Overview
- Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, with multiple alternate viewing feeds available across ESPN platforms.
- Indiana is chasing its first national title and a 16-0 season after dominant CFP wins over Alabama (38-3) and Oregon (56-22).
- Miami reached the final with road victories over Texas A&M, Ohio State and Ole Miss and becomes the first team in the BCS/CFP era to play a title game in its home stadium.
- Betting markets price Indiana around -8.5 with a money line near -340 and an over/under near 47.5 points.
- Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza leads the Hoosiers against a Hurricanes pass rush headlined by Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, while Miami’s Carson Beck brings big-game experience; TE Elija Lofton is out and Indiana coach Curt Cignetti called the spread “a set up.”