Steelers Probably Won't Land Hometown Hero as Head Coach

The Pittsburgh Steelers have set out to interview eight candidates for their head coaching position, and will likely add more names to the list in the coming days. But one name that many are talking about isn't joining the team, and has made it clear what his intentions are this offseason.

Curt Cignetti is currently coaching the Indiana Hoosiers into a National Championship Game against the Miami Dolphins. Outside of Indiana, though, many are asking about his availability as a head coach in the National Football Season, and one team in particular has been deemed the best fit.

Cignetti comes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Steelers. He graduated from West Virginia and began his coaching career as a grad assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. He came back from 1993-1999 as the quarterbacks/tight ends coach.

After 19 years with Mike Tomlin, the Steelers are looking for a new head coach, and everyone's at least thinking about Cignetti as an option.

"I think his personality would fit with Pittsburgh," ESPN's Marcus Spears said about the best fit for the Steelers. "I'm not sure how all of that business part goes. But what I've watched this dude do with a university that absolutely not even thought of potentially ever winning a national championship in this landscape of college football, and the rapport that he has as a head coach and what he's done with this team, I think it would make him an enticing hire, especially with a team that loves stability."