Indiana's Curt Cignetti wins back-to-back AP Coach of the Year, leading Hoosiers to 13-0 season, Big Ten title, and first CFP berth.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has become the first college football coach to win the AP Coach of the Year award in back-to-back seasons since 1998, leading the Hoosiers to a 13-0 record, their first Big Ten title since 1967, and a No. 1 ranking in the AP poll. Under his leadership, Indiana secured its first College Football Playoff berth as the top seed, achieved double-digit wins in each of his two seasons, and produced its first Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Cignetti received 47 of 52 first-place votes, marking a historic turnaround for a program that once had over 700 all-time losses.