The Indiana Hoosiers have gone all-in on head coach Curt Cignetti after an unprecedented two-year turnaround. Cignetti, who turned the Indiana football team into a Big Ten powerhouse and national contender, recently agreed to an eight-year, $93 million contract extension that includes a substantial buyout increase.

According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the deal raises Cignetti’s average annual salary to $11.6 million — making him the third-highest-paid coach in college football behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart and Ohio State’s Ryan Day. It also boosts his buyout from $10 million to $15 million.

“Under his previous deal, Cignetti's buyout was set to drop to $10 million on Dec. 1, a number that now climbs to $15 million under the new contract,” Thamel reported.

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