Curt Cignetti’s Jaw-Dropping Raise Sparks Debate: Is Indiana Football’s Pay Finally Matching Its Ambition?
According to USA Today’s coach salaries database, Smart made $13.28 million in 2025, which was over $700,000 more than the second-highest-paid coach, Ohio State’s Ryan Day, who was coming off his first national title.
While it should be noted that the salaries of college football coaches change every year and could certainly still fluctuate considerably between now and August, the fact that Cignetti, who was coaching Division II Indiana University of Pennsylvania a decade ago, is among the highest-paid coaches in America is a remarkable turn of events. And it really can’t be argued that he hasn’t earned it.

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