Author: Mike Schumann

MIAMI – Follow along below for live updates from No. 1 Indiana football’s national championship matchup against No. 10 Miami. Refresh the page for the latest developments.  The newest updates will appear at the top. You can share your thoughts before and during the game in the discussion thread below. Indiana and Miami kick at 7:50 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN. —————————————- FINAL STATS 4th Quarter FIELD GOAL INDIANA:  Nico Radicic is good from 35 yards.  It’s 27-21 Indiana with 1:42 left. TOUCHDOWN MIAMI:  Toney 22-yard reception.  8 plays, 91 yards.  It’s 24-21 Indiana with 6:37…

It all comes down to this. Indiana is on college football’s biggest stage, playing in what can only be described as the most significant game in IU Athletics history. With a win, the Hoosiers will go down as one of the greatest all-time stories in sports.  But standing in their way is a formidable Miami squad on a seven-game winning streak and playing in their home stadium. Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s national championship opponent. No. 1 INDIANA (15-0) vs. No. 10 MIAMI (13-2) Kickoff:  7:45 p.m. ET, Monday Location:  Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (65,326,…

Indiana is an 8.5-point favorite to win the national championship Monday evening in Miami. And after they destroyed Alabama and Oregon by a total of 69 points in their first two College Football Playoff games, you won’t find many who doubt these Hoosiers. For head coach Curt Cignetti, that’s the problem. A year ago Indiana completed a memorable 11-2 season that saw the Hoosiers reach the CFP but lose in the first round to Notre Dame.  That was preceded by a loss at Ohio State. Nice story, but Indiana played an easy schedule and couldn’t beat the power programs, they…

MIAMI — If Indiana completes a perfect season with a national championship Monday night, the Hoosiers will own the most recent undefeated season in both college football and basketball. It will be 50 years in March since Bob Knight’s basketball Hoosiers won the crown with a 32-0 record in 1976.  The iconic coach went on to win three national titles in Bloomington. Curt Cignetti is building is own resume as a legendary Indiana coach.  And the 64-year-old has been around long enough to have developed an appreciation for the late Knight from afar. Knight went viral in press conferences before…

This season can officially be called a rebuilding campaign.  IU is just 5-6 over its last 11 games, and the schedule only gets tougher. Indiana only scored two points over more than seven minutes to start the game, and they’d never lead.  Iowa took multiple double-digit leads in the first half.  The Hoosiers got as close as 49-45 with 11 minutes remaining, but as they’ve done on multiple occasions, Indiana cratered midway through the second half.  A 17-3 Iowa run from there put IU away for good. Let’s take a deeper look at how Indiana lost 74-57 with our latest…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana lost to Iowa Saturday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 74-57. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. Iowa led 38-28 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Tayton Conerway with 16 points. For Darian DeVries postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (12-6, 3-4) will travel to Michigan for a Tuesday contest. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Indiana struggles to contain Stirtz.  Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz was a handful on Saturday afternoon.  The senior had Conor Enright in foul trouble early, and Tayton Conerway injured…

MIAMI — IU football coach Curt Cignetti has been tied to virtually every major college and pro football job opening over the last year. And the two jobs many believed he might be interested in have opened up in the last few months. A native of Pennsylvania, Cignetti likely could have had the Penn State job when James Franklin was fired earlier this year. But Indiana moved quickly and re-signed Cignetti to a new contract that ensures he and his assistants will remain among the highest paid staff in college football. But what about the NFL? If there’s one job…

Former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta last weekend. That status gained the three-time national champion a rare level of field access as Indiana and Oregon warmed up for the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Meyer was allowed to go inside the white lines.  And ever the coach and football junkie, Meyer took full advantage, stopping at each IU position group to examine the players up close and personal. What he saw he couldn’t believe. Much has been made of Indiana not having the roster of a…

Led by coordinator Corey Hetherman, a former Curt Cignetti assistant, the defense is the strength of this Miami football team. The Hurricanes rank No. 5 in scoring defense, with just 14.0 points allowed per game, and No. 11 in total defense, allowing 292.6 yards per game. The key for Indiana is to continue to do what they’ve done all season — stay ahead of the chains and stay out of third and long.  That won’t be easy.  Miami is No. 11 in third down conversion defense, with opponents moving the chains just 30.8% of the time.  But the Hoosier offense…

If not for the Pop Tarts Bowl, perhaps this whole 2025 season might have played out different. Miami native Fernando Mendoza entered the transfer portal on Dec. 11 of 2024, and it was widely expected early on hometown Miami, and Indiana, where his brother Alberto played, would headline his recruitment. But let there be no doubt, Mendoza grew up a Miami fan and dreamed as a boy of playing for “The U.” He said as much in a May, 2025 interview with Nicole Auerbach of NBC Sports. “The dream was to play for Miami as a Hurricane,” Mendoza told Auerbach. …