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IU's Cignetti Unanimous Pick for Top Coach as AP Unveils Big Ten Midseason Awards

Curt Cignetti leads Indiana with a 6-0 start and highest-ever AP ranking, earning unanimous top coach honors from 10 Associated Press Big Ten writers.

  • Curt Cignetti, Indiana head coach, earned a unanimous midseason vote from ten AP writers after Indiana started 6-0 and he posted a 17-2 record since arriving from James Madison.
  • Indiana returned four starters on offense and defense and added 23 transfers including quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
  • Ohio State's Caden Curry was named top defensive player with nine and a half sacks and is Pro Football Focus's highest-graded Big Ten defensive end, while Maryland's Malik Washington led in pass attempts.
  • A top-four playoff seed and first-round bye are realistic outcomes for Indiana this season, while Penn State's collapse led to former head coach James Franklin's firing after the Northwestern loss.
  • Amid unexpected results, teams like Northwestern Wildcats sit 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, tied for fourth, while Wisconsin Badgers face pressure after four straight losses under Luke Fickell, Wisconsin head coach.
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IU's Cignetti unanimous pick for top coach as AP unveils Big Ten midseason awards

Indiana was the surprise of the 2024 college football season, and the question entering 2025 was whether the Hoosiers would backslide in Curt Cignetti's second season.

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Indiana’s Curt Cignetti is unanimous pick for top coach as AP unveils Big Ten midseason awards

Indiana was the surprise of the 2024 college football season, and the question entering 2025 was whether the Hoosiers would backslide in Curt Cignetti's second season.

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Indiana's Curt Cignetti is unanimous pick for top coach as AP unveils Big Ten midseason awards

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in the Big Ten at midseason by a panel of 10 Associated Press writers who cover the conference.

·United States
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Indiana's Curt Cignetti Makes Coach of Year Case With Win Over Dan Lanning, Oregon

The No. 8 Oregon Ducks and coach Dan Lanning were knocked off at home by the No. 3 Indiana Hooisers. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has his team 6-0 after this impressive road win and has made a case to be the coach of the year in college football.

·New York, United States
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Sports Illustrated broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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