Indiana vs. Miami Live Update: Score, Highlighs From CFP Championship 2026
The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship features an epic matchup between the undefeated No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers (15-0) and the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (13-2) on Monday, January 19, 2026. This is Indiana's first-ever national title game appearance, aiming for a historic 16-0 perfect season under second-year coach Curt Cignetti. Miami, playing at home, seeks their first championship since 2001.
MORE: List of College Football Championship Winners by Year, Scores, History Since 1869
Where to Watch Indiana vs. Miami TV Channel Today, And Key Details?
TV Channel: ESPN (primary broadcast with Chris Fowler on play-by-play and Kirk Herbstreit as analyst).
Live Streaming: Fubo, ESPN app, or other services with ESPN (Sling, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, etc.).
Radio: Sirius XM Channel 80 OR 84 | Don Fischer, Buck Suhr, John Herrick
forecast: 60 degrees, 9 mph wind, 0% chance of precipitation
Date & Time: Monday, January 19, 2026 – Scheduled kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET (actual kickoff often around 7:45–7:50 p.m. ET due to pregame).
Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Weather/Atmosphere: Expect a high-energy, home-crowd advantage for Miami in South Florida.
Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 T
Indiana 3 7 7 1o 27
Miami 0 0 7 14 21
Indiana vs. Miami Live Update: News, Socre Highlights.
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FINAL TIME: Indiana 27, Miami 21,
11:13 PM, Indiana extends its lead, 27-21
Score Q4: Indiana 27, Miami 21,
A chip-shot field goal by Indiana has left Miami 1:42 to drive the field and take the lead. Indiana's defense has a chance to make a national title-winning stand.
11:09 PM, Field Goal Good
Score Q4: Indiana 27, Miami 21,
(01:35) #15 N.Radicic field goal attempt from 35 yards GOOD (H: #44 M.McCarthy, LS: #47 M.Langston), clock 01:42
11:05 PM, 5-yd Penalty
Score Q4: Indiana 24, Miami 21,
11:02 PM, The Mendoza-Becker connection comes up clutch, once again
Score Q4: Indiana 24, Miami 21,
Charlie Becker made a stunning catch on Indiana's previous drive on fourth down that kept the possession alive, enabling the Hoosiers to later score. And on this drive, his jump-ball catch on third and 7 has moved Indiana well into Miami territory.
10:55 PM,
THIS IS ROUGH FG INDIANA RUSH TD INDIANA RUSH TD MIAMI (FL) BLOCKED PUNT TD INDIANA QB RUSH TD INDIANA RUSH TD MIAMI (FL) NO PASS TD YET COME ON MAN
10:50 PM, 22-yd Touchdown Run
Score Q4: Indiana 24, Miami 21,
(06:32) Shotgun #10 M.Toney rush right for 22 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:37, 1ST DOWN #38 C.Davis kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
10:46 PM,
Nothing else you can say about that Mendoza TD but plain gutsy. No shame at all in the way Miami is playing, but might be too much to overcome
10:44 PM, Kickoff
Score Q4: Indiana 24, Miami 14,
(09:18) #35 B.Franke kickoff 62 yards to the Miami03 #0 K.Marion return 17 yards to the Miami20 (#12 D.Boykin; #0 H.Wheeler) PENALTY Miami Holding (#22 C.Pruitt) 9 yards from Miami18 to Miami09
10:40 PM, 12-yd Touchdown Run
Score Q4: Indiana 24, Miami 14,
(09:27) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza rush middle for 12 yards gain to the Miami00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:18, 1ST DOWN #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #44 M.McCarthy, LS: #47 M.Langston)
10:35 PM, 19-yd Pass
Score Q4: Indiana 17, Miami 14,
(11:18) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short right to #80 C.Becker caught at Miami18, for 19 yards to the Miami18, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
10:33 PM, Timeout
Score Q4: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 14,
Timeout Indiana, clock 11:28
10:30 PM, Incompletion
Score Q4: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 14,
(13:33) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass incomplete short right to #3 O.Cooper Jr. thrown to IND43 broken up by #24 E.O'Connor
10:25 PM, 3-yd Touchdown Run
Score Q4: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 14,
(14:50) #4 M.Fletcher Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:57, 1ST DOWN #38 C.Davis kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
10:21 PM, End of 3rd quarter.
