The most obvious came when Miami defensive back Jakobe Thomas delivered a blow with the crown of his helmet that left the Heisman Trophy winner with a bloody lip. The replay showed clear helmet-to-helmet contact, but officials saw it differently.

That includes Cignetti’s wife, Manette Cignetti (née Lawer). “He’s super organized. He’s everything I’m not,” she told the IndyStar. “He’s always looking for the edge. He can juggle anything. He leads by example. He has great integrity. He’s a great role model for these kids. He’s 100% all in and that’s why his players are the same way.”

Curt Cignetti has come a long way, in a short time. In only two years of big-time college football — at a previously small-time Big Ten program — Cignetti has climbed to the top of the mountain. The question now becomes whether he’ll try to climb the same mountain again, or whether he’ll look for a new mountain.

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