Head Coach Remains Flexible, But Wants Level NIL Playing Field
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Indiana Hoosiers Head Coach Remains Flexible, But Wants Level NIL Playing Field
The Indiana Hoosiers head coach is more flexible than his contemporaries of his age, but still wants level playing field in NIL.
Troy Brock | 11 Hours Ago
Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during spring football practice on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti during spring football practice on Thursday, April 10, 2025. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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Name, Image, and Likeness has driven many of the older football coaches from the ranks, with even the legendary Nick Saban calling it quits and working with the president of the country to try and reverse course.
The same can not be said of Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti. Cignetti, 63, is one of the few coaches his age who remain amidst the ever-changing landscape that is collegiate athletics in the era of NIL. For Cignetti, it is all about adapting to the changes and being flexible.
“You got to adjust, adapt, or die,” Cignetti said at a Bloomington fundraiser earlier this month via The Daily Hoosier. “You got to be light on your feet and be flexible, which I’ve tried to do the last five years.”
Indiana Hoosiers Head Coach Curt Cignetti Calls for Level NIL Playing Field
While Cignetti is not afraid of change, he does still want things to be fair across the board. In collegiate athletics, much like the professional leagues the colleges feed, there are have’s and there are have-nots. As things currently stand, the Hoosiers can only be considered a “have-not.”
“I’d like to be able to see some regulation down the road so that us, Texas, and Oregon are playing by the same rules,” Cignetti said. “I don’t think it’s too much to ask for, but it’s a complicated issue right now when you get the courts involved.”
