Indiana rewards Curt Cignetti after 10-0 season with new eight-year contract

Indiana Hoosiers football coach Curt Cignetti has been rewarded for a historic season with a new eight-year contract worth an average of $8 million annually, university officials announced Saturday. The contract, which runs through 2032, includes a $1 million end bonus.

University officials made the announcement during the Hoosiers’ second bye week.

No. 5 Indiana (10-0) recorded double-digit wins for the first time in school history and its No. 5 seed in the College Football Playoff puts the Hoosiers in a position to host a postseason game.

They also produced the most offensive victories in school history and matched the largest margin of victory in Big Ten play this season under a first-year coach. Cignetti, 60, has won more games this season than Indiana has in the past three combined (nine) and has Indiana in contention for its first Big Ten title since 1967.

The Hoosiers visit No. 2 Ohio State next weekend, a place they haven’t won since 1998.

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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