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"Once we started stacking wins people started showing up and the rest was history." Minnesota Vikings WR and former Indiana Football WR Myles Price told #OffCampus how the Indiana Hoosiers fan base responded in year 1 with Curt Cignetti. Pʀɪᴄᴇ ɪs ʀɪɢʜᴛ 🌵 | Jacob Hester | Bobby Carpenter

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