WEST LAFAYETTE — Speaking in the afterglow of his team’s senior day win against Wisconsin almost two weeks ago, Curt Cignetti admitted he struggles in the moment for perspective.

That a man in his position finds it difficult to “step back” — his words — “and think about what we’ve accomplished here” is understandable. Yet that perspective came easier Friday night, as Cignetti’s Indiana football team clinched its first appearance in the Big Ten championship game with a 56-3 rout of rival Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium painted crimson by the very success Cignetti can’t allow himself to soak in for fear of the complacency it might feed.

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