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Another week, another matchup against a top-10 squad for the Michigan football team. The Wolverines hosted the #1 Oregon Ducks, and while they put up a good fight, the Ducks were too much to handle. Now, Michigan is getting ready for another difficult matchup against a top-10 team as they will hit the road to […]

When the Indiana Hoosiers hired Curt Cignetti to be the 30th head coach in program history last November, there wasn’t anyone disputing that Indiana had hired a good football coach. If you didn’t know who Cignetti was, a simple Google search would’ve let you know that Cignetti has won everywhere he’s gone. He brought a […]

With a decisive 31-17 win against the Washington Huskies on Saturday, Indiana football is experiencing a magical season with an undefeated 8-0 record to start the year. Head coach Curt Cignetti has already tied the Hoosiers’ highest single-season win total since 1967. Indiana football’s average record over the last 29 years is 4-8, per 247’s […]

Not long after Curt Cignetti departed James Madison University to take over as the head coach of the Indiana football team, the coaching veteran delivered one of the most memorable soundbites of the season. When asked how he would recruit high-level players to play for a program that has never won ten games in a single season, […]

The Indiana football program has gotten off to a strong 4-0 start in 2024. After firing Tom Allen in 2023, the Hoosiers hired Curt Cignetti after his successful run at James Madison. Indiana has begun with wins over Florida International, Western Illinois, Charlotte, and a Week 3 42-13 blowout on the road against UCLA.  In […]

Indiana football is looking like a legitimate Big Ten contender, following a 42-13 victory over new conference rival UCLA. The Indiana program is cruising thus far with its first 3-0 start since 2022, and head coach Curt Cignetti is feeling the confidence ahead of their Week 4 matchup against Charlotte. The Hoosiers recorded 430 total […]

Just weeks after Curt Cignetti left James Madison to take over the head coaching job for the Indiana football team, the Hoosiers have landed a nice prize in the transfer portal. Ohio University quarterback Kurtis Rourke has decided to use his final year of college eligibility to join the Hoosiers, per a tweet from Rourke […]

It didn’t take long for James Madison football to find its next head coach. Curt Cignetti left for the Indiana job last week and the Dukes acted quickly, identifying Holy Cross football head coach Bob Chesney as their next head coach. A deal is expected to come together soon, per Pete Thamel. The deal became […]

Newly hired Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti hasn’t wasted time getting Hoosiers fans fired up. Less than a day after declaring that his team will be in the 2024 Big Ten Championship game, Cignetti took the mic during an Indiana men’s basketball game to bash the school’s conference rivals. Check out the video below. “Purdue […]

In the shortened 2020 COVID season, had the Big Ten stuck with the rules they made at the beginning of the season, Indiana football would’ve represented the Big Ten East in the title game. Instead, a rule change was made, and Ohio State went to Indianapolis. The Hoosiers haven’t come close to replicating the success […]

Former James Madison football head coach Curt Cignetti has had quite the day. He was recently named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and earned a nice $20,000 bonus. Then, he was officially announced as the new head coach for Indiana after they fired Tom Allen earlier in the week. Shortly after the […]

Indiana football looks like they found their next head coach. The Hoosiers are finalizing a deal with former James Madison football coach Curt Cignetti to take over their program, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The hiring comes days after Indiana football fired former coach Tom Allen following a disappointing 3-9 season, including a 1-8 conference record. […]

The James Madison football team has been a sensation this year with an 11-1 record. College GameDay has visited them, as has the Pat McAfee Show, and Curt Cignetti, the head coach for the Dukes, has seen his name entrenched in some coaching rumors. Cignetti was recently named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the […]

James Madison football took its first loss of the season earlier this week when the NCAA upheld its ruling stating that the transitioning Dukes team is not eligible for a bowl this season. That prompted plenty of outrage as the 10-0 James Madison team is more than capable of holding their own in a bowl […]

The James Madison football team is 4-0 after a big win at Utah State in Week 4. However, the biggest story of the game was head coach Curt Cignetti going viral for holding a cell phone as he argued with the officials regarding a call. It certainly was surprising to see Cignetti grab the phone […]

The James Madison football team is 4-0 and riding high after a huge road win against Utah State in Week 4. However, the Dukes are making headlines for other reasons as head coach Curt Cignetti showed the referee a picture on his cell phone as they were arguing a call during the game. JMU busted […]