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For those fans who may not have Googled Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti when he suggested, there's a good chance that college football fans everywhere are aware of who he is now. The former James Madison coach made it clear that he's a winner, and through 10 games at Indiana, he's done just that. Week 11 saw the No.
8 Hoosiers take down Michigan for what was just the second time since 1988, and in the process of the Week 11 festivities, Cignetti earned himself a bonus thanks to all of the winning he's been doing. According to USA TODAY's Steve Berkowitz, the Hoosiers officially clinched a spot within the top six teams of the Big Ten during Week 11. "The Hoosiers’ Curt Cignetti added a $250,000 bonus," Berkowitz wrote .
"As his team became assured of hitting one of the more incentive targets in a Bowl Subdivision contract: finishing the regular season among the top six in the 18-team Big Ten Conference." Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Before Indiana even took down Michigan, they secured a spot in the top six thanks to the help around the conference. As revealed by Berkowitz, Iowa losing to UCLA and Minnesota losing to Rutgers helped cement that Indiana would be within that threshold regardless.
The Hoosiers and the Oregon Ducks are the only teams in the conference who have yet to lose a game this season. Throughout this season, Cignetti has earned $600,000 in bonuses, while also securing an automatic one-year contract extension along with a $250,000 raise. According to Berkowitz, Cignetti has a chance to earn $2.
7 million more in bonus money if the Hoosiers keep on winning. They will have their biggest test of the season the next time they hit the field in Week 13, as they'll be heading to Columbus to take on No. 2 Ohio State on Nov.
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