Curt Cignetti’s Playoff Surge | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

Curt Cignetti’s Indiana football revolution is firing on all cylinders—just two years in, he’s led the Hoosiers to two playoff runs, a Big Ten title, and a national championship, beating only the teams that played for the title in his debut year. With that relentless, Saban-esque intensity—he even joked about being done being bossed around by his wife, ready to take charge of a team—he’s turned Indiana into a powerhouse. Hired in late 2023, just months after Saban’s departure from Alabama, Cignetti now joins an elite club: only three former Saban assistants have won a national title…