Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti stuck to the game plan Monday.

He quickly turned the page on the program's first road victory over a top-five team and didn't even bother to mention their new No. 3 ranking — the highest in school history — or the increasing commotion about whether quarterback Fernando Mendoza is a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender.

Instead, the brash, 64-year-old Cignetti took the business approach.

“ I think the key now is our response, but that's always the response, right?” Cignetti said. “This team has met every challenge to this point because they're humble, humble and hungry. They've prepared properly and put it on the field, which requires commitment, discipline, sacrifice and eliminating the noise and the clutter.”

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