Score Q3: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 7,
10:18 PM, 22-yd Pass
Score Q3: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 7,
(01:30) Shotgun #11 C.Beck pass complete short left to #10 M.Toney caught at IND37, for 22 yards to the IND12 (#7 L.Moore
10:14 PM, TOUCHDOWN INDIANA!!🔴⚪️
Score Q3: Hoosiers 17, GoCanes 7,
Mikail Kamara BLOCKS the Miami punt inside the 5. It bounces into the endzone to be recovered by Isaiah Jones…
The Hoosiers put their lead back to
10:07 PM, Punt Return
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10, GoCanes 7,
(06:24) #44 M.McCarthy punt 55 yards to the Miami04 #10 M.Toney return 3 yards to the Miami07 (#12 D.Boykin)
10:05 PM Incompletion
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10, GoCanes 7,
(06:29) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass incomplete short left to #13 E.Sarratt thrown to Miami42
09:56 PM Incompletion
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10, GoCanes 7,
(09:03) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass incomplete short left to #13 E.Sarratt thrown to Miami49 broken up by #1 M.Toure
09:51 PM, THE CANES ARE COMING..
57 YARDS FOR MIAMI, CANES HAVE LIFE AND NOW THE PRESSURE SHIFTS TO IU FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS GAME.
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 7
09:51 PM, 57-yd Touchdown Run
(11:05) Shotgun #4 M.Fletcher Jr. rush right for 57 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:06, 1ST DOWN #38 C.Davis kick attempt good (H: #94 D.Joyce, LS: #46 A.Booker)
TD CANES | Don't see that often by the IU defense.. Mark Fletcher goes 57 yards to the house and we have a whole new ball game.. 10-7 early in the 3Q
09:46 PM, Punt Return
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
(11:53) #44 M.McCarthy punt 49 yards to the Miami20 #10 M.Toney return 18 yards to the Miami38 (#34 J.Utzinger), out of bounds
09:41, Sack
Score Q3: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
(14:17) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza sacked for loss of 7 yards to the IND18 (#3 A.Mesidor)
HALF TIME: Score: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
09:13 PM, End of 2nd quarter.
Score: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
09:13 PM 0-yd Pass
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short right to #80 C.Becker caught at Miami50, for 12 yards to the IND50, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
09:08 PM 6-yd Pass
Score: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
(01:15) Shotgun #11 C.Beck pass complete short left to #0 K.Marion caught at IND40, for 6 yards to the IND32 (#6 M.Kamara)
09:08 PM Timeout
Timeout Miami, clock 02:00
09:04 PM, 25-yd Pass
Score: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
(03:04) Shotgun #11 C.Beck pass complete deep left to #7 C.Daniels caught at IND45, for 25 yards to the IND40 (#5 D.Ponds), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
09:01 PM, 1-yd Touchdown Run
Score: Hoosiers 10 GoCanes 0
#37 R.Nowakowski rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Miami00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:13 Timeout Miami, clock 06:17 #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #44 M.McCarthy, LS: #47 M.Langston)
3rd & Goal at MIA 1
08:57 PM Timeout
Timeout Miami, clock 06:17
2nd & 4 at MIA 4
08:55 PM, 3-yd Pass
(08:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short right to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at Miami24, for 3 yards to the Miami20 (#7 Z.Poyser)
08:52 PM, 20-yd Touchdown Pass
(07:56) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short right to #80 C.Becker caught at Miami14, for 20 yards to the Miami00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:56, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (07:56) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete short right to #80 C.Becker caught at Miami14, for 20 yards to the Miami00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:56, 1ST DOWN)
08:50 PM, Indiana's defense has allowed just 26 yards on 14 plays
I used to cover Mario Cristobal when he coached Oregon, and you will not find a coach in the country that wants to establish the run more than Cristobal, a former offensive lineman. But Miami's ground game has 10 yards on seven carries, which has limited quarterback Carson Beck's passing game.
08:45 PM, A fan just won $600,000
During a stoppage a few minutes ago at Hard Rock Stadium, a fan had five throws of a football through a hole. For every ball that went in, he earned $200,000 — and he hit three of them. The crowd went wild.
