"Indiana University's football team had been a Big Ten doormat for as long as the conference had existed. Then, athletic director Scott Dolson hired Curt Cignetti as head coach, and Cignetti embarked on the greatest turnaround story in modern college sports. In just his second season, he led the Hoosiers to their first-ever national championship, defeating the University of Miami Hurricanes, 27-21, on Monday night, and completing a perfect season that nobody saw coming."
"$93 million Cignetti has signed three different contracts with Indiana: his initial contract in November 2023, an extension worth $8 million per year in November 2024, and then a behemoth extension worth nearly $93 million over eight years in October 2025. 3 Through that last contract, Cignetti is entitled to a good-faith market review and renegotiation that makes him no less than the third-highest-paid Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coach should the Hoosiers make it to the College Football Playoff semifinal."
Indiana produced another underdog sports triumph when Indiana University's football program completed a historic turnaround. Athletic director Scott Dolson hired Curt Cignetti, who in his second season led the Hoosiers to a 27-21 national championship victory over the University of Miami Hurricanes and a perfect 16-0 season. Indiana became the first major college team to go 16-0 since Yale in 1894, though Yale mixed in noncollege opponents. Cignetti signed multiple contracts: an initial deal in November 2023, an $8 million-per-year extension in November 2024, and a nearly $93 million, eight-year extension in October 2025. Contract terms allow for market review and potential further raises.
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