Indiana Hoosiers soccer coach Curt Cignetti has been rewarded for a historic season with a brand new eight-year contract price an annual common of $8 million, college officers introduced Saturday. The contract, which runs via 2032, features a $1 million retention bonus.
College officers made the announcement through the Hoosiers’ second bye week.
No. 5 Indiana (10-0) has recorded double-digit victories for the primary time at school historical past and its No. 5 rating by the School Soccer Playoff committee places the Hoosiers in place to host a postseason recreation.
They’ve additionally produced probably the most lopsided victory at school historical past and matched the most important margin of a victory in a Large Ten recreation this season below the first-year coach. Cignetti, 60, has received extra video games this season than Indiana received within the earlier three mixed (9) and has Indiana in competition to play for its first Large Ten title since 1967.
The Hoosiers go to No. 2 Ohio State subsequent weekend, a venue the place they haven’t received since 1998.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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