And then there were two. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be between the undefeated No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers out of the Big Ten Conference (15-0, 9-0 Big Ten) and the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes out of the Atlantic Coast Conference (13-2, 6-2 ACC). Kick-off will take place on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. It can be viewed on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. PT.
The Hoosiers are led by Heisman Trophy winner, redshirt junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza (3,581 passing yards, 41 touchdowns, six interceptions on a 73.0 completion percentage) and their No. 12-ranked rushing offense that puts out 218.3 rushing yards per game. On defense, Indiana has only allowed an astonishing 11.1 points per game (second-least in the country).
As for the Hurricanes, sixth-year redshirt senior quarterback Carson Beck has collected 3,349 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions on a 73.3 completion percentage. Miami also has a polarizing defense that only gives up 14.0 points per game (fifth-least in the nation).
SB Nation Reacts has run some polls regarding the national title game matchup.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Indiana is the favorite over Miami by 8.5 points. Moneyline for the Hoosiers is at -335 and +270 for the Hurricanes. The over/under is set at 47.5. Who do you have?
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