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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti is bringing back an exhibition game to close out spring camp, but that’s not the only change he has in store for returning players.
Cignetti laid out his vision for spring practice when he spoke to reporters on national signing day.
“We sort of have a blueprint and a way of doing things, a way we practice,” Cignetti said. “Up-tempo, fast, organized, constant movement.”
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Cignetti is looking to the many transfers he signed from James Maidson — the Hoosiers signed 10 of his former players — who enrolled at midyear to help with the transition.
“That’s what we try to establish at the beginning,” Cignetti said. “That normally takes time with a new team. They don’t get it at first. A lot of times when you inherit a team, it’s who wins the drill, who wins the play. That’s not really the purpose. We’re just trying to get consistency and performance at a high level, play in, play out.”
The first portion of spring will be dedicated to getting players used to the new terminology the staff uses while installing the new offense, defense and special teams systems. Once all that is in place, Cignetti will be looking to see players take on the team identity he has talked about since taking over in Bloomington.
“Fast, physical, relentless,” Cignetti said, echoing some of his recent social media posts.
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2024-02-13 09:06:18
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