Miami, Indiana and College Football Playoff
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Two years ago — impossible. But against the odds, Miami and Indiana have a date in the College Football Playoff final — a first-of-its-kind matchup on Jan. 19 in the second national title game of the expanded-playoff era.
Indiana's +473 point differential ranks first among schools in the playoff era (hat tip to my CBS Sports colleague Tom Fornelli ). The Hoosiers have bludgeoned opposing teams by an average of 31.5 points per contest. Their last three wins against blue bloods Ohio State and Alabama and new blood Oregon have come by a combined score of 107-35.
The top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers moved to 15-0 with their College Football Playoff semifinal win over the Oregon Ducks at the Peach Bowl on Friday night. Indiana meets the 10th-seeded Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on January 19 for the national championship.
After crushing the Oregon Ducks, 56-22, the Hoosiers will face the Miami Hurricanes for the national title on Jan. 19.