Head coach Curt Cignetti knows Indiana cannot afford another afternoon of missed opportunities, and he set a cautionary tone for the week ahead at Monday’s press conference. The Hoosiers pushed No. 4 Ohio State to the final minute on Saturday before falling 19-15 at Memorial Stadium. Now comes Michigan, who defeated Penn State in their most recent game, and Cignetti knows what he’s up against.
“Out of the frying pan and into the fire as we get ready for Michigan,” Cignetti said during Monday’s press conference. “Great effort on Saturday; we fell short. Plain and simple. In some ways we beat ourselves, which is uncharacteristic of this football team.”
He used the saying to describe the sequence in front of his team: a one-possession loss to Ohio State, followed immediately by another top-tier opponent. The comments were a public reminder of the stakes rather than a specific directive to the roster, and Cignetti did not outline any new warning or change for the team beyond his usual weekly remarks…