Will Curt Cignetti’s Extension At Indiana Be Enough To Keep Him?
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – NOVEMBER 09: Head coach Curt Cignetti of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after a win over the Michigan Wolverines at Memorial Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Getty Images For the second year in a row, the Indiana Hoosiers are entering Week Nine undefeated. In 2024, this perfect start was enough to take the previously unranked team and give them the 13-seed in college football. One year later, Indiana’s 7-0 start has rewarded them with the highest national ranking in their program’s history, as they have been deemed the second-best team in the nation. The correlation of these two seasons compared against their program’s history is clear, as Head Coach Curt Cignetti has drastically changed the program since taking the job ahead of 2024. Now, despite only coaching 20 games, the Hoosiers have already rewarded Cignetti with an 8-year, $93 million extension. At $8.3 million a year, this contract puts Cignetti in the top-20 contracts in college football. For someone who just started his Head Coaching career four years prior at James Madison, there is not much for Cignetti to complain about. However, will this extension be enough to keep him with Indiana? BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – OCTOBER 18: E.J. Williams Jr. #7 and Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate during the second half of the NCAA game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on October 18, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Getty Images The former West Virginia quarterback worked his way to becoming a Head Coach after years of working as miscellaneous position coach. From smaller programs like Davidson and Rice to NC State and Alabama, they earned his first Head Coaching opportunity in 2011. Cignetti followed the…
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