Chad Biagini, the President of Nolan Partners, an Excel Sports Management company, shared his thoughts with Indiana Hoosiers On SI regarding Curt Cignetti.

If you didn’t know much about Notre Dame football’s opponent Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti, in the first-round of the College Football Playoff, is that he isn’t afraid the tell everyone what he thinks.

Cignetti's brash style has Indiana playing with confidence heading into its CFP first-round game vs. the Fighting Irish

The moves Indiana football made to keep Curt Cignetti's coaching staff intact will help ensure the Hoosiers won't be a CFP one-hit wonder.

The Hoosiers (11-1) came in at No. 10 in the final rankings on Sunday's selection show. That pits Indiana against No. 7 Notre Dame in a first-round matchup in South Bend, which will be the Hoosiers' first playoff game in program history.

Curt Cignetti has previously cited the continuity on the coaching staff as a key reason he was able to hit the ground running in Bloomington.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti worked from the ground up to make college football's most unlikely turnaround possible. The Hoosiers qualified for the College Football Playoff for the first time in school history this season.

The Hoosiers head coach has challenged the Fighting Irish to 'bring it on' as they prepare to lock horns for a historic matchup in the first round of the College Football Playoff