Check out some of the sweetest moments and interviews with the College Football Playoff National Championship winning Indiana Hoosiers QB Fernando Mendoza from the 2025-26 college football season. 0:00 Playing with this his brother, Alberto 1:39 "Flippin' awesome" interview on The Pat McAfee Show 4:56 AM/PM problems with his alarm clock 6:44 Winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy 11:07 Rose Bowl interview 13:46 Back on McAfee! 15:40 Peach Bowl interview 17:29 Peach Bowl trophy presentation 18:50 Peach Bowl press conference 20:30 Going back to Miami 21:36 National Championship interview 23:17 He said WHAT?! 25:02 Reaction with SVP 28:07 National Championship press conference ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27On The Pat McAfee Show, Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher joins the show after Indiana's victory over Miami to win the CFP National Championship to discuss Indiana's success story and his plans for the 2026 NFL Draft. 0:00 Aiden Fisher joins 1:05 Thoughts on the Indiana Hoosiers 1:55 Mindset of the Hoosiers' defense 3:33 Reaction after Indiana's pick 4:29 Thoughts on Coach Cignetti 5:39 Aiden Fisher's football instincts 6:30 Coach Bryant Haines' game plan 7:45 Fernando Mendoza's relationship with the team 9:45 Indiana's culture 11:07 Aiden Fisher's expectation when he came to Indiana 12:50 Changes from JMU to Indiana 14:30 More on Cignetti and Indiana's coaching staff 17:30 Plans for the NFL Draft ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
MFL 21, IU 27Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and Dan Wetzel debate whether Indiana’s rise is built to last, and if Curt Cignetti can keep the Hoosiers rolling after a season for the ages. They also break down Miami’s outlook after coming up short despite opportunities, and what major roster turnover means for both programs heading into next season. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27ESPN's David Hale kicks things off to help us look back at last night's national championship win by Indiana over the Miami Hurricanes. And we take your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices)
MFL 21, IU 27On SportsCenter, Rece Davis sits down with Curt Cignetti to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers' win over the Miami Hurricanes to take home the CFP National Championship for the first time in the program's history! ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
MFL 21, IU 27Chris Fowler joins The Rich Eisen Show to react to the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers defeating the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes to win the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship. 0:00 Fernando Mendoza's major 4th down play 3:27 What is Curt Cignetti like? 5:58 The beginning of the Cignetti era 7:51 Message from the game 10:22 Malachi Toney talk 11:15 Ray Lewis' impact on Miami 12:44 CFP changes & postmortem 15:52 Future CFP changes 17:05 Heading to the 2026 Australian Open! 18:02 Buffalo Bills fire Sean McDermott ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
MFL 21, IU 27On First Take, Chris Canty, Stephen A. Smith and Jeff Saturday join to discuss the latest storylines surrounding Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers defeating Carson Beck and the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football National Championship. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
MFL 21, IU 27Relive the best plays from Heisman Trophy-winner Fernando Mendoza during the 2025-26 CFP, where he led the undefeated Hoosiers to victories over the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks and Miami Hurricanes, en route to Indiana’s first National Championship victory. 0:00 Rose Bowl 3:37 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl 7:52 National Championship ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
MFL 21, IU 27On The Matt Barrie Show, Paul Finebaum joins Matt to give his first reactions to Indiana being this year’s National Championship winners, following a 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry reflect on Indiana's wild CFP title game victory over Miami. #NBCSports #CollegeFootball #RushingTheField #NicoleAuerbach #JoshuaPerry #indiana
MFL 21, IU 27Relive the 2026 National Championship from ESPN’s Skycast view, where the Indiana Hoosiers finished perfect thanks to a 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27On The Matt Barrie Show, Matt is joined by Paul Finebaum to recap the 2026 National Championship. 0:00 The Hoosiers are your National Champions! 1:00 Miami Hurricanes vs. Indiana Hoosiers full reaction 5:00 All praise for Curt Cignetti 7:20 Distinctly remember THIS about the Big Ten… 8:40 “The mess in the SEC” 15:00 “There are A LOT of variables” 16:20 The one school to save the SEC is… 19:20 Commend and brag about Marcus Freeman 21:20 Miami will be around for a “LONG TIME” 21:50 Final questions to Finebaum and from Matt
MFL 21, IU 27On The Matt Barrie Show, Matt talks through his “Good Hands Play” from the College Football Playoff National Championship, where Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza rushed for this 12-yard touchdown on fourth down to see the Indiana Hoosiers to the National Championship.#ESPN #CollegeFootball #CFB #MattBarrie #Finebaum #PaulFinebaum ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27Indiana held off Miami 27-21 to win the schools FIRST ever National Championship and McElroy is here to give you his instant reaction. A team that finished 16-0, that played unselfish and rode Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza to a title is a story that the college football world did not see coming. The question now is where does this Indiana team rank among some of the greats. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
MFL 21, IU 27On Get Up, Jordan Rodgers, Josh Pate and EJ Manuel join to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship. 0:00 Indiana vs. Miami 3:51 Indiana's turnaround 5:09 First thoughts 6:40 Mendoza's performance 9:20 "True heroics" ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
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| Big Ten | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Indiana1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Iowa17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Michigan21 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Michigan State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Northwestern | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Ohio State2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Oregon5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Penn State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| USC20 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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Wisconsin
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31-7 |
| @ |
Purdue
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56-3 |
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Ohio State(1)
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13-10 |
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Alabama(9)
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38-3 |
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Oregon(5)
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56-22 |
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Miami(10)
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27-21 |
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North Texas(24)
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Howard
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Western Kentucky
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Northwestern
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Rutgers
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Nebraska
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Ohio State(2)
(-1.5)
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Michigan(21)
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Minnesota
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USC(20)
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