BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti grew a little anxious while listening to the program’s longtime play-by-play voice Don Fischer read the press release about his newest contract.

Cignetti sat in front of a standing-room crowd at Hoosiers Hanks on Thursday night for his weekly radio show after agreeing to a new eight-year, $93-million deal earlier in the day , but Fischer stopped himself from mentioning the financial details of the contract.

“I just want you to know, 10 years ago, I was making $130,000,” Cignetti said, referencing his tenure as coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Re-live Indiana football's memorable run to the CFP

Cignetti was still making less than $1 million ($677,311) during his final season at James Madison in 2023-24. T

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