Curt Cignetti and Mario Cristobal, CFP coaches, respect one another

The hype for one of the most intriguing college football title games reaches a crescendo Jan. 19 and it's time to leave sentimentalism behind.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti’s plan: ‘You don’t go to war with warm milk and cookies’

MIAMI — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti wasn’t interested in digging into tender emotions when describing how his team has coalesced on its path toward the College Football Playoff championship game. “You don’t go to war with warm milk and cookies,” Cignetti said Sunday morning in a joint news conference with Miami coach Mario Cristobal.
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Indiana’s Curt Cignetti says he was once offered a Packers coaching gig

Over the last three years, Cignetti has gone 37-3 as the head coach of James Madison and Indiana, hardly known for being football powerhouses. In a different world, though, maybe Cignetti ended up coaching Brett Favre and saving Sherman from the 4-12 season in 2005 that ultimately proved to be the nail in his coffin.

Curt Cignetti, Mario Cristobal both gave same blunt answer before Indiana-Miami

Holy cliches, Batman. On the eve of the College Football Playoff national title game, both head coaches, Miami's Mario Cristobal and Indiana's Curt Cignetti gav

Before biggest game of their lives, Curt Cignetti, Mario Cristobal explain why they coach

Curt Cignetti and Mario Cristobal reflected on their decisions to coach college football ahead of Indiana vs Miami in the CFP national championship.

Indiana football’s Curt Cignetti was a big Bob Knight guy, because of course

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is a fan of another Hoosiers coach. Cignetti praised basketball legend Bob Knight.

They Lived Through 3-9. Now, Cignetti Believers Savor Indiana Football's Run to Title

Indiana football still has 27 players, 16 on scholarship, from its 2023 team that finished 3-9. They stuck with Curt Cignetti. Now, they're in the title game.

Curt Cignetti, Indiana not falling for 'rat poison': 'It's time to sharpen the saw'

Curt Cignetti said Jan. 18 that Indiana is avoiding the "rat poison" ahead of the national championship game vs. Miami.

Why Curt Cignetti is avoiding ‘rat poison,’ ‘warm milk and cookies’ for Indiana

Curt Cignetti left Alabama football years before Nick Saban started publicly using the term “rat poison.” The current Indiana head coach was part of Saban’s initial dynasty build, working as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in Tuscaloosa from 2007 through 2010.

Indiana football's Curt Cignetti: 'You don't go to war with warm milk and cookies'

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti isn't interested in hugging it out: 'Throw those warm fuzzies out the door'

Indiana President Reveals Major Changes Under Cignetti After CFB Was Treated as 'Intramural Sport'

Indiana has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past two seasons since the hiring of head coach Curt Cignetti, and the team will have the chance to win its first national championship in program history on Monday night when it faces Miami in the College Football Playoff final.
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