An implicit “never too high, never too low” mantra governed Cignetti’s Hoosiers, and because of that they beat Miami 27–21 Monday to become the most unlikely national champion in college football history. It’s a mindset Cignetti has cultivated for years—dating back to his days at James Madison, as fans found out from his daughter Natalie Tuesday.

The old-school, blunt-spoken coach completed his masterpiece on Monday night, leading Indiana to a 27-21 victory over Miami for the program’s first national title, capping one of the most

Not even rap stars in the wee hours of a Hoosiers celebration could deter Curt Cignetti whom, pausing that celebration, was already focused on work.

Curt Cignetti is proving to be a nightmare for college football. Not for the sport, but for his peers who have long proclaimed that a national championship requires a blue-chip roster as its prerequisite.

Indiana's 27-24 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday secured the Hoosiers their first-ever football title, but it was far from the first national championship to be won by a head coach from north central West Virginia.

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Indiana beat Miami 27-21, thanks to an interception from Jamari Sharpe on Miami's final possession of the game. Sharpe intercepted quarterback Carson Beck as he was trying to throw a long pass down the field.