From Doubted to Decorated: Indiana Football Headed to the College Football Playoff

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From Doubted to Decorated: Indiana Football Headed to the College Football Playoff

Written by: Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)

It is all a bit surreal, when you take a step back and think about it.

Curt Cignetti and his Indiana Hoosiers program are headed to the College Football Playoff, one of just 12 teams left in the sport with a chance at winning the national title. One could say it was always possible; it just took the right person to awake the sleeping giant. But in actuality, it has felt for a long time now that the giant may be far past just sleeping. Perhaps, it was hibernating. Maybe even on life support.

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Cignetti Has Been Working Overtime to Prep for Notre Dame

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Cignetti Has Been Working Overtime to Prep for Notre Dame

Written By: Nick Gonzales (@nrgonzales_)

The week has finally arrived leading up into the Hoosiers first College Football Playoff appearance. After stomping Purdue, the Hoosiers have been waiting patiently for the past few weeks for the chance to prove themselves. While it’s disappointing for the Hoosiers to not make the Big Ten Championship, it has proven beneficial to the team giving them an extra week to rest their bodies to ensure they are as healthy as they can be. While the players have probably enjoyed some time off, they are itching to get back to playing and so is Coach Cignetti who has been working overtime to prepare for the Fighting Irish.

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Know Your Opponent: College Football Playoff First Round Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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Know Your Opponent: College Football Playoff First Round Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

College Football Playoff game week is finally here. The Hoosiers travel up to South Bend to take on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in the first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff. The Irish earned the 7th seed in the tournament while the Hoosiers got the 10 seed. Here is how the Irish have looked in 2024.

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Lessons From Ohio State Loss Loom Large for IU's CFP Trip to Notre Dame

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Lessons From Ohio State Loss Loom Large for IU's CFP Trip to Notre Dame

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The 2024 Indiana Hoosiers only lost a single regular season game, a 38-15 defeat at Ohio State in front of over 100,000 screaming Buckeye fans. The Hoosiers tried to prepare for the noise and their performance showed that they were not ready for it. IU’s silent count on offense led to Ohio State’s defense teeing off making it nearly impossible for the offense to do anything. The Hoosiers will get a chance at redemption when they head to Notre Dame Stadium (77,622).

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Cignetti Draws on Past Playoff Experience to Build Plan to Prep for Notre Dame

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Cignetti Draws on Past Playoff Experience to Build Plan to Prep for Notre Dame

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Indiana Hoosiers will be in the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history. IU earned the 10th seed in the 2025 CFP drawing a road game at No. 7 Notre Dame in the first round on Friday, December 20th. While this is a new experience for the Hoosiers, it is not new for head coach Curt Cignetti.

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Numbers That Mattered: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Purdue Boilermakers

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Numbers That Mattered: Indiana Hoosiers vs. Purdue Boilermakers

Written By: Evan Alvarez

Numbers drive so much in today’s world and the sports world is no different. Now more than ever teams are hiring and building analytics teams to get every edge possible over their opponents. Over the course of the season, we’ll look into many of those numbers following the Hoosiers’ matchups each week. 

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Cignetti Addresses Pass Protection Issues That Plagued IU

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Cignetti Addresses Pass Protection Issues That Plagued IU

Written By: Nick Gonzales (@nrgonzales_)

During the Ohio State game last Saturday, a lot of mistakes were made by the Hoosiers. A majority of those were from the special teams, but also the offensive line. Indiana’s offensive line let up five sacks and eight tackles for loss against the Buckeyes which is the most sacks and tied for the most TFLs (tied with Michigan) allowed in a game for the Hoosiers this season.

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Indiana Holds at #5 in CFP Rankings - What Did We learn?

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Indiana Holds at #5 in CFP Rankings - What Did We learn?

The Hoosiers held steady at #5 during Tuesday’s college football playoffs rankings show, rounding out a top five that has three other Big Ten teams amongst it (Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State). Although IU was idle this past weekend, the rankings did reveal a bit more about how the committee is looking at the Hoosiers and the rest of the field so far. Let’s dive in to what we learned.

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Hoosiers Fully Healthy Ahead of Top-5 Matchup With OSU

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Hoosiers Fully Healthy Ahead of Top-5 Matchup With OSU

Written By: Ben Gillard (@benjgillard)

After getting off to the best start in Indiana football history, the Hoosiers celebrated with a well-earned bye week. While talking to the media on Monday, Head Coach Curt Cignetti stressed the importance of the bye week following a gritty win against Michigan.

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Indiana Gives Head Coach Curt Cignetti a New 8-Year Contract

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Indiana Gives Head Coach Curt Cignetti a New 8-Year Contract

IU Athletics Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University and IU Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti have agreed to terms on a new eight-year contract with an average annual compensation of $8 million, as well as an additional annual $1 million retention bonus. Cignetti’s new contract runs thru Nov. 30, 2032.

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