Kelvin Sampson tainted the Indiana basketball program?s reputation. Now the Hoosiers are hoping the fallout doesn?t do any further damage.

Sampson agreed to Indiana?s offer of a $750,000 buyout Friday, waiving his right to sue the university for further damages and turning the program over to interim coach Dan Dakich, as reported by the Associated Press.

The athletic department?s response to an NCAA report charging Sampson with five major NCAA rules violations may create an even bigger mess for the 15th-ranked Hoosiers, starting with Saturday?s game at Northwestern.

Some players threatened to sit out the game as a protest. However, AD Rick Greenspan, who asked for Sampson?s resignation, said he expected the players to participate at Northwestern and the program to move forward.