Curt Cignetti says Indiana football doubters can kick rocks

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Put a microphone in front of Curt Cignetti, and it IU football coach usually delivers. About 90 minutes before his no. 5-ranked Hoosiers kick off against no. 2 Ohio State in the biggest game in IU history, Cignetti spoke to ESPN inside the stadium.

“This is just a football game, right? Sixty minutes between the white lines. We have a veteran group, don’t we. We earned the right to be here. There’s no magic wand. We have the biggest margin of victory in college football, don’t we is a tale out there that has created another chip for us.

‘They have to look good.’ Today, it’s up to IU to earn college football’s respect

Critics have taken shots at IU’s strength of schedule, which is among the lowest for a power conference team. 10-0 Hoosiers has a chance today to silence some of those doubters against the Buckeyes.

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