INDIANAPOLIS – Curt Cignetti took off his headset. Two seconds on the game clock, history just one snap away.
His final instruction was to push players and coaches back from the sideline to avoid a bench penalty.
As a gang of Indiana defenders wrestled down Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith at the 39-yard line, the Hoosiers had done it. They sealed a 13-10 victory against No. 1 Ohio State in Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game — their first outright conference title since 1945 and first title since 1967.
Cignetti’s look? Stoic. Like it was just another game.