Indiana, the #1 seed in the playoff and only undefeated team, completed the perfect run and became college football’s first 16-0 national champions since 1894. Unlike in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the Hoosiers couldn’t knock Miami out in two quarters and get out in front by three scores early.

The 2025 Indiana football story was so good that it canceled out the merely excellent ones. There was Alabama, trying to return to glory after Nick Saban’s retirement, Oregon’s endless quest to join the sport’s real powers and Miami’s Cinderella run through the College Football Playoff on the way to a national championship game in its home stadium.

Indiana and its brash coach made their most emphatic statement yet on Monday night with the national championship win

Here are your views on the Indiana Hoosiers’ winning the National Championship Game … 💬 Nicholas W: “The final five minutes of game time took at least two years off my li

The game resulted in a 27-21 win by the Hoosiers. Fernando Mendoza, who plays as a quarterback for the team, invited Lil Uzi Vert via an interview in December. “Lil Uzi Vert, if we make the national championship in Miami,