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Illinois coach Bret Bielema disputes a call in the first quarter of the Music City Bowl against Tennessee in an NCAA football game on Dec. 30, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ranking the 3 easiest 2026 Big Ten schedules that could spawn surprise CFP teams

Nicholas Rome

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Feb 4, 2026

Lane Kiffin bashes the College Football Playoff's broken schedule

Nicholas Rome

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Feb 3, 2026

College Football Playoff announces schedule format that still misses the mark

Nicholas Rome

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Feb 3, 2026

Why the SMU Mustangs still belong on your CFP watchlist

Austin Lloyd

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Feb 3, 2026

College Football Playoff National Championship: Miami v Indiana

Keeping the College Football Playoff at 12 teams is better than any other outcome

Patrick Weider

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Jan 23, 2026

Indiana's Elijah Sarratt (13) lifts the trophy as Tyrique Tucker (95), Charlie Becker (80), Fernando Mendoza (15), and Mikail Kamara (6) celebrate on the podium after the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.

Common sense prevails as College Football Playoff expansion stalls for 2026

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 23, 2026

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza (15), Curt Cignetti

Table for 12 CFP national championship: Indiana's seat at the big kids' table

Josh Yourish

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Jan 20, 2026

Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) hoists the championship trophy Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, after defeating the Miami (FL) Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Historically, bad no more: Indiana flips script, defeating Miami to win first-ever national title

Sam Simonic

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Jan 20, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) celebrates with head coach Curt Cignetti after scoring a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes in the fourth quarter during the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Way-too-early college football Top 25 rankings with surprise SEC team No. 1

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 20, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck (11) and offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa (61) react after losing to Indiana Hoosiers inthe College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Carson Beck snubs Fernando Mendoza, refuses handshakes after National Championship

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 20, 2026

First-year Butler University student Aiden Caddell celebrates a touchdown Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, during a watch party for the College Football Playoff national championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.

Assembly Hall went nuts after Indiana picked off Carson Beck to make history

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) runs with the ball for a touchdown against the Miami Hurricanes during the second half of the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-Imagn Images

Curt Cignetti's team lived up to the never daunted motto in the National Championship

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 17, 2026; Miami Beach, Florida, USA; Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti during media day for the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship at Miami Beach Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Curt Cignetti has turned Indiana into the greatest Cinderella story in sports history

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

College Football Playoff National Championship: Miami v Indiana

Fernando Mendoza delivered the gutsiest play when Indiana needed it the most

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. (4) carries the ball for a touchdown against the Indiana Hoosiers in the third quarter during the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Mark Fletcher's CFP Championship dominance is the perfect feel-good story

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti reacts against the Miami Hurricanes in the first half during the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Curt Cignetti torches refs for dirty Miami hits on QB Fernando Mendoza

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Hurricanes linebacker Mohamed Toure (1) tackles Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) after a pass in the first quarter during the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Fernando Mendoza is left bloodied as officials miss blatant dirty hit by Miami

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Jan 19, 2026; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; The Miami Hurricanes run onto the field for warmups prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images

Football fans join together to rip ESPN for awful audio in the CFP title game

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti and University of Miami Head Coach Mario Christobal at the coaches press conference during the College Football Playoff on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2025.

How to watch the CFP National Championship: Channels, Streaming, Odds, and More

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 19, 2026

Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti speaks at the coaches press conference during the College Football Playoff on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Curt Cignetti may have caused significant National Championship spread shift

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 18, 2026

Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Malachi Toney (10) runs the ball during the CFP Fiesta Bowl against Ole Miss at the State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz., on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.

Miami’s freshmen brought the swagger that helped bring “The U” back

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 18, 2026

Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. (3) makes a catch for a touchdown Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, during the Peach Bowl and semifinal game of the College Football Playoff against the Oregon Ducks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Omar Cooper Jr crowns Indiana the greatest team ever before even finishing the job

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 17, 2026

Carson Beck #11 confers with Mario Cristobal of the Miami (FL) Hurricanes in the second quarter of the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal at State Farm Stadium on January 8, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona.

3 keys for Miami to beat Indiana and win the National Championship

Frank Sciarroni

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Jan 17, 2026

Mississippi Rebels linebacker TJ Dottery (6) tackles Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck (11)

Best bets for College Football Playoff national championship: Indiana vs. Miami

Josh Yourish

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Jan 17, 2026

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti holds up the trophy as confetti falls Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after defeating the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl and semifinal game of the College Football Playoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Miami vs. Indiana proves the Transfer Portal is now the fastest path to a title

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 16, 2026

College Football Playoff Semifinal - Vrbo Fiesta Bowl: Miami v Ole Miss

National Championship Game Prediction: Miami shocks the world Monday Night

Greg Bosworth

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Jan 15, 2026

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, right, and Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti shake hands as the Oregon Ducks face the Indiana Hoosiers in the Peach Bowl on Jan. 9, 2026, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

National Championship odds further shift as Miami fights for respect

Nicholas Rome

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Jan 12, 2026

College Football Playoff Semifinal - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Oregon v Indiana

Indiana proved the doubters wrong by demolishing Oregon in the CFP

Dan Lower

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Jan 10, 2026

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