New Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti spoke with a high level of confidence and set lofty goals for the Hoosiers during Thursday's Big Ten Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. With the season right around the corner, it's time to put it all together.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana football’s nine wins over the last three years are the fewest in the Big Ten.
Cignetti first revealed that confidence on Dec. 1, the day he was officially introduced as Indiana’s football coach. Following his press conference, Cignetti attended an Indiana men’s basketball game against Maryland at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Some may wonder where that confidence comes from. Cignetti often compares his task at Indiana to previous stops at Elon and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 2011, he took his first head coaching gig at IUP, which meant leaving his wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator position at Alabama under Nick Saban.
A question about Indiana’s in-state rivalry with Purdue, something Cignetti said is great for college football, reminded him of his ultimate goals and success in rivalry games at James Madison. Cignetti has promoted those winning ways to land recruits and get people talking about Indiana before the 2024 season. He faced a “turbulent” situation early in his Indiana tenure, with 10 offensive starters and a chunk of the 2023 Indiana defense having entered the transfer portal.
Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke is the favorite to start at quarterback for Indiana, and he has 33 starts under his belt as a second-team All-MAC performer in 2023. Perhaps two of Cignetti’s biggest recruiting wins were Donaven McCulley and Carter Smith, who played at Indiana last season but entered the portal during the coaching change. Cignetti was able to convince them to turn down offers from big-name programs and return to Bloomington.
Indiana has the most losses in FBS history, and coaching there is considered a difficult challenge. But Cignetti reminded everyone that just three seasons ago under coach Tom Allen, the Hoosiers were a touchdown away from winning at Ohio State in 2020, which would have resulted in representing the East Division in the Big Ten championship game. Winning at Indiana, though challenging, is possible.
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