Curt Cignetti was mentioned as an influencer in a report on Indiana's men's basketball search. He quickly shot that notion down.

Indiana football didn't lose a single player to the transfer portal that was in the program's "long-term plan":

The Indiana men's basketball program will need a new coach next season. However, don't ask the Hoosiers' football coach, Curt Cignetti, for assistance. Cignetti got into a spat on 'X' with basketball analyst Adam Zagoria,

Curt Cignetti shot down the rumors of him influencing Indiana basketball’s search for a new head coach. With the Hoosiers’ current leader, Mike Woodson, set to leave in the offseason, the Big Ten blue blood is already browsing potential candidates.