Has Curt Cignetti always been so intense? Players at first job say, 'he never turned it off'
Indiana’s incredible turnaround under Curt Cignetti Curt Cignetti has turned Indiana into an undefeated powerhouse chasing history. Curt Cignetti got his first head coaching job at Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2011.Cignetti's former players said he brought intensity to IUP, and he was an elite recruiter that knew how to get the best out of players. Johnny Franco and the rest of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania football team were fired up. It’s January 2011 and the Crimson Hawks in Western Pennsylvania were about to meet their new coach, a former Alabama wide receivers coach not far removed from winning a national championship: Curt Cignetti. The team was gathered...