IU NewsNet 11/20/2025

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Sports

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti signs new eight-year contract

10.27.2025

Indiana head football coach Curt Cignetti has signed a new eight-year contract with the Hoosiers that makes him one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport. Since arriving at IU, he’s completely turned the program around from a non-contender to one of the best programs in the country.

The Hoosiers currently rank No. 2 in the AP Poll, their highest ranking in program history. Cignetti’s new contract is worth at least $92.8 million and the average annual compensation will be approximately $11.6 million.

Students and fans are pleased to hear that Cignetti will remain a Hoosier.

“He’s done a phenomenal job,” IU senior Caroline Schreiber said. “He’s come in hot and turned this whole school’s campus around. We actually are a football school.”