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And, No. 4 in final coaches poll ESPN2025 AFCA Coaches Poll College Football Rankings, Final R...Find the complete NCAAF Final Rankings rankings on ESPN. Includes the full votes and trend for the top 25 NCAAF teams.

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2026 Big Ten Football Schedule will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 2:30pm PT on the Big Ten Network. https://fbschedules.com/big-ten-football-schedule-2026-release-set-for-tuesday-january-27/ Oregon 2026 - dates revealed Jan. 27 Home: Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, UCLA, Washington Road: Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, USC Oregon 2026 non-conference 9/5 - Boise State 9/12 - at Oklahoma St 9/19 - Portland State

Jamari Sharpe, nephew of Miami Hurricane Glenn Sharpe, with the game-sealing interception.

342 yds Miami vs 317 Indiana Indiana blocks a punt for a TD. At the end, wins by six.

20-15 at Iowa - winning TD with 1:28 left 27-24 at Penn St - winning TD with 0:36 left 13-10 vs Ohio St Sometimes you just have to believe in destiny.

National ranking, by total yards allowed per game - with points per game added as a reference 2025 (4) Indiana - 267 - 11.1 (11) Miami - 292 - 14.0 6:37 left tonight, Indiana 24-21 318 yds - Miami 255 yds - Indiana

ok kid, your turn.... after 3 Qs Mendoza: 12 of 20, 116 yds Beck: 12 of 20, 115 yds

Try the ESPN News Skycast version. More of an in-person/at-game experience

Miami's first half 69 yds is the lowest in a first half of a CFP final.

National ranking, by total yards allowed per game - with points per game added as a reference 2025 (4) Indiana - 267 - 11.1 (11) Miami - 292 - 14.0 2024 (2) Indiana - 256 - 15.6 (27) Miami - 327 - 25.3

halftime Miami: 69 yds on 22 plays Indiana: 169 yds on 33 plays

Read an analysis earlier today quoting B1G coaches. The consensus was you can't get impatient and start passing too early. Impatience in play selection plays into Hoosier's defensive strengths and risks giving Indiana field position. I know Miami is not running the ball effectively, but they have to keep trying according to B1G coaches. Don't be passing on first down and ending up in 2nd and 10, 3rd and 7.

Watching on TV, but am already annoyed with the number of commercials. Imagine what it's like sitting in the stadium and waiting, and waiting, and waiting....

National ranking, by total yards defense allowed per game - with points per game allowed added as a reference point 2025 (4) Indiana - 267 - 11.1 (11) Miami - 292 - 14.0 2024 (2) Indiana - 256 - 15.6 (27) Miami - 327 - 25.3 2023 (30) James Madison - 334 - 20.2 (24) Miami - 326 - 22.8 2022 (5) James Madison - 290 - 20.9 (65) Miami - 375 - 26.8 Coach Cig's D-coordinator in those 4 years has been Bryant Haines. He was just signed to a 3-year contract at about $3 million per season. He has been with Cig since 2014 season but chose 2022 since that is when Cristobal landed in Miami. With all the chatter around QB Mendoza, the Indiana D doesn't get enough credit.

Part of sports irony that Stidham was the QB at Auburn immediately before Nix.

The Big Ten has always been a very strong league in basketball. It should not be a surprise that when you add in travel USC, UW, and UO are currently in the bottom half of the conference. Some B1G programs emphasized basketball in the past because it was difficult to compete for top positions in football. They had basketball success and drew large attendance and the fans considered it an acceptable tradeoff. Many still have that reservoir of support even if they aren't active in basketball NIL. Now that NIL has arrived, I really don't see a process to succeed in the B1G for West Coast teams unless they seek talent that can overcome the history of the B1G and travel issues. Oregon had success in the Pac12 due to Altman and the nature of the league. Unfortunately, fans haven't really rewarded him with attendance. I sometimes wonder if he checks the attendance numbers at Creighton and wonders if he made the right decision.

where Ducks transfer portal D-linemen landed: Xadavien Sims (Arkansas), Ashton Porter (Houston), Jericho Johnson (Cal), Tionne Gray (Notre Dame), and Terrance Green (Alabama)

I read somewhere in the last 24 hours that the starters for Indiana average 4.1 years, and Miami 4.3 years in their college career experience. Aside from physical maturity, I do think that helps the "smarts" of both teams. I believe it was a factor for Indiana's defense in opponent's tendencies and play recognition, and communication within the Hoosier 11.

Nix told him it was the third time he had suffered a fractured ankle in his football career, including once in high school and once when Nix was at Auburn.

There were 29 Ducks in the portal, including Beaver, and walk-ons. Of the 29, 25 have found spots so far. Of the 25, 20 have found new homes in a Power4 program. 20 suggests to me that Lanning and his staff knew what they were doing when recruiting them. Unfortunate it didn't work out.

Hampton will earn $1.7 million annually and Mehringer will earn $1.4 million, according to their contracts which were released in response to a public records request Less than former defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi ($2 million) and former offensive coordinator Will Stein ($1.75 million). New Oregon State O-coordinator Mitch Dahlen will be paid $400,000, down from $725,000 that was paid to Ryan Gunderson. Oregon State hired Lance Guidry as D-coordinator with a contract for $300,000, then $575,000 his second year. But, before the ink was dry, Guidry accepted an offer to coach at Memphis. Former coordinator Keith Heyward was $725,000.

There will be big TV interest at game time, but unless you are in Bloomington or Miami the media/print interest (other than ESPN) seems to have softened considerably due to the long run out to get there. While it would have been great to have Oregon in the game, I was just thinking a couple days ago how my daily activities this week were significantly different than if I had been checking the Internet every 5-10 minutes for updates. laugh

Beaver commits to Georgia per ESPN