Misplaced priorities, not to mention beer and circus, at Indiana University: $93,000,000 for football coach vs. $96,168 average faculty salary

 

Why is this man looking so smug?

Headline and video screengrab:  ESPN, 10/16/2025

Salary info:  College Raptor

Mark Schlabach Adam Rittenberg report:

Indiana has reached a new eight-year contract with Curt Cignetti that will make him one of the highest-paid football coaches in the FBS with an annual average salary of about $11.6 million, the university announced Thursday. 

Cignetti guided the Hoosiers to a 11-2 record and a surprising College Football Playoff appearance in his first season at the school in 2024. This season, the No. 3 Hoosiers are 6-0 heading into Saturday's game against Michigan State. 

In a video posted to Indiana's social media accounts, Cignetti said, "I couldn't be more proud to be a Hoosier, and I plan on retiring as a Hoosier. The way that this state has embraced us and our success in football has meant more to me than anything else."

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