How To Watch Indiana Vs Miami Cfp National Championship

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Few would person predicted nan matchup preseason, but No. 1 Indiana has gone undefeated and reached its first-ever nationalist championship. The Hoosiers are favored complete No. 10 Miami, which overcame 2 losses to unranked opponents and knocked retired nan defending champion, Ohio State.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has built a well-balanced team, ranking apical 4 successful scoring discourtesy and scoring defense pinch Heisman Trophy victor Fernando Mendoza nether center. Miami coach Mario Cristobal has a imaginable top-five NFL Draft prime successful separator rusher Rueben Bain Jr., on pinch a seasoned backmost successful Carson Beck and explosive playmakers successful Malachi Toney and Mark Fletcher Jr.

Below is simply a afloat preview connected nan matchup, including nan clip and TV information, constituent dispersed and ovedr/under, caller results, bid history, statistical leaders and coaching bios.

How to watch Indiana vs. Miami

• Who: No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers (15-0, 9-0 successful Big Ten) vs. No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (13-2, 6-2 successful ACC)

• What: College Football Playoff National Championship

• When: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 astatine 7:30 p.m. ET

• Where: Hard Rock Stadium (65,326) successful Miami Gardens, Fla.

• TV: ESPN

• TV announcers: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sideline)

• Radio: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network, Sirius XM (channel 80 aliases 84)

• Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Buck Suhr (analyst), John Herrick

• Point spread: Indiana is an 8.5-point favourite complete Miami, and nan over/under is 47.5 points, according to the Draft Kings Sportsbook on Wednesday evening. The Hoosiers' moneyline likelihood are -340, while nan Hurricanes' moneyline likelihood are +270.

• Recent results: Indiana defeated No. 9 Alabama 38-3 successful nan CFP quarterfinals astatine nan Rose Bowl connected Jan. 1, and past defeated Oregon successful nan CFP semifinals astatine nan Peach Bowl connected Jan. 9. Miami defeated No. 2 Ohio State successful nan CFP quarterfinals astatine nan Cotton Bowl, and past defeated No. 6 Ole Miss successful nan CFP semifinals astatine nan Fiesta Bowl.

• Series history: The bid is tied 1-1. Miami won nan astir caller matchup 14-7 connected Oct. 21, 1966 successful Miami, and Indiana won nan first matchup 28-14 connected Oct. 23, 1964. The Hoosiers went 2-7 successful 1964 nether coach Phil Dickens, and they went 1-8-1 successful 1966 nether coach John Pont. Charlie Tate coached Miami successful some matchups.

Statistical leaders

Indiana

• QB Fernando Mendoza: 3,349 yards, 73.0 completion percentage, 41 walk TD, 6 INT
• RB Roman Hemby: 211 carries, 1,060 unreserved yards, 7 unreserved TD
• WR Omar Cooper Jr.: 64 receptions, 866 yards, 13 TD
• LB Rolijah Hardy: 98 tackles, 15 TFL, 8 sacks, 4 passes defended

Miami

• QB Carson Beck: 3,581 yards, 73.2 completion percentage, 29 walk TD, 11 INT
• RB Mark Fletcher Jr.: 199 carries, 1,080 unreserved yards, 10 unreserved TD
• WR Malachi Toney: 99 receptions, 1,089 receiving yards, 9 receiving TD
• LB Mohamed Toure: 73 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, 5 passes defended

The coaching matchup

• Curt Cignetti, Indiana: Cignetti, 64, has a 26-2 wide grounds successful nan midst of his 2nd play astatine Indiana, including an 17-1 grounds successful regular play Big Ten play and a Big Ten title. He led nan Hoosiers to nan College Football Playoff past play aft a 52-9 tally crossed 5 seasons astatine James Madison. Cignetti won Big Ten coach of nan twelvemonth and respective nationalist coach of nan twelvemonth awards successful back-to-back seasons astatine Indiana.

• Mario Cristobal, Miami: Cristobal, 55, has a 35-18 wide grounds and an 18-14 grounds successful regular play ACC play during his 4th play astatine Miami. The Hurricanes' triumph full has accrued each play nether Cristobal, though they haven't won an ACC championship. Cristobal antecedently coached Oregon from 2017-21, going 35-13 wide and 23-9 successful Pac-12 regular play play and winning 2 Pac-12 championships. His first caput coaching stint came astatine FIU from 2007-12, erstwhile he went 27-47 wide and 20-26 successful nan Sun Belt. Cristobal has besides been an adjunct coach astatine Miami, Rutgers, Alabama and Oregon. He helped Miami triumph nan nationalist title successful 1989 and 1991 arsenic an violative lineman.

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