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Mike Davis made his resignation official today, stating that he would step down at the end of the season.

Davis has won 109 games and was the first Indiana coach -- Knight included -- to start with three straight seasons of at least 20 victories. He took the Hoosiers to the NCAA finals in 2002, losing to Maryland in the championship game, but did it with many of the Knight holdovers.

I really like Mike Davis and wish he could have stayed on, but when you have a program like Indiana's with a reputation like they had under Bob Knight, it's tough.

"Coach Davis assumed one of most difficult challenges any coach can accept -- following a legendary predecessor," Herbert said. "He has responded to these challenges with character, graciousness, with concern for the welfare of his players and with a determination to raise our program into the ranks of the very best in the nation."

"It was almost a no-win situation for him -- unless he won three straight national titles," Backer said.