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Indiana Hoosiers Win National Championship Over Miami Hurricanes
Indiana Hoosiers
College Football Playoff Champs
… Not Bad For A Basketball School!!!
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The Indiana Hoosiers are the 2026 College Football Playoff champions after holding off the Miami Hurricanes in an epic showdown … completing a perfect 16-0 season!!
The Crimson and Cream — led by Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza — got up to a 10-0 lead in the first half … but Carson Beck and the Canes didn’t go down without a fight, clawing back in the second half as both teams traded scores.
BLOCKED PUNT
TOUCHDOWN WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS
WHAT A MOMENT FOR INDIANA#PMSBigCollegeGame pic.twitter.com/Q0BPmovGzb
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With IU up 27-21 in the final two minutes, Beck had a chance to lead his team downfield for a potential game-winning drive — but he threw it right into Jamari Sharpe’s hands …. and the Hoosiers secured their first title in school history.
JAMARI SHARPE INTERCEPTION
THE INDIANA HOOSIERS ARE YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #PMSBigCollegeGame pic.twitter.com/lkBuBn0Kcb
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Mendoza went 16/27 for 186 passing yards through the air … hitting Omar Cooper Jr. five times for 71 yards, and connecting with Charlie Becker four times for 65. He also had a crucial and jaw-dropping rushing touchdown.
FERNANDO. MENDOZA.
THE PLAY OF A LIFETIME ‼️ pic.twitter.com/g3o5nNNslr
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The Miami quarterback had 232 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the losing effort … with Malachi Toney being his favorite target. He had 122 yards and a score on 10 receptions.
On the ground, Kaelon Black had 79 yards for the new champs … and Roman Hemby had 60 of his own.
Fernando Mendoza’s post-game interview after winning the National Championship. pic.twitter.com/ZSO81gr7cS
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It was super sweet for Mendoza — he grew up in Miami and tried to walk on for the Hurricanes in 2022 … and he made sure to point out after the game, the program declined.
The Hoosiers already have five championship banners for basketball … and now they’re getting one for football.
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This week’s show was recorded in Bloomington, Indiana with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Lilly King and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Faith Salie. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
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Panel Questions
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Bluff The Listener
Our panelists tell three stories about a travel hack in the news, only one of which is true.
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Olympic Swimmer Lilly King plays our game called, “Lilly King meet these Lil’ Kings” Three questions about short kings.
Panel Questions
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Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Getting Cozy With Cross Country Skiing; Pickleball’s New Competition; Bees Get Freaky
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All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict, after American Girls, what’ll be the next toy to get an update.
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Zendaya and Tom’s Wedding Already Happened …
Y’all Missed It!!!
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Zendaya and Tom Holland are married … so claims her longtime stylist, Law Roach.
Here’s the deal … the celebrity stylist — who started styling Zendaya way back in 2011 — spoke to Access Hollywood on the Actors Awards red carpet where he sang out “The wedding has already happened, you missed it.”
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The AH reporter asks in shock if that’s true … and, Law responds by saying it’s “very true” before walking off.
This isn’t the first time Tom and Zendaya’s relationship status has made headlines on a red carpet … remember at the Golden Globes in 2025, Zendaya had a ring on that finger — and, the next day, we found out the two were engaged.
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Zendaya and Tom met on the set of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in 2016, started dating a couple years later and went public with their relationship in 2021.
We’ve reached out to Tom and Zendaya’s teams … so far, no word back.
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The rise of prediction markets means you can now bet on just about anything, right from your phone. Apps like Kalshi and Polymarket have grown exponentially in President Trump’s second term, as his administration has rolled back regulations designed to keep the industry in check. Billions of dollars have flooded in, and users are placing bets on everything from whether it will rain in Seattle today to whether the US will take over control of Greenland. Who’s winning big on these apps? And who is losing? NPR correspondent Bobby Allyn joins The Sunday Story to explain how these markets came to be and where they are going.
This episode was produced by Andrew Mambo. It was edited by Liana Simstrom and Brett Neely. Fact-checking by Barclay Walsh and Susie Cummings. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez.
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