So who's better? Is the Big Ten the best college football conference in the country? Based on the past three seasons, it is. What makes the three consecutive

Indiana is king of college football right now. How long with the Hoosiers reign? 'I think Curt Cignetti is building something that will last.'

The Hoosiers, previously known only for hoops, entered the season with the most losses ever in Division I college football and left as its best team.

Put aside, if you can, the absurd circumstances by which the Indiana Hoosiers won college football’s national championship. That they did it with a lightly recruited quarterback who would go on to win the Heisman and a coach who became AARP eligible a dozen years before he got his first FBS gig.

Indiana is playing another soft nonconference schedule featuring North Texas, Howard and Western Kentucky. Though Indiana's league slate features five home games, it won't be a cakewalk. Among the opponents are Ohio State (home), USC (home), Michigan (road) and Nebraska (road).

A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.

Completing one of the most unbelievable turnarounds in sports history with their gutsiest performance yet, the Indiana Hoosiers won their first national championship in college football Monday night.

Sailors aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Indiana, which shares a name with the new college football champions, snapped a celebratory picture on the ship's hull.