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Curt Cignetti’s 7-word mic drop to Fernando Mendoza after Heisman win

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti was overjoyed to see his quarterback win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. Fernando Mendoza walked away with the award, after a truly memorable season with the Hoosiers.

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What Curt Cignetti Told Fernando Mendoza After Heisman Trophy Win

History was made Saturday night in downtown New York when it was taken over by the Cream and Crimson. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was named the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner, the first in the history of the Hoosiers football program.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / December 13

Curt Cignetti Held Heisman Meeting with Fernando Mendoza. It Spanned 14 Seconds

Standing at his traditional wooden podium, in his ever-common crimson windbreaker jacket, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti admitted he hadn't yet broken his routine with quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

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College Football News / Field Level Media / December 13

Reports: Indiana DC Bryant Haines lands lucrative deal

Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines was rewarded for overseeing the country's No. 2 scoring defense, landing one of the biggest contracts among assistant coaches, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / December 11

IU football’s Curt Cignetti has almost tripled his James Madison salary — just in bonuses

Did Curt Cignetti make the right decision leaving James Madison for the college football program that had the most losses of all-time? His net worth emphatically says yes.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / December 10

IU football just fifth team to sweep Walter Camp Awards, Cignetti first coach to repeat

For just the fifth time since 1967, one school earned the Walter Camp Player and Coach of Year awards. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti and quarterback Fernando Mendoza were honored by the Walter Camp Football Foundation with its National Coach and Player of the Year awards, respectively.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / December 10

Indiana football’s Star D-Lineman suffered season-ending injury celebrating Big Ten title

Indiana football defensive lineman Stephen Daley likely will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a right-leg injury during postgame celebrations following Indiana’s 13-10 win over No.

College Football News / Field Level Media / December 10

Hurt celebrating, Hoosiers DE Stephen Daley in doubt for playoff

Indiana defensive end Stephen Daley is dealing with a "serious" leg injury and his availability for the College Football Playoff is in doubt. Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti said Daley underwent tests after leaving the postgame celebration following the Big Ten Championship in an air cast.

College Football News / Athlon Sports / December 10

Indiana Announces Curt Cignetti News Before College Football Playoff

Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday. It's the program's first conference title since 1967 and third overall.

College Football News / ESPN / December 10

Hoosiers likely without DE Daley for playoffs

Indiana is likely to be without Stephen Daley for the playoffs after the defensive end suffered an injury during the Big Ten championship postgame celebration, coach Curt Cignetti told reporters Wednesday.

Indiana Hoosiers News / The Daily Hoosier / December 10

“Kind of unbelievable” — IU football edge rusher Stephen Daley likely to miss CFP

Indiana football suffered a major loss during the postgame celebration following its 13-10 win over Ohio State Saturday. Edge rusher Stephen Daley suffered a serious lower body injury that “will probably make him not available for the remainder of the season,” coach Curt Cignetti said via Zoom on Wednesday.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / December 9

Big Ten Title Should Be 'Nail In The Coffin' For Indiana Football Doubters

It's taken a while for many to believe in Indiana football as a true national power under Curt Cignetti. Two years in, and some still don't. Going into

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How Indiana HC Curt Cignetti plans to prepare for Alabama, Oklahoma in Rose Bowl

Indiana has a lot of time on its hands to prepare for Oklahoma or Alabama in a potential Rose Bowl matchup. The Hoosiers are the No. 1 team in the 2025 College Football Playoff.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / December 8

Kirk Herbstreit calls new head coach the ‘best fit’ of the coaching carousel

If you stopped reading this website for even one day during the 2025 college football season, you likely missed major coaching news. Either someone gettin' fired or gettin' hired.

Indiana Hoosiers News / Indiana Hoosiers on SI / December 8

'We Want More': After Winning Big Ten Title, Indiana Football Shifts Focus Forward

Curt Cignetti’s Indiana football teams don’t just make history or break trends. They also beat human nature. The No. 1 Hoosiers will have to do it again in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals.

College Football News / Michigan State Spartans on SI / December 8

Biggest Positional Needs for Fitzgerald, MSU in Transfer Portal

The upcoming transfer portal period is Pat Fitzgerald's first big chance to show real progress and change as Michigan State's head coach. College football is a year-to-year sport now, and the turnaround at Indiana with Curt Cignetti and MSU's firing of Jonathan Smith both show that coaches need to show tangible progress quickly.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / December 7

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti’s no brainer reaction to Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman case

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti didn’t hold back when discussing his star field general Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman Trophy chances following No.

College Football News / CFB-HQ on SI / December 7

Urban Meyer names the greatest turnaround in college football history

No. 2 Indiana defied the odds and secured its first conference title since 1967, defeating No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday night.

College Football News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / December 2

Ryan Day uses iconic Curt Cignetti 'Google Me' line before Big Ten title game

Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day has mutual respect for Indiana's Curt Cignetti despite the objective remaining the same this Saturday in Indianapolis: winning a Big Ten title at Lucas Oil Stadium, the same venue that witnessed the Buckeyes' last conference title win in 2020 against the Northwestern Wildcats.

College Football News / Ohio State Buckeyes on SI / December 1

Curt Cignetti says Ohio State's Ryan Day is holding back before Big Ten title game

The days are counting down to the Big Ten title game between Ohio State and Indiana this Saturday from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Both coaches, Ryan Day of Ohio State and Curt Cignetti of Indiana, met with select media on Sunday to preview the game.

College Football News / NCAA Football on ClutchPoints / November 28