Curt Cignetti EXCLUSIVE + Tennessee’s next move at QB | Always College Football

Curt Cignetti joins Greg McElroy to talk life after winning the National Championship, how to prevent complacency, if he ever smiles, how Indiana identifies the RKG’s (right kinda guys), what Cig has seen from the new group coming in for 2026 and so much more. Plus, McElroy goes over why Joey Aguilar got denied another year of eligibility and what it means for Josh Heupel and Tennessee going into 2026.

Timecodes:
0:00 Intros
2:45 Curt Cignetti joins the show
3:10 What life is like for Cignetti after winning the national championship
5:00 Can having roster turnover create an edge and prevent complacency
7:05 Does Cignetti ever smile?
8:05 How Indiana identifies the fit for players in the portal
9:35 How do you project what you are getting out of Hoover?
11:05 How will you still have high profile guys come to IU and buy into the program?
12:30 What Cignetti has seen out of the team so far
14:40 What keeping Bryant Haines means for Indiana
17:35 Is there a new urgency when you are playing a big opponent?
19:30 What is the best way to give the G5 access to the playoff and how many teams
23:40 Joey Aguilar Juco News - what it means for Tennessee
29:50 What is Tennessee losing?
32:40 George MacIntyre & Faizon Brandon will battle for QB1 at Tennessee
36:14 Rules committee might change the targeting rules
42:01 Targeting 1 vs Targeting 2. Will there be a Strike system?

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