Carson Beck is 3/7 for 16 yards after 4 drives. Not good by any measure.
08:40 PM, Joyce chooses field position over risk; 45-yard punt neutralized on return 🧠conservative call cedes initiative, defensive trust emphasized.
Score: Hoosiers 3 GoCanes 0
08:33 PM, Miami PUNTS the ball and goes 3 and OUT!
1st & 10 Indiana Ball at their own 27 yard line
Miami Defense swarming after Indiana tries running outisde
2nd & 16
Gun/ Run middle Stuffed DL HARD HIT
Score: Hoosiers 3 GoCanes 0
08:30 PM FIRST SACK of the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship goes to Indiana LB Aiden Fisher who got to Miami QB Carson Beck for a 7-yd loss & forced Miami to their second-consecutive three-&-out (2nd & 3rd drives of the game).
08:27 PM, Miami takes a cheap shot at Fernando Mendoza, and the officials completely look the other way.
Hard to believe that didn’t draw a flag. Unacceptable officiating.
08:23 PM Three points secured as Radicic converts from 34; stalled series salvaged 🎯 scoreboard shifts MIA 0–IND 3, red-zone inefficiency persists, decision costs linger.
08:20 PM, Nico Radicic 34 Yd FG is Good. #IUFB 3-0 2:42 1st Qtr
08:18 PM, Miami players clearly trying to cheap shot Mendoza.
Sad behavior from a sad program that acts like a high school team.
08:13 PM Black churns interior lane, patience beats scrape, six-yard surge stabilizes tempo; linebackers hesitate, edges held.
08:10 PM Joyce delivers solid distance, but coverage lanes tighten quickly, leaving Brady nowhere to go on the return. Field position resets without pressure applied, reflecting conservative sequencing and limited third-down ambition from Miami. 📉 Execution steady, impact minimal.
08:05 PM 3rd & 8: #12 Marquise Lightfoot ran over Roman Hemby and got pressure on Mendoza to force a throwaway
Indiana wins toss in national championship, defers to second half
Indiana wins the toss and defers to the second half. Miami will receive and the Hoosiers will defend the west goal.
07:50 PM,Final prayers for Carson Beck and Fernando Mendoza.
Both QBs are playing their final college football games.
06:40 PM, Beck will need 'game of his life' to beat Indiana
Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry compare outlooks for quarterbacks Carson Beck and Fernando Mendoza ahead of the CFP national championship game, where the "pressure" will be on Beck to keep pace with Indiana.
06:25 PM, Indiana alum Mark Cuban on tonight's big game
Hear Mark Cuban's thoughts about Indiana's magical run.
06:15 PM, Mendoza-to-Sarratt, just like Rodgers-to-Adams
At one point this season, Indiana receiver Elijah Sarratt was watching old tape of NFL legend Aaron Rodgers throw back-shoulder fade passes to Davante Adams, when a lightbulb clicked. Why couldn’t Sarratt try that with his own quarterback, Fernando Mendoza?
“(Adams does) a great job of getting the release off the ball, and then around 12, 14 yards, Aaron Rodgers just throwing a laser and ... it drops in the bucket,” Sarratt said recently. “I tend to win off the line more times than not, so I felt like I had a good chance of (trying) it.” (Sarratt’s nickname is “Waffle House,” he once said, “because I’m open 24/7.”)
One day, Sarratt brought the idea to Mendoza. “Same day after practice, we got a couple reps in, just trying to work it, be similar with how (Rodgers and Adams) were,” Sarratt recalled. “Then just communication after that. I try not to be picky. I just try to tell him let me get my hands on it, and he does a great job putting it on the money.”
This season, Sarratt has caught 62 passes for 802 yards and 15 touchdowns — the most receiving scores in the country. He’s also caught a number of clutch back-shoulder fades from Mendoza. Look for that play when the game is on the line.
05:55 PM, Indiana feels 'predestined' to win championship
Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry reveal their predictions for the CFP national championship between Miami and Indiana, with full confidence in Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers to cap off a dream season.
