Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is not looking to parlay his wildly successful season into an NFL coaching gig.
The undefeated and top-ranked Hoosiers (15-0) will look to complete a perfect season under Cignetti when they face No.10 Miami (13-2) or the national championship of the College Football Playoff on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
The 64-year-old Cignetti signed an eight-year contract extension with Indiana in October, and he reiterated Saturday that he isn’t looking to go elsewhere.
“I’m not an NFL guy. I made that decision a long time ago,” Cignetti told reporters in Miami.
“I’ve always been a college football guy.”
The 64-year-old Cignetti is in his second season in Bloomington following a five-year stint coaching at James Madison.
The Pittsburgh native likely would be considered a hot commodity at both the collegiate and professional levels, and his hometown Steelers suddenly have an opening following the resignation earlier this month of longtime head coach Mike Tomlin.
There also has been speculation regarding whether the Raiders, who own the No. 1 pick, could pursue him to pair with Indiana quarterback and expected No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza.
Penn State also recently changed coaches, firing James Franklin in October and replacing him with former Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.
Cignetti’s father, Frank Cignetti Sr., is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame after a 30-year career as a head coach at West Virginia and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The elder Cignetti died in 2022.