Cignetti has had an unprecedented journey throughout his coaching career. After working under Nick Saban for four years at Alabama and winning a national championship in 2009, Cignetti departed from the Crimson Tide to become a head coach for the first time. He moved down to the D2 level to coach the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Did you know? All of the coaches in the 2026 CFP semifinal are a product of the GOAT coach Nick Saban. Appearing on set ahead of the Fiesta Bowl, he was asked about the growing list of former assistants now running playoff contenders.

During Saban’s 28-year college coaching tenure, 31 of his assistants went on to become FBS head coaches — a coaching branch the size of Yellowstone National Park. He has sown seeds that blossomed into millions of dollars in coaching salaries, nearly 3,000 collegiate games coached and several national championships won.

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks will take on the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Both programs are led by talented coaches who are deve

Nick Saban couldn't hold back during the leadup to the Indiana-Oregon kickoff, revealing that he fudged a lot of injury reports.

What an unforgettable moment at the Peach Bowl! Before the Oregon Ducks faced off against the Indiana Hoosiers in the CFP semifinal, the introduction of the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class created a ton of drama,

When people ask, why didn’t Alabama hire Curt Cignetti to replace Nick Saban, that cannot be a serious question. You know the answer.

The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl will induct four members into this year’s Chick-fil A Peach Bowl Hall of Fame, including former college football head coaches Ralph Friedgen, Nick Saban, and Tommy Tuberville,