The “Google Me” man, Curt Cignetti, just added a Natty feather into both his own cap and Indiana’s. With just 13 bowl trips in 130-plus years, the script flipped to a perfect 16-0 Natty run in the 2025-26 season.

The Hoosiers’ incomprehensible journey to the sport’s mountaintop resulted from following their coach’s methodical approach.

Curt Cignetti was not a fan of some of the hits his quarterback took in the first half of the national championship game against Miami.

In his halftime interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Cignetti ripped the officials for missing what he termed three “obvious personal fouls.” All three came on late or unnecessary hits on Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, he said, one of which left the Heisman Trophy winner with a bloodied lip.

Has Curt Cignetti always been like this? Players at his first stop as head coach, say yes. And they're not surprised by his Indiana success.

After defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game, the Indiana Hoosiers secured a first-round bye and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. They now take on the No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship game.