Carson Beck's college football journey ends Monday night in the national championship game. Beck, who enrolled at Georgia at 17, has faced criticism and injury but now leads Miami against Indiana.

Mendoza played the Hurricanes close last season at Cal. The national championship game in Miami is also a homecoming for the Hoosiers’ quarterback.

Monday's college football championship game may be in Miami, but the stadium may look equal parts crimson-and-white to green-and-orange. State of play: As of Wednesday evening, 17% of tickets purchased were coming from Indiana,

Here's how Indiana and Miami's all-time football teams stack up ahead of the 2025-26 national championship game.

Joel Klatt and Colin Cowherd discuss Indiana’s pursuit of being the first 16-0 team ever in CFB, Miami’s odds of causing an upset, whether or not the Big Ten has surpassed the SEC, and how Alabama QB Ty Simpson will fare in the draft.

Simpson, the former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback, was a high-priority target for the Hurricanes but officially filed his NFL draft paperwork despite fielding record-breaking offers from Miami and the Ole Miss Rebels. Simpson threw for 3,567 yards and 28 touchdowns this past season, leading the Crimson Tide to the CFP quarterfinals.

Fox Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt previews the National Championship between Indiana and Miami and makes his pick in the matchup.