BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- For the first time all night, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti stopped himself.

After No. 19 Indiana's historic 63-10 win against No. 9 Illinois, in which it put up the highest points total by a Big Ten team against an AP top 10 opponent, Cignetti was asked about the message his team had delivered to the country Saturday night. Especially to those who questioned whether the 2024 Hoosiers belonged in the College Football Playoff, despite the dominance displayed for most of the season.

" [ The media ] controls all that stuff, I just got to get them ready and then we all play our games and see what shakes out at the end of the year," Cignetti said diplomatically.

He then paused, smiled and looked at his communications chief.

"I want to, but I won't."

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