US EditionFormer Staten Island HS Football Star Was Indiana’s Honorary Captain for Coin Toss in National Championship Game
Indiana Hoosiers aim for their first football national title after an undefeated season led by Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza against Miami’s five-time champion Hurricanes.
- On Monday, Jan. 19 the College Football Playoff national championship between Indiana and Miami kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET from Hard Rock Stadium, concluding the 2025 season and 12-team playoff.
- Curt Cignetti has engineered Indiana's turnaround by compiling a 26-2 record and leading the Hoosiers to their first Big Ten title since 1967 and Rose Bowl.
- Fernando Mendoza has been surgical in the CFP, completing 31-of-36 passes, while Miami counters with Carson Beck at 319-of-435 passing, Mark Fletcher Jr.'s 58 rushes for 395 yards, and a pass rush led by Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor.
- A win for Miami would deliver their sixth national title and first since 2001, carrying major significance for program legacies and the college football landscape after seismic shifts.
- Despite the venue, Miami Hurricanes are the designated road team, the game airs nationally on ESPN with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit, and Adewale Ogunleye served as Indiana's honorary coin-toss captain.
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Former Staten Island HS football star was Indiana’s honorary captain for coin toss in National Championship game
MIAMI -- Former Tottenville High School standout Adewale Ogunleye was Indiana’s honorary captain for the coin toss in Monday night’s National Championship game.
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