Curt Cignetti has another new contract thanks to Indiana’s CFP run

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti has secured yet another revised contract, this one pushing his average annual compensation to $13.2 million and locking him in through the 2033 season, the university announced. The new agreement replaces the deal struck in October that already guaranteed $11.6 million per year and included a clause promising a good-faith salary review should the Hoosiers reach a College Football Playoff semifinal.

That clause was triggered in resounding fashion when Indiana routed Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl, punching the program’s first-ever ticket to the national semifinals. Athletic department officials moved quickly to honor the provision, resulting in a compensation bump that places Cignetti alongside Georgia’s Kirby Smart and LSU’s Lane Kiffin as the only coaches currently earning more than $13 million annually. With the full structure of the agreement now in place, sources tell The Indianapolis Star that Cignetti could stand alone atop the sport’s salary hierarchy.

The 2033 term length remains unchanged from the previous pact, ensuring stability for both the coach and the program as the Hoosiers prepare for the next phase of their unprecedented postseason run.