Fernando Mendoza had something to prove in his hometown, and he wasn't about to let the moment slip away. The Heisman winner had a tough night early on. Miami's pass rush spent three quarters making his life miserable.

Indiana beat Miami 27–21 to win the College Football Playoff national championship on Monday and cap one of the greatest seasons in college football history. The Hoosiers became the first 16-0 team in the modern era, and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza turned in a signature play that will go down in history as well.

Fernando Mendoza, who grew up in Miami, wasn't even offered a walk-on spot with the Hurricanes coming out of high school.

Indiana, 27-21 victors over Miami, has won a football national championship, as improbable a sentence ever typed in American sports history.

By the time Fernando Mendoza ran across the line on fourth down, then bulled over a couple of Hurricanes defenders and stretched the ball over the goal line, the national championship game had more than its defining play.

Raiders front office brass, including owner Mark Davis, GM John Spytek and Tom Brady, are in Miami to watch Fernando Mendoza in the CFP title game.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti tells Holly Rowe that he believes the officials missed several personal fouls on Fernando Mendoza.