ike Niziolek and Zach Osterman call an emergency podcast to discuss news that broke late Thursday afternoon: Curt Cignetti has signed a new contract with IU, this one running through 2033. Osterman and Niziolek discuss the terms of the deal, what it says about Cignetti's commitment to IU and where the Hoosiers go from here.

 

Chapters:

0:00 -- Intro

0:59 -- Cignetti's contract details

4:19 -- Buyout clarificatio

10:32 -- The importance of proactivity and alignment

17:20 -- Cignetti retiring a Hoosier?

21:04 -- Where the season goes from here

 

Read: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/10/16/curt-cignetti-contract-highest-paid-college-coaches-buyout-indiana-football-retire-hoosier-age/86733568007/

 

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