Indiana
Indiana Football Begins First Fall Camp Under Curt Cignetti
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A new era of Indiana football kicks off on Aug. 31, which means it’s time for fall camp.
The Hoosiers had their first non-padded practice on Wednesday at the outdoor practice fields beside Memorial Stadium and Mellencamp Pavilion. Instead of the megaphone-carrying Tom Allen coaching Indiana, a less boisterous Curt Cignetti oversaw Wednesday’s practice ahead of his first season with the Hoosiers.
It was a hot and humid day in the mid-80s, different from the mild conditions of Cignetti’s first practices last spring.
“It forced us to think and play football on day one, so that was good,” Cignetti said.
“We want to develop players, develop more consistency in performance day in, day out, play in, play out. It’s the second time through the offense, defense and special teams now. Guys ought to be playing faster, thinking less. And we want to promote competition.”
Much of the summer was spent working with Derek Owings, Indiana’s new director of athletic performance. Cignetti said he has a lot of trust in Owings, who held the same role at James Madison from 2020-23, because of his knowledge, work ethic, commitment and the respect he gains from players.
With the season opening in about a month against Florida International at Memorial Stadium, the Hoosiers have heightened their focus on getting in game shape and preparing for their first game.
“The big takeaway today is you can’t replicate football. No matter what you do in the summer, football is just a set of different movements,” Cignetti said. “A lot of start, stop, and then you throw the heat in there and it was a real test and a challenge. So we’ve got to get into football shape now. We took off weight. We put on good weight. We got stronger, quicker, faster, cut down on body fat, all that good stuff. Now we’ve got to get into football shape.”
Cignetti said he introduced a lot of new concepts during spring practice sessions. But now that it’s the team’s second time through, he’s coaching with an eye on the fine details and finishing. He wants to see all 11 players doing their job at a high level on every play.
Indiana has a new-look roster with 30 incoming transfers and 17 freshmen. Cignetti coached 13 of those new Hoosiers at James Madison, but he has to get the rest of the team to embrace the style of football he demands.
He often describes that as fast, physical, relentless, smart, disciplined and poised, seen through his James Madison teams that went 52-9 in his five seasons and led the nation in run defense last year. The Dukes had the fewest penalties in the Sun Belt in 2022, and they ranked 12th out of 14 teams in that category last season. Cignetti also mentioned turnover ratio, a stat in which James Madison ranked 24th nationally in 2023.
In addition to those key stats, Cignetti strives to develop a resilient mindset with the Hoosiers that was reflected in his James Madison teams. He referenced the Dukes’ first Sun Belt game in 2022 after moving from the FCS to FBS as an example.
James Madison traveled to Appalachian State, a team which two weeks before won 17-14 at No. 6 Texas A&M. The Dukes trailed 28-3 in the second quarter but came back to win 32-28. Cignetti wants his Indiana team to play with that mentality, where they are not affected by the positive or negative circumstances of a game.
“It’s kind of a mindset and an identity,” Cingetti said. “Those intangibles that we want to develop in camp as well.”
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH-TV) – Warm and windy conditions today. We will see rain chances increase throughout the week. Several rain chances along with even some strongest severe thunderstorms could be possible. Temperatures remain above normal for this time of year through the weekend.
TODAY: Partly to mostly cloudy conditions expected during the day. It will be windy once again. Winds will be out of the south and may gust a little higher than yesterday around 30 to 40 mph.
High temperatures will be right around 81 degrees. The record for today is 85.
There may be a scattered shower that could develop after the lunch hour. But a better chance of showers and storms later this evening
TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms could be possible across parts of North Central and northern sections of Indiana. Some of those could be on the stronger side with some gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Low temperatures will fall right around 58.
TOMORROW: More showers and thunderstorms will be possible on Wednesday. A boundary will be set up right across parts of Central Indiana. This will bring us more rain chances on and off throughout the day. Look for temperatures to be right around 65. North of Indianapolis temperatures will be a bit cooler and south of Indy temperatures will be a bit warmer.
7 DAY EXTENDED FORECAST: Much of the day on Thursday will be dry with partly to mostly cloudy skies. It’s going to be warm with high temperatures soaring near 78 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms will develop later in the evening on Thursday as a cold front moves across the state. This will bring us a chance for some strong to maybe even severe thunderstorms late Thursday.
More scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible on Friday. With highs right around 76. Could also see some rain and thunderstorms for the first part of the weekend on Saturday with highs near 73. Easter Sunday does look dry and with some sunshine, but it will be much cooler. Highs will be in near 56.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun will join locked-out union members at the BP Whiting refinery on Tuesday morning.
Union leaders said that Braun will meet with workers picketing outside the company’s main offices in the 2800 block of Indianapolis Boulevard.
This comes after hundreds of workers were locked out of the BP refinery on March 19 after contract negotiations failed to produce a deal ahead of a midnight deadline. Since then, workers have been walking the picket lines.
Union leaders said negotiations have stalled for months, and are accusing BP of rejecting their proposals on jobs, pay, and safety. Union members said they are prepared to stay out on the picket lines 24/7 until there is movement at the bargaining table.
BP said it has made a comprehensive offer, and plans to continue operating the refinery with trained staff, adding that it does not expect disruptions to production.
The Whiting refinery is BP’s largest refinery in the world, producing 440,000 barrels a day. It is located less than 20 miles from downtown Chicago.
Braun is expected to join the union members around 9:15 p.m.
The video above is from a previous report.
ABC pulls upcoming ‘Bachelorette’ season. Here’s what to know
A Carmel man and former Purdue basketball player was set to compete on this season that won’t air.
Should ABC air the canceled-for-now season of “The Bachelorette”? A Carmel man who was set to compete on it seems to think so.
Matt Carroll, a 43-year-old Purdue basketball alum and Carmel resident, took to social media over the weekend to address the cancelation of season 22 of “The Bachelorette,” on which he appeared. Public opinion on whether the show should see the light of day is split, but the former Boilermaker forward and industrial real estate broker hopes the footage makes it to air.
Disney and ABC pulled season 22 of “The Bachelorette” because its lead, “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, faces an ongoing domestic violence investigations. The network announced the decision March 19 after TMZ leaked a video from a 2023 domestic violence incident involving Paul and her ex Dakota Mortensen.
Neither Carroll nor the show have officially commented on the cancelation, but that doesn’t mean he and other contestants haven’t hinted at their feelings on social media.
Carroll’s Instagram reel — in which he struts through the streets of Carmel, rose in hand, RAYE’s “Where the Hell is My Husband” soundtracking it all — breaks the ice. “So…about that,” he joked, tagging both “The Bachelorette” and Bachelor Nation, the franchise’s official hub for news and content.
The reel has garnered comments from fellow Carmel residents wishing Carroll well, even offering to set him up with local singles. Notably, though, some of Carroll’s followers have called for the season to air — and he agrees.
“Trying to manifest that they still air this,” one comment from model Brittany Mason reads. “America wants it the world wants it!”
“From your lips to God’s ears,” Carroll replied.
Another response from him put it more plainly:
“I’m still hoping they decide to air it.”
Whether “The Bachelorette” will air is unclear. Disney Entertainment Television’s official statement only indicated that it was halting the season “for now,” so it’s possible the network could dust off the footage and air it after all.
Contact IndyStar Pop Culture Reporter Heather Bushman at hbushman@indystar.com. Follow her on X @hmb_1013.
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