Curt Cignetti’s turnaround at Indiana wasn’t set to see a second season of the same results. That’s what Paul Finebaum would have you believe. This season, Indiana is even better than what they did last year. In Week 7, the Hoosiers traveled to Eugene and took down Oregon. Amid the coaching carousel going around college football, the program acted fast to secure its prized possession for the future and gave an updated contract to Cignetti. The head coach has a prized possession of his own, one that he’s unwilling to let go of.
The Hoosiers just locked down their coach with an eight-year, $93 million contract with a $11.6 million payout annually. This is his third contract extension with IU, yet he has only coached 19 games in Bloomington. Ahead of their Week 8 game, Cignetti appeared on