05:42 PM, Miami's defensive line could be the difference Monday
Miami pass rusher Rueben Bain Jr. is the type of defensive player who can swing the game in the Hurricanes' favor. After racking up four sacks in Miami's first two playoff games, Bain tallied several pressures in the win over Ole Miss. That is exactly the kind of effort that will be needed if Miami is going to pull off an upset Monday night.
The Hurricanes’ strength all year has been their play in the trenches on both sides of the ball, with Bain playing a major role in terrorizing opposing offenses. If he can create an extra possession for the offense with a strip sack or make Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza even the slightest bit uncomfortable in the pocket, that is a major win for Miami.
05:32 PM How Curt Cignetti built college football's best staff at Indiana
Curt Cignetti's eye for talent may be his superpower.
He knows exactly what he wants. He knows how to develop the talent into stars. And he knows how to build a culture to make the stars want to stay even as more money and more traditional powerhouse programs beckon elsewhere.
No, we're not talking about Cignetti's ability to find talent such as Fernando Mendoza, though he is clearly elite at doing so. This is about Cignetti's eye for … coaching talent.
How does Cignetti turn around programs like Indiana so quickly? He has a traveling squad of like-minded loyalists who have chips on their shoulder and are obsessed with being prepared for any possible scenario.
5:15 P.M, Security beefed up for President's arrival at national championship game
Security lines are longer than usual outside Hard Rock Stadium as the national championship game prepares for the arrival of President Donald Trump.
Secret Service and TSA agents, along with stadium security, are here providing enhanced security and screenings before fans are allowed to enter the stadium.
I can tell you that traffic in Miami is also congested, as expected, four hours before kickoff. Media received a police escort to the stadium shortly after 2 p.m., and traffic was still an Issue. If you're heading to the game, allow yourself plenty of time to get to your seat.
There will also be street closures when the President arrives this evening. Here's more from the CFP's media relations:
"Traffic closures and temporary roadway restrictions will be implemented in areas surrounding Hard Rock Stadium in support of security operations and the arrival of the Presidential Motorcade. While specific times cannot be provided, attendees should plan to arrive several hours prior to the scheduled kickoff to account for traffic impacts, screening, and potential access restrictions. Planning ahead will increase the likelihood of entering the venue prior to roadway and ticket gate closures."
5:05 P.M, What Miami vs. Indiana means for college football
Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry explore what Miami and Indiana's CFP national championship matchup means for the ACC, the CFP selection committee and college football at large.
Odds (as of January 19, 2026)Spread:
Indiana -7.5 to -8.5 (Hoosiers favored; line held steady at -8.5 on DraftKings/BetMGM).
Moneyline: Indiana around -325 (76% implied win probability), Miami +260.
Over/Under Total Points: 47.5.
Indiana is the clear favorite due to their dominance, but Miami's home field and defensive line keep it competitive.
Players to Watch
Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana) — Heisman winner and Miami native; precise passer, mobile, clutch in big moments. Led IU to blowouts over Alabama (38-3) and Oregon.
Carson Beck (QB, Miami) — Georgia transfer; dramatic late-game heroics (e.g., game-winning TD run vs. Ole Miss).
Elijah Sarratt (WR, Indiana) — 15 TDs this season; physical outside target.
Malachi Toney (WR, Miami) — Freshman sensation; over 100 receptions possible.
D'Angelo Ponds (CB, Indiana) — Turnover machine, pick-six starter in semis.
Rueben Bain Jr. (EDGE, Miami) — Elite pass rusher (8.5 sacks); part of a nasty front with Akheem Mesidor.
Prediction & Picks
Indiana enters as the better overall team—undefeated, dominant in playoffs (blowout wins), elite QB play from Mendoza, and a disciplined, mistake-free squad (best turnover margin, low penalties). Miami has home advantage, a stout O-line/D-line, and momentum from upsets (Texas A&M, Ohio State, Ole Miss), but Indiana's destiny feels strong.
Pick: Indiana to win outright and cover the spread (e.g., Indiana -8.5). The Hoosiers cap the turnaround with a national title. Predicted score: Indiana 31, Miami 20 (over the total possible in a shootout, but IU's defense holds).What a wild season—Indiana from irrelevance to potential perfection! If you're watching in PK (early morning), set those alarms. Who do you think wins? Let me know for more breakdowns
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