From Monument Circle to the Empire State Building, the world turned cream and crimson Monday night. The big picture: Hoosier fans in Miami, Bloomington — where 17,000 fans packed into Assembly Hall to watch the game and thousands of others camped outside bars overnight to get a spot inside for kickoff — and just about everywhere else (largest alumni base and all) lost their collective minds when IU won the school's first-ever national

An IU fan jumps from the Jimmy John's awning after Indiana’s College Football Playoff National Championship win at 11:46 p.m. Jan. 19, 2026, on Kirkwood Avenue in Bloomington. The man was hoisted up and caught by a group on the ground below.

With teams loaded with NFL talent, Indiana and Miami will play for the College Football Playoff national title.

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Its quarterfinal and semifinal victories over Alabama and Oregon fit easily into the blowout category, as the Hoosiers shellacked the Crimson Tide and Ducks by a combined 69 points while setting up a championship game showdown with Miami.

Trump gets thunderous reception at Miami vs Indiana college football championship game with Ivanka and granddaughter Kai - The crowd at the Hard Rock Stadium roared as Trump waved during The Star-Span

Listen to Indiana football's Don Fischer call the game-clinching interception

Carter Smith, a key part of Indiana’s offense in 2024 and 2025, will return for the 2026 season, he announced.