Curt Cignetti On Building Indiana Into A LEGIT B1G Contender, D2 to P4 Journey & Nick Saban Stories

Next Up with Adam Breneman

Indiana Football Head Coach Curt Cignetti joins Adam Breneman on today's episode of Next Up. In this exclusive interview, Curt Cignetti discusses his coaching journey at length and how he plans to build Indiana Football into a Big 10 contender. Coach Cignetti also shares some of the lessons he learned coaching under Nick Saban, what it takes to build a winning formula in today's college football landscape, the value of production vs. potential in evaluating players, and much much more. PRIZEPICKS: Get a $100 Sign Up Bonus with code "AdamB" or this link: https://bit.ly/PrizePicksAdamB Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo code NEXTUP at https://www.ShopMando.com The best swim trunks in town. Get 20% off @chubbies with the code NEXTUP at https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/nextup FOLLOW NEXT UP WITH ADAM BRENEMAN HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/NextUpWithAdam ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@nextupwithadam ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/nextupwithab/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfSHvLjhWJ4XEpHC_sVrucw?sub_confirmation=1 For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: [e-mail] Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by The College Sports Company. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of The College Sports Company (@TheCollegeSportsCo). CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:33-Catching Up 01:47-Why Indiana 05:21-First Few Weeks on the Job 08:58-Winning Formula 14:39-Recruiting Strategy 15:32-Roster Building 18:02-Nick Saban 18:53-Changing Culture 19:58-Evaluation Process 23:12-NIL 24:26-Evaluating Coaches 25:10-Best Piece of Advice 25:30-Lessons Learned Throughout Coaching Journey 26:43-Indiana’s Future 27:50-Kurtis Rourke 28:24-Evaluating QB’s 29:06-Overcoming Adversity 30:21-Curt’s Why