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Curt Cignetti Is First Back-to-Back AP Coach of the Year as Indiana Enters CFP as No. 1 Seed

Indiana has moved to secure its turnaround architect with a reported eight-year, fully guaranteed deal.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 06: Fernando Mendoza #15 (L) and Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti of the Indiana Hoosiers speak to media during the post game press conference after the Big Ten Championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indiana Hoosiers won the game 13-10. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images)
Head coach Curt Cignetti of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2025 Big Ten Football Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during the Indiana versus Wisconsin football game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

Overview

  • Cignetti won the Associated Press honor in a landslide with 102 points and 47 of 52 first-place votes.
  • Indiana celebrated the milestone on X, posting, “The first ever back-to-back AP Coach of the Year, @CCignettiIU.”
  • The Hoosiers finished 13–0, won their first Big Ten title since 1967, and beat previously unbeaten Ohio State in the conference championship game.
  • Newsweek reports Indiana locked in Cignetti during the season on an eight-year, fully guaranteed $93 million extension.
  • Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza is expected to move on, and On3 reports Indiana is in the mix for Arizona State transfer Sam Leavitt, who threw for 2,885 yards and 24 TDs in 2024 and retains at least two years of eligibility.