For the first time since 1951 and just the sixth time in program history, Indiana football will not have team captains under new head coach Curt Cignetti.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Curt Cignetti mentioned at Big Ten Media Days a unique wrinkle he’s implementing in his first season as Indiana’s football coach.According to the program’s media guide, Indiana has had at least one captain in every season since 1952. The Hoosiers didn’t have a team captain in 1951 during coach Clyde Smith’s final season, and they’ve had a captain in all but five seasons since 1885.
They may not carry the official title of team captain, but the players Cignetti brought to Big Ten Media Days aim to emulate that leadership role. Linebacker Aiden Fisher is used to this dynamic from his first two seasons playing for Cignetti at James Madison. He said it usually happens naturally. “I think I’ve kind of grown and emerged into a role similar to that,” Fisher said. “Definitely trying to get to that point where my guys can look at me and know that I’m going to lead them into each game and into battle and be successful with them.”
“I think everyone is deserving to be a captain on the team, it’s just everybody can’t have a C on their chest,” Ellison said. “But if I had it my way, I believe that everybody should be a team captain, to have that leadership role.” Katic was voted a team captain in 2023, and while Indiana won’t have captains this year, Ellison has seen Katic take on a similar role throughout the offseason.
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