For the second consecutive season, Cignetti was named The Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year, a distinction that reflects more than wins, rankings or trophies. The 64-year-old coach became the first to win the award in back-to-back years since it was introduced in 1998 and only the fourth to win it twice,

Next up for the Hoosiers: lifting and practice. A weekend of celebration has yielded way to preparing for the Rose Bowl, the Heisman winner said.