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.

The confetti has only just been cleared from the field following Indiana’s incredible National Championship win, but head coach Curt Cignetti is already being tipped for the NFL.

Curt Cignetti, the old-school, blunt-spoken coach who began his Hoosiers tenure with a promise to bring swift success to the losingest program in college football, completed his masterpiece.

Cignetti turned a near-perennial doormat into a juggernaut literally overnight. If all goes to plan Monday and IU wins its first national title, his stunningly prescient comments will join the annals of sports figures whose bold statements have come true.

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.

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Curt Cignetti was fired up as always, but this time he directed his intensity at the officials despite heading to halftime with a 10-0 lead.

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