Curt Cignetti Is Now One Of College Football's Highest-paid Coaches After Indiana Gives Him A $93 Million Contract | Celebrity Net Worth 2026

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The Hoosiers have already been impressed and offered Cignetti a massive new deal worth $93 million over eight years, which will keep him at the school through the 2033 season. At an average annual value of $11.6 million, Cignetti will now have one of the highest salaries in all of college football.

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Only Kirby Smart of Georgia (about $13.3 million per year) and Ohio State's Ryan Day (about $12.6 million annually) will make more per season than Cignetti. And both of those guys have won national titles. Indiana would love a similar outcome.

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In a season and a half, Cignetti has already won more games than his predecessor Tom Allen did over his past four seasons. The Hoosiers' 11-2 record last year was also the first time ever that the school won double-digit games in a single season. Indiana has had a football program since 1887, so that's a truly staggering stat. Speaking of staggering stats, here's Curt's salary progression since 2007:

A hell of a salary progression for Curt Cignetti:

2007, Bama WR coach, $170,000

2009, Bama WR coach, $200,000

2010, Bama WR coach, $250,000

2011, IUP HC, $125,000

2022, JMU HC, $425,000

2023, JMU HC, $677,000

2024, Indiana HC, $4.5 million

2025, Indiana HC, $11.6 million

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 17, 2025

Indiana posted a video about the deal on its social media channels. Cignetti is featured in the video, saying, "I couldn't be more proud to be a Hoosier, and I plan on retiring a Hoosier."

But first, the 64-year-old Cignetti has another goal at hand. He's already earned a Big Ten Coach of the Year and national coach of the year from multiple organizations. He's set single-season school records for wins and conference wins. With an October 11 victory over the then-No. 3 Oregon Ducks, Cignetti became the first Indiana coach to defeat an AP Top 5 team on the road.

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With all that already under his belt, winning a title would be an ending fitting for Hoosiers. Only instead of a basketball court, this sequel would be on the football field.