The NFL Draft Holds the Untold Secret to Curt Cignetti’s Legendary Coaching Mastery
That’s how you become college football’s first 16-0 team without lapping the field with NFL talent.
Mendoza. Turnover battle. Penalty battle.
Oh, and Cignetti.
Mastermind, guru, genius, they’re overused words in college football circles, but the label must apply to a coach that won it all with a team that had just a few players who’ll hear their names called in the first two days of the draft.
When Roger Goodell comes on stage this week, Cignetti appreciation week begins.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s senior national college football columnist. Email him at [email protected] and follow him on X @btoppmeyer.
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