In a move that solidifies his position as one of the highest-paid college football coaches, Curt Cignetti has agreed to a new deal with Indiana, marking a significant salary increase to $13.2 million annually through 2033, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported.
Curt Cignetti isn’t leaving Indiana anytime soon. The national championship-winning coach agreed Friday to a new deal with Indiana that upped his annual salary from $11.6 million to $13.2 million through 2033. This decision comes after the Hoosiers announced Cignetti would be getting a $92.8 million extension in October that included a “good faith market review” clause that activated if Indiana reached the College Football Playoff semifinal.
The clause required both sides to meet within 120 days of the semifinal game to discuss Cignetti’s salary and boost it to be no less than the third-highest-paid coach in the country. With his new deal, Cignetti ranks beside Georgia’s Kirby Smart and LSU’s Lane Kiffin as the only college coaches making at least $13 million.
Indiana is certainly trying to do everything it can to lock up Cignetti for as long as possible. And for good reason. Cignetti turned a program that was in the dumps — winning nine combined games in the three seasons before he arrived in 2024 — into the best team in the country. After taking the Hoosiers to the CFP in 2024, he helped deliver their first-ever national title this past season.
In October, the 64-year-old Cignetti said he plans on retiring with the team. “I couldn’t be more proud to be a Hoosier,” Cignetti said. “The way that this state has embraced us and our success in football has meant more to me than anything else.” With Cignetti and his current leverage in the transfer portal, Indiana will likely be a championship contender for years to come.
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