Overview
- Indiana beat Miami 27-21 at Hard Rock Stadium, securing its first College Football Playoff national championship.
- Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza delivered the decisive play with a 12-yard rushing touchdown on fourth-and-4 with 9:18 remaining.
- Miami’s final drive ended on the last play with Carson Beck intercepted by Jamari Sharpe, sealing the result.
- The Hoosiers completed a perfect 16-0 season enabled by the expanded 12-team playoff, matching Yale’s 1894 win total for an unbeaten campaign.
- Raiders owner Mark Davis, minority owner Tom Brady, and GM John Spytek attended the game as Mendoza is widely projected as the No. 1 pick, with Las Vegas holding that selection and a head-coach vacancy shaping its offseason.