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By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:17 EDT, 26 March 2026 | Updated: 17:17 EDT, 26 March 2026 <\/p>\n

Indiana<\/a>\u00a0coach Curt Cignetti has revealed that new star Nick Marsh had his ‘a** ripped’ after wearing gold cleats to the first day of spring practice.<\/p>\n

Cignetti led the Hoosiers to a first-ever national championship last season and his team returned to the field on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Indiana – which has lost Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza to the NFL – attempted to strengthen its roster ahead of the new season, with Marsh among the notable transfers.<\/p>\n

Before joining Indiana, he was a starting wide receiver for Michigan<\/a> State over the past two seasons. But Marsh didn’t make the finest first impression.<\/p>\n

‘I didn’t love those gold shoes he came out in today,’ Cignetti told reporters when asked about his new receiver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He learned what getting your a** ripped is all about. I don’t know if that happened to him very often at Michigan State. That was before practice started. That was a wake-up call.<\/p>\n

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New Indiana star Nick Marsh had his ‘a** ripped’ after wearing gold cleats to spring practice<\/p>\n

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Curt Cignetti led the Indiana Hoosiers to a first-ever national championship last season<\/p>\n

‘But he’s really worked hard. He’s done a great job for us.’<\/p>\n

Earlier this month,\u00a0Cignetti agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth an average of $13.2million a year.<\/p>\n

He has overseen an astonishing turnaround in Bloomington, with Indiana 27-2 in the first two seasons of his tenure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hoosiers are ranked by some as the No 3 team in the nation heading into the 2026 season and Cignetti admitted his coaches have ‘more work to do with this group than the first two teams.’<\/p>\n

Quarterback Mendoza inspired Indiana to its first national title with victory over Miami in January. The 22-year-old is widely expected to be the No 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft.<\/p>\n

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