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

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Curt Cignetti complete the greatest college football story ever told originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Indiana coach Curt Cignetti took a timeout with 9:27 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Hoosiers faced a fourth-and-4.

Miami's defense put pressure on Mendoza throughout the championship game, but Indiana's quarterback delivered when it mattered.

IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza thanked his mother in his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech. Here's what you should know about Elsa Mendoza.

Fernando Mendoza celebrated with his biggest fan after winning Indiana their first-ever college football title: his mother.

A historic season for Fernando Mendoza ended with a national title. The Heisman Trophy winner didn't have his best statistical game Monday night, but he came up big when it mattered. He completed 16 of 27 passes for 186 yards and ran the ball for six times,

Fernando Mendoza won the 2025 Heisman Trophy and is a likely early pick — perhaps first overall — in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Indiana’s national championship is a sign of the changes that have happened to college football in recent years. However, it’s still Ohio State ahead of other big-name program