Curt Cignetti, Indiana Hoosiers get bad news tied to ex-NFL Super Bowl champion’s son

Curt Cignetti’s promising 2026 recruiting people suffered a setback Tuesday nighttime erstwhile four-star protect backmost Jay Timmons decided to flip his committedness from Indiana to Florida State.

Timmons, whose begetter Lawrence played linebacker for nan Pittsburgh Steelers, primitively committed to nan Hoosiers aft an charismatic sojourn successful April. But he yet decided to travel successful his father’s footsteps and subordinate nan Seminoles.

“I’m backmost home, I was calved for this,” Timmons told On3.com National Recruiting Reporter Hayes Fawcett.

Lawrence Timmons made a sanction for himself astatine Florida State from 2004 to 2006, earning all-ACC honors on nan way. The Steelers selected him successful nan first information of nan 2007 NFL Draft, and he went connected to play much than a decade successful nan NFL. 

Now, his boy hopes to travel that aforesaid path.

It’s already started astatine Pine-Richland. Timmons helped nan Rams triumph a WPIAL Class 5A title past fall. He did harm connected some sides of nan shot — finishing pinch 42 tackles, 10 walk breakups, 4 interceptions, and 3 forced fumbles connected defense. 

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He besides pulled down 40 catches for 755 yards and scored 8 touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.

The 5-foot-11 protect backmost drew liking from much than 20 schools, pinch Florida State’s Patrick Surtain Sr. among those starring his recruitment. As classed by 247Sports, Timmons holds nan No. 403 spot nationally, is No. 32 among cornerbacks, and ranks 13th among Pennsylvania prospects.

Timmons was nan lone four-star enlistee successful Cignetti’s 2026 people and nan 2nd cornerback to perpetrate to nan Hoosiers. 

Although location are still 12 unfastened offers astatine nan position, losing a subordinate of his caliber leaves a notable void for Cignetti and his staff. With nan momentum from a beardown 2024 campaign, nan programme remains focused connected strengthening nan roster arsenic it prepares to compete successful nan demanding Big Ten landscape.