Curt Cignetti's first season as Indiana's head football coach included a College Football Playoff bid, which was the first in school history, seven different national or conference coach of the year awards and a program record for wins both overall (11) and in the Big Ten (8). The Hoosiers finished ranked No. 10 in the AP poll, the highest since 1967, yet people are still not buying into the hype entering the 2025 season.
One ESPN College Football Analyst and Insider is though and that man is Pete Thamel, who was recently featured on the "College Football Podcast" on ESPN and had this to say about Indiana's expectations this season.