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Indiana’s national championship is a sign of the changes that have happened to college football in recent years. However, it’s still Ohio State ahead of other big-name program
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How Fernando Mendoza, Curt Cignetti and Indiana authored the greatest run in American sports history
It took several gutsy calls by Cignetti, a crucial fourth-down TD run by Mendoza and overcoming Miami in its own stadium, but the Hoosiers are on top of the college football world with one of the greatest turnarounds ever.
In a National Championship game that was decided by a few key plays, Indiana's blocked punt was perhaps the biggest.
The Hoosiers and Hurricanes are under way in a heavyweight bout that is brimming with historical repercussions.
Can Indiana football complete one of the most amazing runs in college football history? The No. 1 Hoosiers (15-0) get their chance against Miami (13-2) in the College Football Playoff national championship game tonight, Jan. 19.
The Hoosiers capped a 16–0 season with the first football title in school history, making them the newest first-time champion since the 1996 Florida Gators.
Indiana has mostly known losing for more than a century. Now, improbably, Curt Cignetti has the Hoosiers on top of college football.
Back on November 25th of 2023, back when Indiana football was a Big Ten doormat, back when dreams were impossible and basketball season was always right around the corner, the Hoosiers lost another football game.
The Miami Hurricanes fell in the College Football Playoff national championship to Indiana, who won the program's first college football title.
The College Football Playoff national championship game is set for Monday as the unbeaten No. 1-seeded Indiana Hoosiers (15-0) take on the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (13-2). This is the first national title game appearance in the CFP era for both programs.
The Heisman Trophy winner said that it was the same play Indiana ran for a go-ahead TD against Oregon earlier in the season.