Indiana crushes Oregon to advance to first championship game in program history, stunning sports world

Indiana beat Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl, and advanced to their first CFP Semifinal. Colin Cowherd asks if Indiana is the new powerhouse in CFB, and if the team can win it all.

The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers became the fifth team in modern college football history to go 15-0. Now they can become the first team of the modern era to ever go 16-0, and only the second of all-time, joining an 1894 Yale team that played with leather helmets. 

With a merciless 56-22 thumping of Oregon in the Peach Bowl, the Hoosiers punched their ticket to their first national championship game appearance in program history. 

Head coach Curt Cignetti has left the college football world breathless with a dramatic turnaround of the Hoosiers program, going from one of the losingest teams in the Big 10 to potentially the most dominant single-season of all time. 

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Elijah Sarratt, #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers, is tackled by Ify Obidegwu, #7 of the Oregon Ducks, during the first quarter in the 2025 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 9, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Many prominent sports figures took to social media to express their amazement over Indiana's unprecedented dominance during and after their win over Oregon. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun also chimed in. 

Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. 

Kaelon Black ran for two touchdowns to lead the Indiana running game.

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