After crushing the Oregon Ducks, 56-22, the Hoosiers will face the Miami Hurricanes for the national title on Jan. 19.

Somewhere between what had been a previously unimaginable football commute from Pasadena, California, to Bloomington, Indiana, the first day of January bled into the second.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • A New Year’s Day of dominating defense, guard-changing and a wild, wacky, “the-stage-is-on-the-field” ending finally is done. Though I’m pretty sure in an alternative dimension somewhere the Upside Down still exists and Georgia is still lateraling the football.

American college football has seen an influx of Australian-born kickers in recent years. This year’s College Football Playoff is chock-full of them.

The College Football Playoff began Dec. 19, 2025 and ends Jan. 19. Here's how our staffers saw the bracket playing out.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • A headline caught my eye this morning. Something about college football. Whether it can be saved. And it hit me. The answer depends on how the person asking the question sees history.

Johnson Head Coach TP Miller, Jonathan Hatton Jr – RB – Steele (Oklahoma)Corey Dailey – QB – Seguin (Pitt)Jordan Clay – WR – Madison (Washington)

Former Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola is visiting Oregon in the transfer portal after the Ducks were knocked out of the CFP.

As Indiana and Miami prepare to meet in the CFP national championship game, USA TODAY Sports has some early predictions