The College Football Playoff National Championship is tonight between 10 seed Miami and 1 seed Indiana, where one team will claim college football’s top prize.
Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers are making the first national championship appearance in program history. Indiana, the Big Ten Conference champion, is 15-0.
Miami is back in the national title scene seeking to win its sixth championship and first title since 2001.
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FINAL
Indiana wins its first national championship 27-21 over Miami. The Hoosiers completed the season 16-0.
Fourth quarter:
Miami begins its championship drive with no timeouts and 1:42 to go from its own 20-yard line. It’s 27-21 Indiana.
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Back to being a one-score game for the final 6:37. 27-24 Indiana.
Ten plays. Eighty-one yards. Touchdown Miami.
Fletcher has his second score of the game.
It’s 17-14 Indiana. There’s over 14 minutes left.
Third quarter:
Indiana blocks a punt inside the red zone and recovers the ball in the end zone to extend the Hoosiers lead back to 10 points.
Miami exits halftime and Mark Flectcher Jr. runs his way to the end zone to get the Hurricanes on the scoreboard.
First half:
Indiana leads 10-0 after the first 30 minutes.
First quarter:
Indiana is on the scoreboard first with a 34-yard field goal by Nicolas Radicic.
The Hoosiers converted 1st and 20 and 3rd and 5 situations during a six-plus minute drive to get ahead of Miami. 3-0 Indiana 2:42 Q1.
Pregame
Coin toss
Indiana won the coin toss and elected to defer until the second half.
Miami will start on offense.
Notes
Miami quarterback Carson Beck is making his third CFP National Championship appearance. He won twice at Georgia in 2021-22.
Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza is widely considered the top prospect in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. The Las Vegas Raiders have the No. 1 pick, and they have front office members including Tom Brady in attendance.
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