Curt Cignetti on Indiana football: ‘This is home, right here baby. This is where it ends for me. We are just getting started’

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti joined ESPN’s Pat McAfee for his segment on Wednesday afternoon and discussed all things related to IU’s first-round matchup with Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff.

Cignetti, who signed a contract extension last month after less than a year in Bloomington, made it known — he is not going anywhere, making a profound statement at the end.

“This is home, right here baby,” Cignetti said. “This is where it ends for me. We are just getting started.”

Indiana takes on Notre Dame on Friday night at 8:00 pm ET on ESPN and ABC.

Below are some of the key clips from Cignetti’s segment.

“You got your guy at West Virginia..

How about them Mountaineers” ~ @CCignettiIU #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/AyNwzH7x4s

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2024

“We went to a silent count at Ohio State and I’m never doing it again..

That’s behind us now and we learned from it”@CCignettiIU #PMSLive #NeverDaunted pic.twitter.com/hgVXaKqNOH

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2024

“The standard is the standard and I like where we’re at..

I’m confident in our team going into this game”@CCignettiIU #PMSLive #NeverDaunted https://t.co/tindvEZR0W pic.twitter.com/HIY7JyMakT

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2024

“We have the best football fans in America..

These people were starving for success and it’s been great to see” ~ @CCignettiIU #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/5PstmflyTJ

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2024

“We’re in it to win it..

We don’t want a participation medal”@CCignettiIU #PMSLive #NeverDaunted pic.twitter.com/5P5UtluR0k

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2024

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