2024 has been Indiana football’s best season ever. Most of the credit for the Hoosiers’ 11-1 record and first-ever College Football Playoff has gone to head coach Curt Cignetti and his entourage of assistants (and players) from James Madison, but to say this is an entirely new program is disingenuous.
There are many, many people who’ve been in the building since the Tom Allen era (or longer), and they deserve their flowers, too.
I’m talking about valued members of the support staff like Director of Player Development Mike Pechac and Assistant Athletic Director Mark Deal of course, but also students working as managers, trainers, and filmers.