Indiana is officially no longer just a basketball school.

After quickly turning the Hoosiers football program from an afterthought to a national championship contender in less than two seasons, the school announced Thursday it has given head coach Curt Cignetti an eight-year, $92.8 million contract extension, ending speculation that he could jump to Penn State as a replacement for the recently fired James Franklin.

The deal makes Cignetti the third highest-paid college football coach in the nation behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13 million per year) and Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($12.5 million per), according to CBS Sports .

Indiana has signed head coach Curt Cignetti an eight-year, $92.8 million contract extension. Robert Goddin-Imagn Images

Cignetti, 64, took over the program in 2024 a

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