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.

When Ohio State was pulling a classic upset of Miami in 2002's BCS championship game, Indiana was sitting at home, having gone 3-9 in Gerry DiNardo's first season. The Hoosiers would go 5-18 over the rest of the DiNardo tenure.

ESPN cameras caught Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. in an incident with Indiana defensive lineman Tyrique Tucker.

Carson Beck was part of two national championship runs at Georgia. To him, those seasons weren’t as good as this one was for him at Miami.

Miami just produced its best season in a generation, but there are challenges ahead if the Hurricanes want to stay on top

Hard Rock Bet, the Sunshine State’s only legal sportsbook, avoided a disastrous outcome with Miami coming up short, 27-21. A win for the home-state Hurricanes would’ve led to the largest single-day payout in Hard Rock Bet’s history.

The Heisman Trophy winner didn’t have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up big when it mattered.