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Indiana cemented its football renaissance, awarding head coach Curt Cignetti an eight-year, $92.8 million extension that quashes talk of a Penn State move after the firing of James Franklin. The deal makes Cignetti the nation’s third-highest-paid coach. Since arriving in 2024, the 64-year-old turned a 3-9 team into 11-2 and a CFP berth; this year the Hoosiers are 6-0 and ranked No. 3 after a raucous road win at Oregon. President Pamela Whitten hailed him as “a winner.” QB Fernando Mendoza has surged into the Heisman race with 1,423 yards, 17 TDs and two picks.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.