INDIANAPOLIS -- Terry Hoeppner's contract with Indiana University could be voided if a doctor determines the Indiana Hoosiers' ailing football coach is permanently disabled.
The contract, obtained by The Associated Press under a Freedom of Information request, does not specify a timetable for making such a decision.
Hoeppner, who turns 60 in August, has undergone two brain surgeries since December 2005 and is on his third medical leave from the team. Still, he signed a two-year extension to his contract last December.
His latest absence began in mid-March and is the longest of the three. Hoeppner has not made a public appearance since late February at a NCAA luncheon in Indianapolis.
Athletic director Rick Greenspan recently expressed concern over Hoeppner's prolonged absence but declined repeated interview requests from The Associated Press.
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