Indiana is set to keep the band together in 2026.
Offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan has agreed to a new three-year deal to remain in Bloomington, a source confirmed on Thursday to The Daily Hoosier.
Mike Niziolek of the Herald-Times first reported the news on X.
Shanahan has been with head coach Curt Cignetti since 2016 when he joined the Indiana University of Pennsylvania staff as a wide receivers coach. He first became an offensive coordinator with Cignetti at James Madison in 2021.
“One of Mike’s strengths, is he draws on everybody,” Cignetti said last week. … “Mike’s demeanor is such, he’s such a likable guy. He doesn’t really have an ego. He does a great job coaching receivers. Has done a great job as coordinator.”
Quarterbacks have thrived in Shanahan’s offense.
In 2025 Fernando Mendoza won Indiana’s first ever Heisman Trophy, and in 2024 Kurtis Rourke finished ninth in the Heisman voting and was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.
As a team in 2025, IU is third nationally in scoring offense, eighth in total offense, tenth in rushing offense, and No. 1 in team passing efficiency. The Hoosiers are also No. 1 nationally in third down conversion percentage, and they have the second-most first downs in the nation. The team set a new record for touchdowns (71) and points scored (545), both breaking last year’s record.
In 2024 Shanahan’s offense set then program records for touchdowns scored (70), points scored (537) and most 40-point games in a single season (8). Indiana ranked No. 2 nationally in scoring offense (41.3) and passing efficiency (174.3), while it ranked No. 7 in red zone offense among FBS programs.
This follows last week’s news Indiana also signed defensive coordinator Bryant Haines to an extension. Both Haines and Shanahan have been with Cignetti for a decade. The IU head coach regularly cites staff continuity as a key ingredient in his winning formula.
At this time, no member of the 2025 Indiana coaching staff is set to depart following the College Football Playoff. In 2024 the Hoosiers lost just one member of the staff — quarterbacks coach Tino Sunseri.
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