LOS ANGELES – On September 9, 2024, Curt Cignetti previewed his team’s trip to the Rose Bowl. A then-unknown Indiana team would make the program’s first trip to Pasadena since the 1968 Rose Bowl Game to face UCLA in a Big Ten conference matchup.
Sporting a black Indiana pullover and a fresh haircut, Cignetti was himself, speaking on treating his Big Ten debut as a business trip above all else.
“Whether we’re playing in the Rose Bowl or the parking lot, it’s all the same,” he said.
Indiana handled UCLA, winning 42-13 in front of a crowd at less than 50 percent capacity.