We really aren’t gonna escape this weird Indiana-Notre Dame… thing anytime soon, huh?
The Hoosiers and Fighting Irish are in the news again, this time because Curt Cignetti was asked about it during an appearance on Big Ten Network this past weekend.
"I'd love to play them. It'd be a great in-state game."
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) August 15, 2026
🗣️ Curt Cignetti on Notre Dame and future non-conference schedules pic.twitter.com/f6V9F02OIz
“Yeah, I’d like to play Notre Dame,” Cignetti said. “They oughta come to our place twice, we’ll go up there once, since they’re not in a conference. I’d love to play them. It’d be a great in-state game.”
Indiana came under fire earlier this month when it was reported that the Hoosiers asked out of an existing home-and-home series against Notre Dame set for 2030 and 2031, a move that several members of the former fanbase approved of.
Cignetti’s comments have the media machine up and running again, just in time for some preseason storylines.
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