Miami, College Football
Digest more
The selection process has slightly changed for the Group of 6 representatives in the College Football Playoff.
The echoes of Hoosiers fans celebrating their first-ever national title in Bloomington haven't even faded, but the college football world is already obsessed with what comes next. Joel Klatt has officially weighed in with his "Way-Too-Early" Top 10 for the 2026 season,
The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship is Monday, Jan. 19. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. The CFP championship is at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the home of the Miami Dolphins and the University of Miami Hurricanes.
One college football analyst believes a team out of the ACC should be the favorite to win it all early in the offseason.
Both Indiana and Miami managed to do this, recruiting veteran talent to their rosters via the transfer portal (including, in Indiana’s case, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who went on to win the Heisman). Rather than relying on homegrown rosters, Curt Cignetti went shopping for proven talent from other programs.