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Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza has shined on some of the biggest stages this season from the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York City to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Miami Gardens. He’ll occupy a different stage at 11:35 p.m. on Thursday night: that of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, per […]
Indiana football cornerback D’Angelo Ponds to declare for NFL Draft
Indiana football’s top cornerback is heading to the NFL. D’Angelo Ponds, on the heels of the Hoosiers’ win in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, said he plans on declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday during an appearance at Raising Cane’s in Bloomington, per Zach Osterman of the Indianapolis Star. Ponds was […]
National Flippin’ Champs: Shop Indiana Hoosiers football national championship merch
The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions of college football. Indiana, the No. 1-seed in this past College Football Playoff, outlasted No. 10-seed Miami in a 27-21 victory in the National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, winning its first national title in program history. The folks over at […]
It just got a lot harder to recruit against Curt Cignetti’s Indiana football
Part of what made Indiana football’s 2025 National Championship run so newsworthy was the makeup of the Hoosiers’ roster, largely full of players who were generally described as ‘overlooked,’ in some capacity. By now, most are familiar with the fact that Fernando Mendoza went from a 2-star recruit of high school to winning the Heisman, […]
Paul Finebaum on Indiana: ‘It is the greatest story in the history of the game’
Indiana football hasn’t been without its detractors during its marvelous two year run of success under head coach Curt Cignetti. Few have been as sharp and perhaps none have been as prolific as Paul Finebaum, a television-radio personality and the songbird of the SEC. Finebaum was critical of Indiana’s inclusion in 2024’s College Football Playoff, […]
Social media reacts after Indiana football’s National Championship win over Miami
Indiana football claimed its first national title in program history on Monday night, beating Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. It’s the most significant achievement for the athletic department in decades. The game and eventual win drew plenty of attention on social media with public figures from rapper Lil Wayne to […]
Indiana football strength coach Derek Owings hired by Tennessee
Derek Owings, Indiana football’s Director of Athletic Performance, has been hired as the Director of Football Sports Performance at Tennessee, roughly the same job, the Volunteers’ program confirmed on Tuesday. Owings was in his second season with the Hoosiers after following head coach Curt Cignetti from the same role at James Madison. He’s previously worked […]
Indiana football quarterback Alberto Mendoza enters the transfer portal
Alberto Mendoza, Indiana football’s second string quarterback in 2025 through its run to the National Championship, has entered the transfer portal, according to reporting from ESPN. Mendoza, the younger brother of starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, has been with the Hoosiers since before the 2024 season. He flipped his commitment to Indiana […]
From the mountaintop
It literally does not get better than this for Indiana football fans. Monday night’s win over Miami in the National Championship game capped off a 16-0 season for Indiana, the first time since Yale did it in 1894 that a team has won 16 games in a season with out a loss. The Hoosiers had […]
3 takeaways from Indiana football’s 27-21 national championship win over Miami
Indiana football beat Miami 27-21 on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Here are three takeaways from the game: The Indiana Hoosiers The Indiana Hoosiers are a college football team. They play their games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It wasn’t a fully unclosed stadium until Barack Obama was in […]
WATCH: Jamari Sharpe seals Indiana’s national championship with key interception
Indiana needed a play. Miami was driving and the deficit was just six points with just under two minutes left in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. A touchdown and an extra point would put the Hurricanes in front with just a few, if any, seconds left for Indiana to make anything happen. The […]
Shop Indiana Hoosiers football national champions apparel on BreakingT
It happened. It’s real. The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions in college football. Indiana beat Miami 27-21 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to win the program’s first national championship. It’s the biggest win for Indiana, in any sport, in decades. The folks over at BreakingT have been hard at […]
Quick reaction: Indiana football beats Miami 27-21, wins National Championship
The Hoosiers did it. In Curt Cignetti’s second year as head coach, Indiana has won its first National Championship in program history, finishing the season at a perfect 16-0. It was Indiana’s first undefeated season, first Big Ten Championship win, first Rose Bowl win, and first three College Football Playoff wins in program history. Indiana […]
Indiana football gameday injury report: CFP National Championship vs Miami Hurricanes
Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hoosiers haven’t been without their share of injuries this season but have held up well through their playoff run. Here’s what you need to know from Monday’s official availability […]
Caitlin Clark, John Mellencamp: Indiana celebrities wish Hoosiers luck in championship
Indiana football keeps receiving well-wishes ahead of its bout with Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The state has rallied around the Hoosiers during their playoff run. Several high schools pushed basketball games to later dates so fans could avoid conflicts with Indiana’s […]
How to watch Indiana vs Miami: CFP National Championship TV, streaming options, spread
No. 1-seed Indiana (14-0, 9-0 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 10-seed Miami (11-3, 7-1 SEC) in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The Hoosiers got here after beating previous No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, […]
Indiana Hoosiers vs Miami Hurricanes: CFP National Championship game thread
No. 1-seed Indiana football is set to take on No. 10-seed Miami tonight in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It’s the Hoosiers’ chance at their first national title in program history while the Hurricanes are looking to return to the top of the sport. Indiana […]
Indiana or Miami? Who are CFB fans rooting for in the national championship?
Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Who do college football fans want to see hoist the trophy? SB Nation asked, the fans answered. Of those surveyed, 83% of fans are cheering for Indiana in […]
Shop Indiana Hoosiers football gear ahead of the CFP National Championship Game
Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The whole college football season has led to this, with the Hoosiers going undefeated through the regular season, winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game and advancing through […]
WATCH: Curt Cignetti, Mario Cristobal national championship pregame press conference
Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Indiana, the No. 1-seed, is here after winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game, beating No. 9-seed Alabama in the Rose Bowl and beating No. 5-seed Oregon in […]
Indiana vs Miami: CFP National Championship ticket prices narrowly fall on Sunday
Looking to snag some last-minute tickets to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game? You’re in luck (barely). In the sense that tickets are… available! The get in ticket price has fallen slightly on Sunday after surging to a new high on Saturday. As of right now, fans can get in the building for $3,766, […]
3 keys to Indiana football beating Miami in the CFP National Championship
Indiana football is set to take on Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday night at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. As of Sunday afternoon, the Hoosiers are an 8.5-point favorite over the Hurricanes with an over/under of 47.5, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Indiana, the No. 1-seed, got here by […]
Which former Hoosier would Indiana fans add to this team? Here’s the pick
With Indiana set to face off with Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night, we asked fans which former Hoosiers they’d add to this team if they could. Hoosier fans delivered a pretty strong favorite: defensive end Adewale Ogunleye: Ogunleye won out over Dan Feeney and Micah McFadden, and it […]
Hoosier legend Adewale Ogunleye joins Indiana football as honorary captain for title game
When Indiana football takes the field against Miami on Monday night, it’ll be joined by a special guest. Adewale Ogunleye, a member of the Indiana Athletics Hall of Fame as a former defensive end, will join the Hoosiers as an honorary captain for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the program announced. Ogunleye is […]
Everything Curt Cignetti, Mario Cristobal said ahead of the CFP National Championship
Curt Cignetti and Mario Cristobal, the head football coaches at Indiana and Miami, spoke with the media on Sunday ahead of their College Football Playoff National Championship Game matchup on Monday. Here’s what they had to say, courtesy of ASAPSports: CIGNETTI: Thank you. Great to be here in Miami. About a day and a half […]
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