BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti said Indiana could have scored 55 points against Old Dominion in the season opener. The Hoosier coach was disappointed his team had to settle for 27.

On Saturday, No. 23 IU made amends for those shortcomings, marching the ball up and down the field on the way to reaching Cignetti’s benchmark in a 56-9 victory over visiting Kennesaw State at Memorial Stadium. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw four touchdown passes, three of them to wide receiver Elijah Sarratt.

“Good day,” Cignetti said. “I think we made the improvement we needed to make.”

So, does the second-year coach feel any sense of relief?

“I’m never relieved,” the reigning AP Coach of the Year said. “I’m going to be relieved when I go up in my office and crack a beer. I’m never relieved because you’ve

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