You read that right, folks.Fans of the Indiana Hoosiers, a program that came from literally nothing to reach the pantheon of college football, are a little miffed with how the team has performed early in the season.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The defending national champions have gotten off to a 3-0 start, but the first quarter of their season has been marred by sleepy first half performances against "lesser competition," to put it mildly.COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S AP TOP 25 IS OUT: WHO’S OVERRATED, UNDERRATED AND FLAT-OUT SNUBBED?Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Charlie Becker catches a pass for a touchdown against the North Texas Mean Green on Sept.
5, 2026, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.(Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Wins against North Texas, Howard, and Western Kentucky probably don't move the needle all that much, but the clumsy starts have the Hoosier faithful getting a little antsy as their team heads into Big Ten conference play.Head coach Curt Cignetti has taken note of this, and decided to issue a personal statement on the matter during his weekly radio hit on Thursday."It was hot, and I was hot on the sideline," Cignetti admits when discussing the fans not staying in their seats for the entirety of Indiana's 38-0 win over the Hilltoppers on Saturday."What are we, 29-2? When we came, I saw the picture, 10,000 fans in the stands," he fired back.
"Don't b---- about a 38-0 win."THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!His response elicited plenty of laughs from those in attendance, but Cignetti, as is usually the case, was being dead serious.And I can't say I blame him.Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti walks onto the field before a college football game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoo...