"But even if you were locked in on the Hoosiers' rise the past two seasons in football, you may find yourself reading that sentence back to yourself a few times to make sure it's not a chatbot hallucination. Indeed, this is just the world now. The Hoosiers just became the first 16-0 major college football team since Yale in 1894."
"At least this time it wasn't easy. Indiana's 27-21 win over Miami on Monday came down to the last minute, when Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck underthrew a pass and Indiana's Jamari Sharpe intercepted it. The Hurricanes were playing in their own stadium, trying to bury a quarter century of mediocrity since the days when The U ruled the sport. In the end, they were a bit player in someone else's drama, but they did play the part well."
"That the Hoosiers would have to scratch and claw for victory was narratively appropriate as a capper to the greatest two-year turnaround in the history of college football and quite possibly all of sports."
Indiana completed a 16-0 season, becoming the first major college football team to do so since Yale in 1894. The championship closed with a 27-21 victory over Miami decided in the final minute when Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck underthrew a pass that Jamari Sharpe intercepted. The run included a College Football Playoff quarterfinal win over Alabama and a semifinal romp over Oregon by a combined 94-25. The team represents a dramatic two-year turnaround, blending benefits of the modern NIL and transfer era with traditional program-building techniques. The Hoosiers are one of the small handful of greatest teams ever.
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