The Hoosiers' second-year coach said Indiana adopted an 'SEC scheduling philosophy' in canceling a series with Virginia.

The Hoosiers coach made a bold statement at Big Ten media days. His league counterparts supported his sentiment.

On this same stage at this same event last summer, only a few months into his tenure as Indiana’s new head coach, Curt Cignetti announced himself to the college football world with an impassioned opening statement that dripped with jaw-dropping confidence for someone leading a power-conference program for the first time.