Top-ranked Indiana won the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night, defeating No. 10 Miami (Fla.) by six, 27-21, to win the program’s first title and complete a perfect 16-0 season.
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza finished with 186 passing yards, but it was his fourth-quarter rushing touchdown on fourth-and-4 that defined the game. The tackle-breaking, 12-yard scamper kept the momentum on the Hoosiers’ side, and the defense sealed the game by picking off Carson Beck in the final minute.
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Indiana makes history
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Malachi Toney blurs passed Indiana
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Mark Fletcher Jr. tantalizing the Hoosiers
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Hurricanes house call
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Hoosiers rush for TD
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Indiana scores first
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