Curt Cignetti: 'So obvious' Indiana football should make CFP after Ohio State loss

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti isn't afraid to make his opinions known. Just look at his introductory news conference where dropped his famous "Google me" line.

That confidence from the first-year Hoosiers coach continued Saturday inside the media room at Ohio Stadium, even after his team suffered its first setback of the season in the form of a 38-15 defeat vs. the second-ranked Buckeyes.

Following No. 5 Indiana's loss, Cignetti was asked whether his Hoosiers should still make the College Football Playoff after dropping its biggest game of the season.

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"Is that a serious question?" Cignetti said with a slight laugh. "I'm not even going to answer that, the answer is so obvious."

Following a quick moment of silence, the first-year Hoosiers coach winked and nodded "yes" to the reporter who asked the question.

Cignetti and the Hoosiers entered Saturday's contest against the Buckeyes with a No. 5 ranking in the most recent CFP top 25 and a projected No. 7 seed in the 12-team CFP bracket, plus a 96.1% chance of making the playoff, according to ESPN's College Football Power Index.

Indiana is set to close out the regular season against Purdue at home in Week 14. ESPN Analytics has the Hoosiers with a 97.7% chance of beating the Boilermakers, which would give Indiana its 11th win of the season — the most in program history.

The Hoosiers will now await to learn their projected CFP ranking and seeding on Tuesday when the fourth set of CFP rankings is released at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Curt Cignetti: Indiana should make CFP even after loss to Ohio State