New Indiana coach Cignetti counts on father’s old-school values, new faces to spur quick turnaround
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Indiana coach Cignetti counts on father’s old-school values, new faces to spur quick turnaround

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Greatest man I’ve ever known,” Cignetti said when asked about his father. After taking his first head coaching job at the same school his father turned into a Division II powerhouse, Cignetti led IUP to the playoffs twice in six seasons. Running back Justice Ellison, a transfer from Wake Forest, initially rejected a scholarship offer from James Madison but chose Indiana because of “the look” in Cignetti’s eyes. If you look at his track record, it speaks for itself, he wins football games.” That’s music to Hoosiers fans who have endured three straight losing seasons and have celebrated only five bowl bids since 1994.

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Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with 8-year contract
1 month, 1 week ago

Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti for 10-0 season with 8-year contract

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Google me.” Then at a basketball game, he riled up crowd by shouting “Purdue sucks,” referencing Indiana’s long-time in-state rival, before declaring “so does Michigan and Ohio State.” All Cignetti has done since then is win at a historic rate, just like his late Hall of …

Ty Son Lawton, Kurtis Rourke carry Indiana to 31-7 victory over Florida International
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Ty Son Lawton, Kurtis Rourke carry Indiana to 31-7 victory over Florida International

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Lawson scored two touchdowns in the first half Saturday, Rourke threw for another score and took the Hoosiers on a time-consuming third-quarter scoring drive to help Indiana pull away from Florida International 31-7, making Cignetti the first Indiana coach to win his debut since 2007. “There …

Indiana begins new football era with coach Curt Cignetti making debut against Florida International
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Indiana begins new football era with coach Curt Cignetti making debut against Florida International

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Indiana starts anew after hiring Curt Cignetti, who has never posted a sub-.500 mark in 13 years as a head coach. While the unveiling of Florida International’s recently renamed Pitbull Stadium won’t take place this week, the Golden Panthers are ready for a fresh start after …

New Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says ‘no reason’ he can’t replicate his JMU success
1 year ago

New Indiana coach Curt Cignetti says ‘no reason’ he can’t replicate his JMU success

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! One day after taking the biggest job of his career, the 62-year-old Cignetti promised Friday to bring the same approach he used to produce 12 straight winning seasons at three schools to Indiana, which hasn’t played in a bowl game since 2020. “But you’re your own …

Indiana Hoosiers agree to deal with Curt Cignetti as new football coach
1 year ago

Indiana Hoosiers agree to deal with Curt Cignetti as new football coach

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The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Curt Cignetti learned the coaching profession from his College Football Hall of Fame father. Both also spent more than a decade climbing the assistant coaching ranks before landing a head coaching job, and now Curt Cignetti, like his father, has landed a job at a Power …

Indiana hires Curt Cignetti as football coach
1 year ago

Indiana hires Curt Cignetti as football coach

New York Times  

By Nicole Auerbach, Scott Dochterman and Chris Vannini Indiana has named Curt Cignetti its football coach. Depending on who Cignetti signs in the portal, he has a chance to elevate IU into a bowl game his first season and perhaps compete for the Big Ten’s upper-middle by his second season. — Scott Dochterman, college football staff writer Why Indiana needed …

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