BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - After a bye week with no direct media availability, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti had his scheduled Monday press conference at Memorial Stadium. No. 5 Indiana plays at No. 2 Ohio State at noon ET on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is excited for the top-five showdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Big Ten contest.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti discussed his new 8-year, $72 million contract on the Fox Big Noon Kickoff show

So with Cignetti staying at Indiana for the foreseeable future, we have to wonder who this news affected most negatively. For someone to be good at football, that means somebody else has to be bad, as there are only so many games to be played in a season.

Curt Cignetti’s new contract includes an average annual compensation of $8 million and an extension through the 2032 season.

Here's everything to know of Curt Cignetti's massive contract extension with Indiana football, which was announced Saturday:

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The 10-0 Indiana Hoosiers did not have a game in Week 12 but still made headlines by extending head coach Curt Cignetti for the next eight years. The signing led to Cignetti being brought onto Fox Sports’ Week 12 edition of ‘Big Noon Kickoff’ despite the Hoosiers having an off day.

Curt Cignetti will sign a new contract lasting eight years and worth an average annual compensation of $8 million.