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Throughout Indiana’s magical season, which has culminated in a College Football Playoff berth – Curt Cignetti has consistently said Indiana’s “surprise season” is no surprise to him; that he expected to be in this position, that he knew Indiana had the horses to make a CFP run, things of that nature.
With the CFP selection show taking place today, Cignetti and the Hoosiers did not hold a watch party to see where and who they would play in the CFP because, as Cignetti said, “We knew we would be playing in this playoff, and it’s business.”
The Hoosiers have been professional in their approach this season, and that will continue. Cignetti has the team acting like it’s been here before, even though… well, Indiana hasn’t been here before. Cignetti led Indiana to its first-ever 10-win season, and they’re not stopping at a good regular-season record: they want a shot at the National Championship.
Their path begins in the state of Indiana, specifically in South Bend. Indiana will play Notre Dame in the first round, with the winner advancing to SEC Champion Georgia in the quarter-finals. Notre Dame hasn’t lost since a bizarre loss to Northern Illinois early in the season, and both teams enter this in-state rivalry at 11-1.
Indiana finished as the No. 8 ranked team in college football, but was given the No. 10 seed because Boise State and Arizona State both won their conference championship games, advancing them to the first round despite not being ranked in the top four .
If the Hoosiers can beat Notre Dame and Georgia, they will play Boise State, SMU or Penn State. No matter what happens in the CFP for Indiana, this will always be a season that exceeded expectations. But if you ask Curt Cignetti, you’ll be convinced that this was always expected.
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