Cignetti may have protested a perceived missed call a little too much.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti lost his cool during the first half of his program's game against Oregon on Saturday. On a third-and-1 from the Indiana 34-yard line in the second quarter, Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, looking for wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, sailed a pass down the sideline.
As Sarratt attempted to corral the pass, Oregon defensive back Brandon Finney Jr. made contact with the Hoosiers wideout before he broke up the pass, leading some—including Cignetti—to believe that Finney Jr. should have been flagged for holding.But no flag was thrown, leading to a fourth-and-1—and an absolutely furious Cignetti screaming in the face of an official.But Cignetti appeared to have gone too far in the eyes of the officials, as the Indiana coach was given a sideline warning. Fortunately for the Hoosiers, Cignetti's warning included no penalty yardage, as the CBS broadcast crew indicated that it could have.When Dell asked whether Cignetti showing emotion was intentional even though he had preached composure to his team, Cignetti responded, "What do you think?" When pressed to answer, Cignetti said, "Yeah, you can't let that go," referring to the call he believed the officials missed."We gotta quit jumping offsides, we gotta do a better job of stopping the run," Cignetti said. "We gotta quit laying on the ground on defense and coming back the next play. And we gotta play better."Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.
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