Curt Cignetti on Maryland: “They’ll be a Tremendous Challenge”

Source: Indiana Hoosier Football / Indiana Hoosier Football

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –The 4-0 Indiana Hoosier football team resumes Big Ten play this Saturday when they face the 3-1 Maryland Terrapins.

Indiana is coming off a 52-14 dismantling of Charlotte while Maryland took care of business against Villanova and won that game 38-20.

In a Monday press conference, Indiana Hoosier Head Football Coach Curt Cignetti said Maryland presents challenges on both sides of the ball.

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“Well, I mean, this is going to be the stoutest defensive line we’ve gone against. They’re really big inside, and they’ve got good players on the outside too. And, you know, if you go two tight ends, they’ll bring five defensive linemen in. They’re very aggressive. It’s also going to be the best receiving corps we’ve seen up to this point. Probably the best quarterback we’ve seen up to this point. So, it’s the best football team we’ve seen up to this point,” said Cignetti.

Indiana is 4-0 for just the third time since 1991, but Cignetti has started each of his last four years as a head coach 4-0.

“Well, we are used to being successful, this staff that I brought in, the players that are here. When you win, it’s about maintaining your edge and avoiding complacency and not having the warm fuzzies and not taking the rat poison, right? Eliminating the noise and the clutter, focusing on what’s going to help you get to the point where you can perform to the best of your ability on Saturday, the preparation part, the physical and mental preparation. So, we have a mature team. I’m confident that those guys will be on point this week in practice and that we’ll have a good week,” said Cignetti.

Cignetti, as he has from the moment he arrived at Indiana, continues to emphasize the importance of improving every week.

“I think it’s everybody. You get better, you get worse. We don’t want to maintain the level. We want to improve the level in everything we’re doing. We want to improve because we’re not — nobody is in a position in college football where they afford to go backwards. So, you’ve got to keep striving. This is a really good football team coming in here. We’re going to have to play our best game. But I’ll be shocked if our guys don’t understand that,” said Cignetti.

Kickoff between Maryland and Indiana is at noon on Saturday. Pregame coverage starts at 11 am on 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan.

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