Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti did not stay quiet about the officiating midway through the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
ESPN’s Holly Rowe interviewed Cignetti heading into halftime of the Hoosiers’ clash against the Miami Hurricanes. As he walked toward his team’s tunnel, the Indiana coach called out the referees for missing illegal contact made against his quarterback, Fernando Mendoza.
Curt Cignetti unhappy with first-half officiating
“Well, there’s three personal fouls on the quarterback not called in one drive, that need to be called because they’re obvious personal fouls,” Cignetti told Rowe.
“I’m all for letting them play. But when you cross the line, you’ve got to call it. They were black-and-white calls.”