No coach ranked Notre Dame higher in their final Coaches Poll ballot than Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti. Not even Marcus Freeman.

It took him seven years, but after a lot of time, It seems like Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti is finally happy.

National analysts and opposing programs now expect Indiana to remain a fixture in the playoff conversation, while Cignetti’s value on the coaching market has skyrocketed. His ability to rapidly reshape a historically struggling program has already placed him among the most respected coaches in the sport.

That includes Cignetti’s wife, Manette Cignetti (née Lawer). “He’s super organized. He’s everything I’m not,” she told the IndyStar. “He’s always looking for the edge. He can juggle anything. He leads by example. He has great integrity. He’s a great role model for these kids. He’s 100% all in and that’s why his players are the same way.”

Curt Cignetti is proving to be a nightmare for college football. Not for the sport, but for his peers who have long proclaimed that a national championship requires a blue-chip roster as its prerequisite.

Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti has built his program into the new premier team in college football after leading them to its first national championship. His rapid turnaround at Indiana increases the pressure surrounding the USC Trojans.