It is year two for Indiana football under Curt Cignetti . The first year was a massive success. It was the first time Indiana had ever won 11 games in a season, and they would qualify for the College Football Playoff . The Hooisers would fall to Notre Dame in the first round of the playoffs. Indiana opens 2025 ranked 20th in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll and hopes to climb in the rankings before the season ends.

Cignetti came to Indiana, bringing much of his successful James Madison staff with him. Six assistant coaches would join the staff from JMU. The team would also add 12 players from that JMU roster as transfers. There was speculation about whether the plan would work out. No player on the roster earned Big Ten preseason honors, while the team was selected 17th out of 18 te

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