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Karl Rasmussen

Sports World Erupts Watching Indiana Celebrate Improbable National Championship

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The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions. It’s something that seemed like an impossibility just a few years ago. The former owners of the record for the most losses in college football history, Curt Cignetti has morphed the Hoosiers into a legitimate powerhouse.

Indiana cemented its place in college football lore with a national championship victory on Monday night, led by Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza. The Hoosiers defeated Miami, 27–21, to secure the first national title in the football program’s history.

It was a storyline that has enamored the sports world all season long. The swift turnaround from one of college football’s most lackluster programs into the nation’s best team was simply a surreal sight to behold.

The sports world was overjoyed after the Hoosiers intercepted a late Carson Beck pass in the fourth quarter to secure the victory, and they sounded off on social media.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Sports World Erupts Watching Indiana Celebrate Improbable National Championship.

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