In a sport that splashes tens of millions of dollars to replace coaches every year, the Hoosiers are not helping everyone's pressure levels.

The Indiana Hoosiers authored college football’s ultimate turnaround. Curt Cignetti took the team from a 3-9 record in 2023 to a 16-0 undefeated run in 2025.

The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 Monday night to cap an improbable College Football Playoff national championship. It was the first national title for the Hoosiers, the losingest program in college football, and Indiana also became the first team to finish a season 16-0 since Yale in 1894.

Only two years ago, Indiana winning a title was unthinkable. Then, it seemed inevitable the Hoosiers would win.

For anyone who saw Curt Cignetti’s introductory press conference at Indiana, his words could have been misunderstood as arrogance. The phrase “Google me, I win” has now become a symbol of self-belief for the national champions.

Curt Cignetti said in July that he wanted to sustain Indiana football's success. Six months later and a national championship win brings new challenges in doing so.

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.

When Indiana won a national championship, fans of lovable losers everywhere could cross the Rubicon from hope to belief.

Indiana football completes one of the most amazing runs in college football history with a 27-21 victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game.