Once an underdog in the Big Ten, Indiana football rewrote its history books and is now the real deal. Under coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers marked their first-ever College Football Playoff berth in 2024 with a 10-2 record. The 63-10 demolition of Illinois proves the Hoosiers are no pushovers. The credit goes to Cignetti, who signed an eight-year, $93 million contract, but the deal has a striking curveball.

The $93 million contract extension made Cignetti one of the highest-paid coaches in the FBS. He will draw an annual average salary of approximately $11.6 million. “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 president Pamela Whitten said. However, as per the new

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