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Curt Cignetti’s formula wins as Indiana outlasts Miami on the biggest stage
The 2025 college football season came to a close on Monday night as the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 27-21. This gave Curt Cignetti’s Indiana Hoosiers the first football national championship in program history.
The Indiana Hoosiers completed the first 16-0 season of the modern college football era by knocking off the Miami Hurricanes (13-3) 27-21 on Monday, January 19th in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
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Mark Fletcher and Malachi Toney delivered for Miami in the CFP final. The Hurricanes fell just short
Indiana brought in former TCU quarterback Josh Hoover in the transfer portal, which positioned Mendoza to be the backup once more in 2026. Mendoza and Indiana coach Curt Cignetti shared candid conversations about Mendoza's future in the aftermath of Hoover's commitment.
January 19 was supposed to belong entirely to Indiana. Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers had just capped a historic run by claiming the program’s first-ever national championship.
As it turns out, he wasn't the only Hoosier hero spurned by his hometown Hurricanes. Up by six points in the final seconds, Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe -- also a Miami-area native -- intercepted Carson Beck to seal Indiana's first national title.