The Hoosiers and Hurricanes are under way in a heavyweight bout that is brimming with historical repercussions.

The Hoosiers, ranked No. 1, defeated No. 10 Miami 27-21 in the 2026 College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Jamari Sharpe intercepted a pass from Miami quarterback Carson Beck with 44 seconds left to clinch the victory for the Hoosiers.

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Video captured Miami's Mark Fletcher Jr. throwing a punch at Indiana's Tyrique Tucker after the CFP National Championship Game.

ESPN cameras gave viewers a glimpse of arguably the biggest breakout star of the College Football Playoff on Monday night, finding adult film star Abella Danger in the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium, watching her beloved Miami Hurricanes take on the Indiana Hoosiers.

While the New England Patriots are getting ready to play in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2019 when Bill Belichick was head coach, the current North Carolina Tar Heels coach and his controversial girlfriend Jordon Hudson hit the College Football Playoff National Championship in Florida.

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ESPN, as is tradition, has a commercial-less 4K broadcast for the College Football Playoff National Championship that streams on YouTube TV. It's a great broadcast for those that care about picture quality, but also for its lack of commercials that allow the full atmosphere of the national championship game to really set in.