MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — In the waning hours of Monday and not long after the final few blasts of red and white confetti fell at the 2026 College Football Playoff national championship game, it should be said that the best moves that transpired on the torn-up Hard Rock Stadium grass were not by speedy Indiana tailback Kaelon Black or elusive wideout Charlie Becker.
They were not courtesy of Hoosiers defensive back D’Angelo Ponds on any of his three incredible pass breakups or by Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza on his remarkable fourth-down scramble right into the history books of a 27–21 classic over Miami that helped cement the Hoosiers’ perfect 16–0 record.
