Former LSU Coach Talks Iowa’s Chances to Upset Michigan, Sign-Stealing Scandal And More

Gerry DiNardo has been a major figure in college football since the 1970s, when he was an All-American guard at Notre Dame. He quickly entered coaching, and led three power conference programs: Vanderbilt (1992 to ’94), LSU (’95 to ’99) and Indiana (2002 to ’04). He now works as an analyst for the Big Ten Network.

As part of a Big Ten and Samsung-sponsored coaching workshop conducted alongside former Michigan star tight end Jake Butt, DiNardo sat down with Sports Illustrated to discuss a range of topics...