According to reports, Indiana offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan has signed a three-year deal to stay with the Hoosiers. Indiana locked up defensive coordinator Bryant Haines last week, also on a three-year deal. This is great for the Hoosiers, maintaining continuity on his coaching staff.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has preached from the beginning that having a good staff, paying them well and then keeping them in Bloomington was going to be the key to long-term success for the Hoosiers.
For the second straight year, they're doing that.
On Thursday, reports came out that Indiana offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan got a big raise and a new three-year that will keep him in Indiana. Last week, defensive coordinator Bryant Haines got a new deal, too, and reports said he will earn more than $3 million a year, making him the highest paid coach in Indiana history.
Keeping both coordinators is a huge deal for Indiana. Both have been discussed as potential head coaching candidates elsewhere, so keeping them in house is a big win for the Hoosiers.
Indiana's offense has been among the best in the country all year, thanks o Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza at quarterback. Indiana was fourth in the nation in scoring this season, averaging 41.9 points per game) after being second in the coountry a year ago at 41.3 points per game.
Shanahan has been with Cignetti in various coaching roles since 2016 and this is his fourth season as Cignetti's offensive coordinator, two at Indiana and two at James Madison in 2022-23. H e made $1.15 million for the 2025 season. Financial details on his new contract were not disclosed.
Last week, Haines was named 2025’s top assistant coach in the FBS by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He's earned it. Indiana is ranked No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (10.8 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (77.6 ypg), No. 19 in passing defense (179.5 ypg), and No. 6 in total defense (257.2 ypg).
Indiana has also done a great job in creating turnovers — and havoc — this season. The Hoosiers are No. 6 in the country with 25 turnovers, No. 2 with 112 tackles for loss, No. 4 with 39 sacks, No. 2 in opponent third-down conversions (28.7%), and No. 1 in opponent red zone touchdown percentage (27.3%).
Indiana is 13-0 on the season and is the No. 1 seed in the 12-team College Football Playoff that begins on Friday night. The Hoosiers will be watching intently because the first game is between No. 8 seed Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama in Norman, Okla. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET.
The Hoosiers will get the winner on Jan. 1, 2026 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. It's the first time that Indiana has played in the Rose Bowl Game since Jan. 1, 1968. If the Hoosiers wins, they'll play in a CFP semifinal game in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 9.
Oklahoma and Alabama, both from the SEC, played earlier this year. The Sooners won 23-21 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Nov. 15.
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