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Here\u2019s how to watch the national championship game<\/a> and here\u2019s everything you need to know<\/a>. (Scroll down for live updates.)<\/p>\n CFP title game: No. 1 Indiana (15-0) vs. No. 10 Miami (13-2)<\/p>\n With Indiana coming in as a significant favorite, Miami\u2019s best shot may be leaning on a defensive line that has been a dominant playoff force. The Hurricanes have been able to beat up opposing offensive lines so far, but this Indiana offensive line is better than any line that Miami has faced in its three playoff games. And leading the charge on offense is the Hoosiers\u2019 Heisman-winning QB Fernando Mendoza, who has been his usual outstanding self in these playoffs.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Miami\u2019s chances of an upset also hinge largely on Malachi Toney breaking a big play or two. Can QB Carson Beck get the ball to his star freshman receiver while also avoiding any big mistakes? And can the Miami run game gain enough ground on a tough Indiana front seven? Those are the questions that will likely decide the national championship on Monday.<\/p>\n Live8 updatesMon, January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Four years after leaving Oregon, Cristobal is one win away from returning championship glory to Miami, four quarters from delivering his hometown and alma mater the title.<\/p>\n But no matter what happens here Monday, he\u2019s already delivered one thing: He\u2019s restored respect to The U.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had 20 years of sitting from afar watching Miami get ridiculed and stomped on. It pissed me off,\u201d Cristobal told Yahoo Sports. \u201cI got to the f***ing point where I couldn\u2019t stand the s*** going on here and the amount of s*** being thrown at it. My brother told me, \u2018If you don\u2019t f***ing do it, who the f*** is going to do it?!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Read more from Ross Dellenger right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mario Cristobal has the Hurricanes playing for the national title in his fourth season at Miami.<\/p>\n Nick Bromberg<\/p>\n Indiana opened as a 7.5-point favorite but the line soon jumped to 8.5 points.<\/p>\n It\u2019s back to 7.5 points even though over 75% of the bets and money against the spread at BetMGM are on Indiana to cover.<\/p>\n The total has held steady at 47.5 points. Approximately 20% of bets are on the under, however those bets make up just over 50% of the money on the over\/under.<\/p>\n Mon, January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Naturally for some administrators whose programs had long been more successful than Indiana, minds are wandering to an inevitable question: If they had been smart enough to lure Cignetti out of James Madison, would their team be playing Miami on Monday for the national championship instead of the Hoosiers?<\/p>\n \u201cBiggest f-up ever,\u201d said one athletic director who was evaluating coaching candidates a few years ago and ultimately did not hire Cignetti.<\/p>\n Read more from Dan Wolken right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Curt Cignetti is 145-37 as a college football head coach with stops at IUP, Elon, James Madison and Indiana. (Davis Long\/Yahoo Sports)<\/p>\n Mon, January 19, 2026 at 3:52 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n Transfer quarterbacks helm the two teams in the title game for the second straight season.<\/p>\n We can talk all we want about what it takes to build a roster in the NIL era, the escalation of coaching salaries and which programs are doing the best job developing talent. But at the end of the day, nearly all of it hinges on the shotgun courtship between a program and the quarterback it pulls out of the transfer portal.<\/p>\n Read more from Dan Wolken right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Miami’s Carson Beck and Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza will meet in the title game on Monday night. (Getty)<\/p>\n Mon, January 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n The Hoosiers are undefeated and look unstoppable, but the Hurricanes have defied the odds throughout the season and playoff to make it to the title game.<\/p>\n Who will come out on top? Our college football experts break down the odds and give their best bets for the national championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mon, January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM PST<\/p>\n Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n With the game under an hour away, prices have shot through the roof. As of Monday morning, the get-in price to the national championship had risen to $3,910<\/a>. The average ticket price was $5,740.<\/p>\n Read all about it here<\/a> or by clicking on the photo above.<\/p>\n![\"
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