Head coach at IPU (Pittsburg suburb), was on bama's staff from 07-10 and was a WR coach and recruiting coordinator linked below is his boi
Cignetti was an original staff member of Coach Nick Saban's coaching staff at Alabama. The Crimson Tide won the National Championship in 2009 and was back-to-back SEC West Champions in 2008 and 2009. During this span, Alabama won 29 regular season games in a row.
Cignetti coached one of the leading wide receivers in school history at Alabama, Julio Jones. Jones broke DJ Hall's regular season record and finished out the season with 78 catches for 1,133 yards and as first-team All-SEC in 2010. While on the staff at Alabama, Cignetti was a vital part of recruiting future 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram. On January 21, 2011, Cignetti was named to replace Lou Tepper as IUP's 11th head football coach.[3][4]
As head coach of IUP, Cignetti has led the Crimson Hawks to the NCAA Division II playoffs twice, while reaching the Quarterfinals in 2012 and the Second Round in 2015. Cignetti inherited the team in 2011, with the Crimson Hawks previous two seasons resulting in an 11-11 overall record and a 4-10 record in conference play. In his second season with the Crimson Hawks, Cignetti won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship and finished with an overall record of 12-2. In 2015, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 9-3 and were selected as the fifth seed in the 2015 NCAA Division II playoffs.
Cignetti was an original staff member of Coach Nick Saban's coaching staff at Alabama. The Crimson Tide won the National Championship in 2009 and was back-to-back SEC West Champions in 2008 and 2009. During this span, Alabama won 29 regular season games in a row.
Cignetti coached one of the leading wide receivers in school history at Alabama, Julio Jones. Jones broke DJ Hall's regular season record and finished out the season with 78 catches for 1,133 yards and as first-team All-SEC in 2010. While on the staff at Alabama, Cignetti was a vital part of recruiting future 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram. On January 21, 2011, Cignetti was named to replace Lou Tepper as IUP's 11th head football coach.[3][4]
As head coach of IUP, Cignetti has led the Crimson Hawks to the NCAA Division II playoffs twice, while reaching the Quarterfinals in 2012 and the Second Round in 2015. Cignetti inherited the team in 2011, with the Crimson Hawks previous two seasons resulting in an 11-11 overall record and a 4-10 record in conference play. In his second season with the Crimson Hawks, Cignetti won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship and finished with an overall record of 12-2. In 2015, the Hawks finished with an overall record of 9-3 and were selected as the fifth seed in the 2015 NCAA Division II playoffs.
