“They didn’t want to play at neutral sites.”

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ) – Tom Crean is no longer the coach at Indiana University, so that means the UK/IU rivalry is about to be revived, right?

Not quite.

Contrary to popular belief, Coach Cal says he believes Crean wasn’t the reason why the series ended.

He says it ended because the Hoosiers refused to play at a neutral site. Here’s what Coach Cal had to say on renewing the rivalry.