Indiana
Indiana Football Coach Curt Cignetti Unhappy With Thursday Practice Effort
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – During spring practice, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti speaks with the media once per week.
Up until Thursday, Cignetti’s assessments of practice had been largely positive, but on Thursday, Cignetti came off the field frustrated with the way the players approached the day.
He said so, unprompted, to start his Thursday morning press conference at Memorial Stadium.
“It’s a race to improve as much as you can, and up to today, I think you know, the effort and the improvement is on track,” Cignetti said.
“I think today, we squandered an opportunity to improve as much as possible, and we were inconsistent in too many areas. Probably not mentally prepared to come out and do what it takes to have a successful practice. And improve as much as possible,” Cignetti continued.
Cignetti elaborated further on what bothered him about the way the Hoosiers went about their business.
“It was too much inconsistency across the board at all positions. Whether it’s a lack of detail, focus, preparation, which leads to a breakdown in execution,” Cignett said.
What also concerned Cignetti was that the coaching he wants his staff to deliver wasn’t being heeded by the Hoosiers.
“Good players want to be coached. Great players. You can’t coach them enough. You can’t give them enough. They want more. Inconsistent players want coached on their terms. And today, we had too many inconsistent players that didn’t come out prepared, ready to improve and live up to the standard that we’ve set for each individual and the team and offense, defense, special teams,” Cignetti said.
“We just didn’t have enough juice out there. There were too many coaches yelling to get going,” Cignetti continued. “Up to today, I think the practices, they’re never perfect, but the effort and energy has been great.”
Cignetti lated noted that he did not let the players leave the field without conveying how he felt about their approach to practice on Thursday. Cignetti observes practices from his own vantage point, usually by himself, as he makes the effort to try to see as much of the practice as possible, leaving the detail work to the coordinators.
“That message got sent on the field during practice. I didn’t wait until after practice to send it. Sometimes it’s a little X-rated message,” Cignetti said.
Thursday was practice No. 10 for Indiana. The Hoosiers had their first scrimmage last Saturday and will have another this Saturday that will be closed to the public.
After that, there is one more practice before Indiana plays its spring game at 8 p.m. next Thursday at Memorial Stadium.
Cignetti isn’t focused on the spring game or the season to come in the fall. He wants to drive the point home, in no uncertain terms to his players, that spring preparation is what leads to fall success.
“I’m sure I’ll go in and look at the tape, it’s never as good, never as bad (as you think), but that’s where we are today. I’m really not worried about what it looks like four months from now. My focus is on, what were we today? What did we put on tape?” Cignetti said.
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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