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.

Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza spent the College Football Playoff showing the nation just why he earned the Heisman Trophy. Mendoza threw more touchdown passes (eight) than incompletions (five) in Indiana’s first two playoff victories — lopsided wins over Alabama in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal and Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal.

Riding a nearly perfect first half and aided by a torrent of self-inflicted mistakes by Oregon, the Indiana Hoosiers won their College Football Playoff semifinal Friday in a 56-22 rout to continue the

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Indiana (14-0): The Hoosiers are now the only team to get a first-round bye and win a quarterfinal game in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff. And Indiana made it look easy, too. The Hoosiers absolutely dominated Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl as the Crimson Tide were overmatched in nearly every facet.

Nobody noticed Miami’s trick play in real time. Indiana’s special teams made sure it never mattered. The Hoosiers completed a perfect season Monday night with a 27-21 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship,

Alberto Mendoza, the younger brother and backup of Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, has entered the NCAA transfer portal after the Hoosiers beat the Hurricanes, 27-21, to secure its first-ever national championship Monday,