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Indiana celebrated its historic 16-0 season with a campus victory lap at Memorial Stadium, featuring Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and Curt Cignetti—who will be the Hoosiers’ next head coach—along with Don Fischer and John Mellencamp; fans braved four-degree wind chills as Indiana looks ahead to its 2026 season opener against North Texas on Sept. 5.
Curt Cignetti's audacious 'I win. Google me' boast—made after moving from James Madison to Indiana—came true as Indiana captured its first CFP national championship, completing a stunning turnaround; Google even added a custom search Easter egg to honor his win.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti leads the Hoosiers from historic struggles to a CFP national championship, with Google highlighting the moment by displaying 'Yup, he won' in search results—an echo of his 'I win, Google me' pledge. Indiana went 11-2 in 2024 and then 16-0 in the title season, surviving close regular-season tests, winning the Big Ten over Ohio State, and pounding Alabama and Oregon in the playoff before a 27-21 title-game win over Miami.
A writer tries Chipotle’s Coach Cignetti’s 'I Win' Bowl—brown rice, black beans, chicken and guacamole—named after Indiana coach Curt Cignetti after his ‘I win’ moment and Indiana’s improbable championship run. Chipotle rolled it out nationwide with a buy-one-get-one-free promo, pricing the bowl at $12.50 and about 750 calories. The reviewer finds it bland but notes the marketing tie-in and Cignetti’s on-campus routine and rewards-account quirks helped fuel the promotion.
Google now displays a 'Yup, he won' Easter egg when you search Curt Cignetti, highlighting his remarkable Indiana tenure: an 11-2 debut, a 16-0 title season, six wins over AP Top 10 teams this year, five wins against CFP participants (all on the road), the Hoosiers leading turnover margin, and Fernando Mendoza emerging as a Heisman frontrunner and top NFL prospect.
The Daily Hoosier notes that Google now backs Curt Cignetti’s claim about Indiana football, highlighting his 27-2 record over two seasons, IU’s first national championship, the program’s first outright Big Ten title since 1945, and the first 16-0 run in major college football since the 1890s, with the ‘Google me’ slogan spawning merchandise as part of a historic turnaround.
After Curt Cignetti led Indiana to the national title, OutKick reports Google updated its search results to display a celebratory top message—'Yup, he won'—when you Google his name, turning the coach’s rapid rise into a viral Internet moment and highlighting how a tech company cheekily joined the celebration.
Gene Hedrick, a season-ticket holder since 1959, describes witnessing Indiana's first national championship as a privilege after IU rode an 11-2 season into the College Football Playoff and then an undefeated 16-0 run under Curt Cignetti, with wins over Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, and Miami.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti confirmed he was happy after the Hoosiers beat Miami 27-21 to win the program's first national championship, a moment his daughter Natalie shared via a screenshot of a text thread in which he replied 'Yes' with 14 emoji exclamations. The piece notes Cignetti's rise at Indiana—from a 3-9 team to an 11-2 CFP debut and then a 16-0 second season—culminating in a title at Hard Rock Stadium.
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti will receive a $2 million bonus after leading the Hoosiers to the CFP title, and is set for an eight-year extension worth about $11.6 million per year through 2033; since arriving from James Madison in 2024, he guided Indiana from nine wins across 2021–2023 to an 11–2 season in 2024 and a 16–0 run in 2025, with the 2026 season opener set for Sept. 5 against North Texas.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti’s famously stoic demeanor is highlighted by a viral 2019 tweet in which he said he wasn’t happy after a playoff win; his daughter Natalie now says he’s happy after Indiana’s unlikely national championship, underscoring his even-keeled sideline presence and a lighthearted postgame joke about retirement.
In his second season at Indiana, Curt Cignetti steered the Hoosiers to a historic College Football Playoff national championship, undergirded by a methodical six-second-per-play mindset and old‑school discipline that kept the team poised on an improbable climb from underdog to champion.
Curt Cignetti reshaped Indiana’s roster-building by prioritizing value, fit, and development over high-profile recruits, assembling a veteran, well-evaluated group with a sub-$20 million NIL framework backed by Mark Cuban. By landing Cal transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza and relying on 15 of 22 starters in their fourth year, Indiana captured a CFP national title with a disciplined, high-IQ approach, a strong defense, and Mendoza’s leadership (including Heisman-caliber production) that powered one of the sport’s most efficient offenses.
Curt Cignetti has transformed Indiana from college football’s losingest program into a 16-0 national champion in two seasons, driven by fearless play-calling, savvy transfer portal moves (including Fernando Mendoza), and a cohesive staff. Fellow coaches say he’s the sport’s best, a verdict reinforced by Bloomington’s historic title run and a decisive fourth‑and‑4 touchdown call to seal the championship in the national final.
Indiana completed a historic 16-0 season by beating Miami 27-21 in Hard Rock Stadium, sealed by Jamari Sharpe’s late interception. A gutsy fourth-and-4 call kept Mendoza and the Hoosiers ahead, as Mendoza’s accurate back-shoulder throws and relentless leadership propelled a pro‑style offense past the Hurricanes. The win solidifies Curt Cignetti’s legendary early‑tenure impact, cements Indiana’s place atop a rising Big Ten, and sets the program up for an offseason of lucrative contracts and portal work.