Indiana football won't have a parade through Bloomington to celebrate the Hoosiers' College Football Playoff National Championship game victory over Miami, but it will nonetheless have a large gathering to commemorate the program's first title.
Indiana is mired in the winter doldrums. This game was never in doubt. The Hoosiers started in a 9-0 hole, were down 17 midway through the first half, and were never closer than 11 after the break while falling behind by as much as 25.
The Indiana Hoosiers have stamped their authority across the NCAA by winning the CFP National Championship, and a large part of the credit has gone to Fernando Mendoza.
Quick thoughts on an 86-72 loss at Michigan: How it happened Indiana faced its toughest test of the season on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor. Michigan, No.
Indiana lost to Michigan Tuesday night at the Crisler Center by a final score of 86-72. The three keys to the game, highlights, and final stats are below.
Watch below as ESPN’s Rece Davis presented the national championship trophy and postgame awards to Curt Cignetti and the IU football team. No. 1 Indiana defeated Miami 27-21 to win its first national title in program history.
Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti completed perhaps the greatest coaching achievement in U.S. sports history by leading the Hoosiers to its first-ever national title last night.
MIAMI GARDENS — For almost two seconds, everything froze. The weight of the moment. The burden of Indiana’s past. The late-game push Miami made in its attempt to rob the Hoosiers of their first national championship.
Fletcher rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns for the Hurricanes, and was one of the stars of the team’s offense in the 27-21 national championship defeat.
It’s party time for Indiana football fans. The Hoosiers completed a historic 16-0 season Monday night with a 27-21 win over Miami, bringing home their first-ever national championship.
Indiana's wide receiver Elijah Sarratt is a big, strong and reliable wide receiver. He became Fernando Mendoza's go to target in critical situations. Indiana is Sarratt's 3rd school as he has climbed the ranks throughout his college career.
Indiana was the national doormat of power conferences across college football for nearly a century. Until suddenly it went from being thrilled just to make a bowl game, to winning one of the most unlikely national championships the sport has ever seen.
Cignetti and Indiana won Monday's national championship game over Miami, putting an exclamation point on a 16-0 season that delivered IU its first national championship. For the next 12 months, the Hoosiers will be known as the champions of college football.
Miami doesn’t do cold weather. Indiana’s been playing in it all season. Monday night’s national championship was supposed to be a South Florida showcase.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Miami doesn’t scare easily. Indiana doesn’t slow down for anyone. That’s the setup for one of the weekend’s most intriguing matchups, with the Hurricanes walking into Bloomington to face a red-hot Hoosiers team that currently sits atop the Sagarin ratings.