And then there have been two. The College Football Playoff National Championship might 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 happen on Monday, Jan. 19, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. It may be seen 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 share) and their No. 12-ranked dashing offense that places out 218.3 dashing yards per recreation. On protection, Indiana has solely allowed an astonishing 11.1 factors per recreation (second-least within the nation).
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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 share. Miami additionally has a polarizing protection that solely provides up 14.0 factors per recreation (fifth-least within the nation).
SB Nation Reacts has run some polls concerning the nationwide title recreation matchup.
According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Indiana is the favourite over Miami by 8.5 factors. Moneyline for the Hoosiers is at -335 and +270 for the Hurricanes. The over/beneath is ready at 47.5. Who do you have got?
Arden Cravalho is a Gonzaga University graduate from the Bay Area… Follow him on X @a_cravalho