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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.

The annual “Polar Plunge” — Special Olympics-Indiana’s main fundraising event — dates back to 2001. Groups from all over Indiana compete each year to out-fundraise each other, culminating in the annual plunge into the frigid water.

The study values Indiana football at $386 million and Ohio State at $1.96 billion.

Tickets reached $1,000 and IU rescheduled graduation ahead of first round College Football Playoff game pitting IU and Notre Dame in South Bend.

The first-round pairings for the College Football Playoff will be announced Sunday at noon on ESPN, likely including IU.

Indiana University’s fifth-ranked football team lost its first game of the season Saturday, 38-15 at No. 2 Ohio State, putting the Hoosiers’ chances for the College Football Playoff in jeopardy.