Cignetti was born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 2, 1961. At the time, his father, Frank Cignetti Sr., was an assistant football coach at Leechburg High School in Pennsylvania. Cignetti Sr. became an assistant at Pittsburgh in 1966 and then at Princeton in 1969. He returned in 1970 as an assistant at West Virginia University, prompting a family move.

Who is Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti's dad? Here's what to know on Frank Cignetti Sr. ahead of the Hoosiers' CFP championship game vs. Miami.

The GOAT college football coach now sits center stage for ESPN's College GameDay every week during the season, but analysis is far from the only thing Nick Saban provides college football. His legacy lives on in the men who learned at the feet of the "Nicktator.

Curt Cignetti and Mario Cristobal preparing for national championship game received surprising placement in early projections for next season

Cignetti turned a near-perennial doormat into a juggernaut literally overnight. If all goes to plan Monday and IU wins its first national title, his stunningly prescient comments will join the annals of sports figures whose bold statements have come true.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is college football's best constructor — on the field and off it. His teams win, his players flourish and his legacy grows.

Nick Saban wanted to change his job description. After three years coaching linebackers, he was eager to take over the secondary, where he’d played in college. He was not, however, so sure he wanted to change jobs.

Curt Cignetti left Alabama football years before Nick Saban started publicly using the term “rat poison.” The current Indiana head coach was part of Saban’s initial dynasty build, working as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in Tuscaloosa from 2007 through 2010.

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