Indiana football got a shot in the arm with the hiring of Curt Cignetti from James Madison. He’s demanding wins right away, and he’s bringing along just about everyone from his former gig to do it. Here are three questions to ask all things Indiana at Big Ten Media Days.
3. Just how good can ALL of the James Madison transfers be right away?
At the moment, 13 players followed head coach Curt Cignetti over from James Madison - and they’re good ones. At least 15 players among the starting 22 are transfers, and the depth is being boosted by new guys, too. With that in mind …
2. How quickly can Indiana be decent agains the run?
The Indiana run defense wasn’t that bad last season, but it was the second-worst in the Big Ten and the team lost almost every game when allowing more than 100 yards. The James Madison run defense has been among the best in the nation over the last few seasons, and that’s what Cignetti is trying to recreate.
1. Is Kurtis Rourke the real deal?
Jordan McCloud was the Sun Belt Player of the Year at JMU last season, and now another transfer quarterback should shine under this staff. Rourke might have been one of the biggest under-the-radar transfers of the offseason. He was great at Ohio, has all the tools, a ton of experience, and it wouldn’t have been totally stunning if he was the quarterback … anywhere.
