The Indiana Hoosiers made it official on Monday night, claiming their first national title in school history after a dominating 16-0 season.

In just two seasons, former Nick Saban assistant Curt Cignetti turned the Hoosiers from a program that was a perennial loser into a machine-like steamroller, flat-out dominating everyone in its path.

Defeating the Hurricanes on Monday night to claim the title did not just etch Cignetti into college football lore, it puts this 2025 Indiana season into one of best stories in the history of the sport.

When Indiana hired Cignetti as the little-known coach from James Madison, he promised to change the brand of Hoosiers football. When asked how he would raise the standard, he boldly told the press, “I win. Google me.”

At the time, most chuckled at the bravado of the coach, especially one coming to a place where success had never been achieved at a high level.

Two years later, nobody is laughing now.

In fact, with the mastery of the transfer portal and utilization of resources he had access to, Cignetti may have already staked his claim as the best coach in the nation.

As perhaps the most unlikely national champion in history, for the next century it’s going to be impossible to tell the story of college football without talking about Curt Cignetti and his Hoosiers.

The program isn’t going anywhere either, already reloading in the portal and gearing up for another attempt at a title next season.

No matter how high he takes his team while he’s in Bloomington, the 2025 Indiana team has become immortalized with some of the greatest national champions of all time.

They may not stack up talent-wise with some of the other teams in college football, but it makes the story all the better.

Fans had better get used to seeing Cignetti and the Hoosiers on the national stage, because it appears they are here to stay after this year’s triumph.