Overview
- No. 1 Indiana routed Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl semifinal to improve to 15-0 and advance to the Jan. 19 championship in Miami Gardens.
- Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza went 17-of-20 for 177 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions.
- The Hoosiers led 35-7 at halftime after short fields created by D’Angelo Ponds’ pick-six on the game’s first snap and a Dante Moore fumble at Oregon’s 3.
- Across two CFP games, Indiana has outscored opponents 94-25 while Mendoza has thrown no interceptions and registered only five total incompletions.
- Preview analysis highlights time-of-possession tactics as Miami’s best chance and warns of Indiana’s pattern of early takeaways, including opening-drive interceptions.