WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Two years ago next week, the then-newest Big Ten football hire made a trip up to Indianapolis to converse with a panel on the Big Ten Network ahead of the conference championship game between Michigan and Purdue.
Curt Cignetti joined Dave Revsine, Nicole Auerbach and Gerry DiNardo at the desk for his first interview as the 30th head coach in Indiana football history. As the interview concluded, Cignetti introduced himself to the Big Ten with a proclamation many initially mocked.
“I figured I had to make this trip up here, since we’ll be playing in this game next year,” he said.