Tom Crean, now with ESPN, on a year of transitions: 'I've never lost the drive to coach'

Tom Crean was seated in the back of the cafeteria with classic rock playing from the speakers as he huddled with his notes and film on his laptop to prepare for Tuesday night's game between Oklahoma and Kansas.

Crean, the former Marquette and Indiana head coach, is out of coaching for the first time since he entered the profession. But he's as attached to the game as ever and he said he's learning a fresh perspective as an ESPN analyst and is credited with offering keen insight into the play-by-play of games for the network.

Crean was fired after his ninth season at Indiana in March 2017 at