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Hoosiers, fans brave storm to celebrate CFP title
The Indiana Hoosiers and their fans celebrated the school's first football national championship on Saturday despite a massive winter storm affecting the Midwest.
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CFP to remain a 12-team field for next season
The College Football Playoff will stick with its "current structure" and remain a 12-team field in 2026, the CFP's management committee announced Friday.
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Indiana repeat? Georgia back on top? Hawai'i in? Who could be in the 2026 CFP
It's never too early to look ahead to next season. Some teams look like easy playoff picks, but who rounds out the field?
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Ranking all 64 teams in CFP history: Is unbeaten Indiana best of the bunch?
Where do the 16-0 Hoosiers and the rest of this season's CFP participants slot in?
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Cignetti: IU's crown result of shift to 'new world'
Curt Cignetti said Indiana's national title is a "paradigm shift," one that opens the door to any program willing to invest to climb to the top of the sport.
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CFP takeaways: Even as a favored Goliath, Indiana's win stands alone in sports history
Put it next to the Miracle on Ice or NC State and Villanova. In a wild title game, here's how Indiana beat Miami.
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Indiana fans erase forgettable history with unforgettable title
Indiana had the most losses, a long Big Ten title drought, no Heismans and no national titles. No more.
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Mendoza, a fourth-down call for the ages and Indiana's historic win
Curt Cignetti's risky call on a fourth down more than paid off for the Hoosiers.
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2025-26 College Football Playoff: What's next for Indiana and Miami?
As the 2025 college football season comes to an end, what's next for Indiana and Miami?
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College Football Playoff National Championship: Experts pick Miami-Indiana
The college football season is down to its last game. Will it be the Hoosiers or Hurricanes?
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Title game confidential: Scouts and coaches break down Miami-Indiana
Who holds the talent edge? What will decide the national championship? More than two dozen coaches, scouts and front office members weigh in to Pete Thamel.
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'It shaped my DNA': The very Miami story of Mario Cristobal
The Miami native and former University of Miami lineman has built his alma mater into a juggernaut
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'Everyone has someone to cheer for': Inside Fernando Mendoza's Miami homecoming
Indiana's quarterback has deep roots in South Florida, creating some split loyalties for the title game.
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IU prez not surprised by Hoosiers' sudden rise
Indiana president Pamela Whitten told ESPN that the Hoosiers' quick rise to the top of college football was expected when they hired Curt Cignetti.
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Cristobal bemoans targeting call on Canes' Lucas
Miami coach Mario Cristobal says the punishment that goes with a targeting call made in the second half needs to be reevaluated.
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Carson Beck the runner? The Miami QB is finally using his feet
This latest addition to Beck's arsenal has been a revelation for the Hurricanes.
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The man, the meme, the legend: Curt Cignetti's rise to viral fame
Curt Cignetti has lots to be happy about, but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. His players and assistants break down their favorite Cignetti memes and faces.
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Mendoza: Focus on Hoosiers' run, not homecoming
The CFP title game is a homecoming for Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who grew up in Miami, but he's not basking in the glory of being the prodigal son made good. He was quick to shift the attention from himself onto the Hoosiers' incredible run.
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Miami fine with underdog role once more vs. IU
Being the underdog has been Miami's "story the whole playoffs," Rueben Bain Jr. said, a part the Hurricanes have been cast in one more time against No. 1 Indiana for the national championship.
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Meet 'the special 13': The JMU transfers forming an unlikely Indiana CFP title core
Thirteen Dukes players followed Curt Cignetti to become Hoosiers. Those who remain are on the verge of CFB history.
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CFP National Championship preview: Miami's path to knocking off Indiana
Will the Hoosiers cap an undefeated season, or can the Canes pull off a stunner? Here are the keys to the game.
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How Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson emerged from nowhere
The architect of the Hurricanes' offense began his career grinding for a job at Southeastern Louisiana.
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CFB buzz: What we're hearing about playoff expansion, conference title games and bowls
Multiple playoff scenarios are on the table ahead of critical meetings this week.
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IU grows as title-game fave after semi blowout
Indiana opened as a 7.5-point favorite over Miami for the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Hoosiers entered the season as around a 150-1 long shot to win the title.
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'Really poor finish': Early turnovers stymie Ducks
Oregon sustained a second straight ugly exit from the College Football Playoff, giving up three first-half turnovers in a 56-22 loss to Indiana.
