"Indiana has reached a new eight-year contract with Curt Cignetti, which will make him one of the highest-paid football coaches in the FBS with an annual average salary of about $11.6 million, the university announced Thursday. Cignetti guided the Hoosiers to a 10-2 record and a surprising College Football Playoff appearance in his first season at the school in 2024. This season, the No. 3 Hoosiers are 6-0 heading into Saturday's game against Michigan State."
""At Indiana University, we are committed to performing at the highest levels in everything we do, and no one has exemplified that more than Coach Cignetti," Indiana University President Pamela Whitten said in a statement. "Put simply, Cig is a winner. From last year's College Football Playoff appearance to this year's top-three national ranking, the IU football program's success has been tremendous.""
Indiana signed Curt Cignetti to an eight-year contract through the 2033 regular season with an average annual salary of about $11.6 million, placing him among the highest-paid FBS coaches. Cignetti led the Hoosiers to a 10-2 record and a College Football Playoff appearance in 2024 and is 6-0 and ranked No. 3 in 2025. He is 17-2 overall at Indiana, including an 11-1 Big Ten mark. Cignetti earned Big Ten Coach of the Year and national coach of the year honors in 2024. The university emphasized commitment to investing in the program to sustain championship-level competitiveness.
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