Indiana: Curt Cignetti dispels rumor teams lost communications on final Miami poss…

Of course, whenever the president is in town, security concerns can often result in additional complications for both fans and the teams involved. Earlier Thursday, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian revealed the Secret Service temporarily halts all in-stadium communication — including for teams — whenever the president moves around, citing Trump’s visit to last season’s national championship game between Indiana and Miami.

Cignetti corrected the narrative by pointing out the temporary loss of communication occurred during Miami’s second-to-last offensive series, which ended in a 22-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Malachi Toney to pull the ‘Canes within 24-21 with 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation. “There’s something spreading like wildfire on social media, right, that when the president leaves that communication devices go out, the headsets.

That’s a fact, that happens,” Cignetti said Thursday night, via the Kirkwood & Dunn podcast. “And when President Trump left the (national championship) around the seven-minute mark of the fourth quarter, there were two or three plays – we were on defense – where we couldn’t hear at all.

And the second play was when they gave the ball [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ]