Curt Cignetti, Indiana
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UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma praised Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph, drawing comparisons to Curt Cignetti.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has officially confirmed he's happy to have brought the first national championship in football program history to Bloomington.
Chizik's 2010 title remains the most-recent national title Auburn has won, and it was almost as unlikely as Indiana's this season. Ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll, the Hoosiers are the lowest-ranked preseason team to win the national championship since the 2010 Tigers, which was ranked No. 22 in the preseason AP Poll.
January 19, 2026, will forever belong to the Indiana Hoosiers. Curt Cignetti authored one of college football’s most remarkable turnaround tales, lifting Indiana to a national championship that rippled far beyond sports.