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Indiana finished 16-0 — using the extra games afforded by the expanded 12-team playoff to match a perfect-season win total last compiled by Yale in 1894.

On this week’s Noon Edition, we’ll discuss the Hoosiers’ run to the national championship, how it effects the psyche of fans, the importance of the largest alumni base in the nation and what it means for the university.

No. 10 Miami needs everything at its disposal to slow down top-seeded Indiana’s high-scoring offense in next week’s College Football Playoff championship.

Yale is the only major college football team to finish a season 16-0, pulling that off in 1894. Indiana can do the same if it wins the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 19

Behind a near-flawless performance from quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers defeated Oregon 56–22 in the Peach Bowl to earn a spot in the National Championship Game.

Allen was fired last month by Indiana after eight years as head coach. The 53-year-old Indiana native went 33-49 with the Hoosiers.

Hunter Smith, an Indianapolis Colts punter turned farmer, is running for an open Statehouse seat as a Republican.

Curt Cignetti comes from James Madison University, where he went 52-9 in five seasons, including 11-1 this year as the Dukes earned their first bowl berth.

Casey led the Big Ten and finished second in the nation in tackles for loss (20) and solo tackles (78).

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