Indiana locked up its first outright Big Ten title since 1945 and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff with a program-defining win over Ohio State

Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season's 12-team bracket on Sunday.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the nation's only undefeated team heading into the College Football Playoff: Tickets, TV, stream, start time, opponent.

The College Football Playoff is just over a week away from starting, as the Alabama Crimson Tide will kick things off on Friday against the Oklahoma Sooners. Od

Nineteen ranked teams are in action Saturday -- including four ranked vs. ranked matchups -- in what presents as a terrific slate of games sprinkled about the early afternoon and running deep into the evening.

Fernando Mendoza is set for a busy offseason as the Hoosiers quarterback could be racking up all kinds of honors from the Heisman Trophy to player of the year awards. He has officially earned his first one with the AP handing out their postseason awards.