUIDING PRINCIPLE, MY
DECISION-MAKING, THE THING I

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ALWAYS WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO
IS THE LAST KID WHO MAKES THE
TEAM.
YOU KNOW, THE 1%, THE GREAT

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ATHLETES, THEY HAVE A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES, BUT I REALLY WANT
TO BE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL KIDS WHO MAKE

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A TEAM, BECAUSE THIS IS AN
EDUCATIONAL SETTING, AND IF
WE'RE NOT TEACHING, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE NOT PROBABLY DOING THE

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SERVICE TO KIDS.
SO THAT'S MY PRIMARY FOCUS.
>> OKAY, PAUL.
THIS IS ON THE MINDS OF MANY

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PEOPLE IN THE STATE, FANS,
PARENTS, AND, OF COURSE, STUDENT
ATHLETES, BUT GETTING BACK IN
THE GAME, WILL YOU WILL, I KNOW

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THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION HAS ISSUED BASICALLY A
THREE PHASED APPROACH WHEN IT
COMES TO SPORTS.

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CAN YOU GIVE US A NUTSHELL OF
THAT PLAN AND WHERE THINGS ARE
AT THIS POINT?
>> SURE.

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
OBVIOUSLY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

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AND ENTITIES CHARGED WITH
OPENING BACK UP OUR STATE, BUT
THE PLAN IS, WE RETURN TO OUR
SCHOOL BASED FACILITIES ON

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JULY 6TH, OUR COACHES CAN GET
ACCESS TO STUDENT ATHLETES,
WE'LL CALL IT KNOCKING THE TUS T
OFF HERE.

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THERE'S A TWO WEEK ACCLAMATION
PERIOD WE CALL PHASE ONE,
COACHES CAN START WORKING WITH
THEIR KIDS, WEIGHTLIFTING,

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CONDITIONING, GETTING THE BALLS
BACK OUT AND THE PADS, AND THEN
AFTER THAT, WE MOVE INTO PHASE
TWO.

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PHASE TWO WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF A RETURN TO NORMAL
SUMMER, WHERE WE CAN START SOME
INFORMAL COMPETITIONS, OBVIOUSLY

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WITH ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY
DURING PHASE TWO, AND THAT TAKES
US TO PHASE THREE, AND PHASE
THREE IS GOING TO BE THE RETURN

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OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AS WE KNOW
IT THE ON THE SAME TIMELINE AS
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD.
AND OUR HOPE IS, IF WE CONTINUE

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ON THIS PATH AND SOMETHING
DOESN'T CHANGE, THAT WE'RE GOING
TO RETURN TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD
ON FRIDAY NIGHT THIS FALL, JUST

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LIKE WE HAVE EVERY OTHER YEAR OR
THE SOCCER OR TENNIS OR GOLF OR
WHAT HAVE YOU, AND WE'RE GOING
TO START COMPETING AGAIN AND

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WE'RE GOING TO START GIVING OUR
KIDS A PLATFORM TO LEARN AND
SHOW WHAT THEY DO.
>> VERY GOOD.

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VERY QUICKLY, PAUL, WE ONLY HAVE
ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT, I KNOW
YOU CAN'T ANSWER THIS IN
TOTALITY, BUT AT THIS POINT IN

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THE GAME AND IN THAT
PROGRESSION, HOW CONFIDENT ARE
YOU THAT YOU CAN STICK TO THAT
TIELINE AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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CAN BEGIN ON SCHEDULE?
>> I THINK I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN
THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD ALSO
SAY WE NEED TO REMAIN NIMBLE.

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THIS COVID IS A NEW PATH FOR US,
WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE INS AND
OUTS OF IT YET, BUT I'M
CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO

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RETURN TO THE FIELD IN THE FALL.
>> PAUL NEIDIG, INCOMING
COMMISSIONER, PAUL THANKS FOR
JOINING US, GOOD LUCK IN YOUR

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NEW ROLE.
I KNOW WE'LL TALK TO YOU MANY
TIMES HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE AS
WELL.

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>> VERY GOOD.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS
DO, AND LET'S GET BACK ON THE