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Lil Wayne congratulated Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti and Fernando Mendoza on bringing the home the first national title in Hoosiers football history on Monday night.
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 national championship speech: IU coach explains gutsy decision to go for 4th down late in game
From "Google me, I win," to "We won the National Championship at Indiana University," Cignetti completed one of the greatest stories we've ever seen
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.