Hoosiers Slated for Day Three of B1G Football Media Days
3/4/2024 11:30:00 AM | Football
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced the rotations for its annual Big Ten Football Media Days with Indiana football and first-year head coach Curt Cignetti slated for Thursday, July 25, at the 2024 event inside Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game.
Cignetti enters his first season at the helm of Indiana's program with a 119-35 (.773) record in 13 overall seasons as a head coach. His stops have included Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-16), Elon (2017-18) and the last five at James Madison (2019-23).
Over his five seasons at James Madison, Cignetti helped lead the Dukes program from FCS to FBS. In his final season, JMU reached the top-25 for the first time in its FBS journey and played in the first bowl game in program history. Over those five seasons, Cignetti's teams posted a 52-9 record and went 31-4 in conference play between the Colonial Athletic Association and the Sun Belt Conference.
The Dukes clinched three-consecutive CAA championships and playoff appearances between 2019-21, a berth in the 2019 FCS National Championship Game, and two FCS semifinal appearances (2020, 21). Cignetti became the first coach to lead his team into the Top 25 during a program's first year of transition from FCS to FBS. In 2023, JMU clinched the school's first bowl bid, back-to-back Sun Belt East titles, and a Top-25 ranking for six-straight weeks.
The complete rotations are as follows, with a complete list of attendees released by the conference office at a later date.
Tuesday, July 23: Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 24: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, USC
Thursday, July 25: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington
Cignetti enters his first season at the helm of Indiana's program with a 119-35 (.773) record in 13 overall seasons as a head coach. His stops have included Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-16), Elon (2017-18) and the last five at James Madison (2019-23).
Over his five seasons at James Madison, Cignetti helped lead the Dukes program from FCS to FBS. In his final season, JMU reached the top-25 for the first time in its FBS journey and played in the first bowl game in program history. Over those five seasons, Cignetti's teams posted a 52-9 record and went 31-4 in conference play between the Colonial Athletic Association and the Sun Belt Conference.
The Dukes clinched three-consecutive CAA championships and playoff appearances between 2019-21, a berth in the 2019 FCS National Championship Game, and two FCS semifinal appearances (2020, 21). Cignetti became the first coach to lead his team into the Top 25 during a program's first year of transition from FCS to FBS. In 2023, JMU clinched the school's first bowl bid, back-to-back Sun Belt East titles, and a Top-25 ranking for six-straight weeks.
The complete rotations are as follows, with a complete list of attendees released by the conference office at a later date.
Tuesday, July 23: Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 24: Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, USC
Thursday, July 25: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington
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