Curt Cignetti’s tense pregame interview ages well as No. 2 Indiana survive ‘play of the year’

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It’s Curt Cignetti’s world and everyone else is just living in it.The Indiana head coach and his No. 2-ranked Hoosiers held off the plucky Penn State Nittany Lions to escape Beaver Stadium with a jaw-dropping 27-24 win.View Tweet: https://twitter.com/IndianaFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwIn what many are already calling the “play of the year,” Heisman favorite Fernando Mendoza connected with wide receiver Omar Cooper in the back of the end zone, as Cooper seemingly hovered his right foot to keep it off the end line while his left foot tapped down in bounds for a 7-yard touchdown.The play put the Hoosiers up for good with 36 seconds left.In what was shaping up to be a colossal upset, Cignetti and his team remain unbeaten, 10-0 overall and 7-0 in Big Ten play.And it follows an icy pregame interview Cignetti gave to Fox Sports’ Jenny Taft, leaving fans wondering if the second-year head coach was about to eat his words.“Coach, Indiana has never won here at Beaver Stadium, how does that change today?” Taft asked.“This team has never played here,” Cignetti replied.“This team has never played here and this team is special, but you said that your antenna is up when it comes to Penn State,” Taft continued. “What concerns you?”“Nothing concerns…” Cignetti began, but quickly caught himself.“The time for being concerned is over. It’s time to attack and play.”For Penn State, they let it slip away, after Indiana tried their best to give it away.Cignetti has taken the college football world by storm in his two years at IndianaGettyMendoza is the Heisman favorite as November beginsGettyView Tweet: https://twitter.com/JennyTaft?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwPenn State running back Nick Singleton scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to erase a ten-point deficit, putting the Nittany Lions ahead 24-20 with 6:27 remaining.Mendoza and the Hoosiers took over with 80 yards to go and 1:51 left on the clock, no timeouts remaining. The rest was history.Mendoza calmly led his team down the field for the win, finishing it with Cooper’s spectacular catch.After the game, even Cignetti could hardly believe it.“I’ve seen a lot in my days, I’ve never seen anything quite like this,” an emotional Cignetti told Taft on the field.It’s the year of the Hoosiers; everyone else is just along for the ride.