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IU and Miami exceed preseason expectations
Reported by Toni Mitchell, Alecia Venkataraman, Michael Jorge, Samuel Means, Jesse Jines
- Published: Jan 18, 2026, 9:11 PM EST
- Updated: Jan 16, 2026, 11:31 AM EST
- Filed from: Miami, OH
- Duration: 30 sec
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January 19, 2026 Miami Gardens, Florida — The No. 1-ranked Indiana Hoosiers and the 10th-ranked Miami Hurricanes face off Monday, Jan. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the College Football National Championship in Miami Gardens, Florida, at Hard Rock Stadium.
It’s a tale of two teams looking to claim college football supremacy once the horns sound and the dust settles. One is Miami, a football powerhouse in days long past, dominant in the 1980s and early 2000s. The other is Indiana, known more for basketball, with football long viewed as an afterthought marked by more losing seasons than they could count.
Now, Indiana looks to cap off a historic season with a 16-0 record, something not achieved since Yale accomplished it in 1894.
Both teams secured their place on college football’s biggest stage by knocking off the nation’s best during the 12-team playoffs.
Credits
- Toni MitchellSenior Reporter
- Alecia VenkataramanWriter/Creative Director
- Michael JorgeSenior Video Editor
- Samuel MeansVideo Editor
- Jesse JinesVideo Editor
- Curtiss PhilipsenActor /VO Artist
Transcript
Imagine a matchup no one expected.
2 disregarded teams at the start, now at the top of the College Football Playoff mountain.
A team defined by another sport, undefeated.
The opposing team?
A former powerhouse fighting for redemption.
This will play out in real life.
A new college football champion will be crowned Monday night in Miami.