College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming.

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• College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming.

  One program long lived with the distinction of losing more games in the history of college football than anyone. Indiana and Miami are playing for the national title Monday night, and if that has you scratching your head thinking “Who?” or “What?” then you are not alone. “When I got here,” explained Indiana's second-year coach and turnaround artist Curt Cignetti, “I was trying to figure out if the fan base was dead or just on life support.”

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  Article published:8 months ago

• College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming.

  One program long lived with the distinction of losing more games in the history of college football than anyone. Indiana and Miami are playing for the national title Monday night, and if that has you scratching your head thinking “Who?” or “What?” then you are not alone. “When I got here,” explained Indiana's second-year coach and turnaround artist Curt Cignetti, “I was trying to figure out if the fan base was dead or just on life support.”

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:8 months ago

• Curt Cignetti completes his masterpiece, coaching unbeaten Indiana to title in his 2nd season

  Curt Cignetti came to Indiana to win championships. The old-school, blunt-spoken coach who began his Hoosiers tenure with a promise to bring swift success to the losingest program in college football completed his masterpiece on Monday night, guiding Indiana to a 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff final and the first national championship in school history. Cignetti accomplished what few imagined could be done — at least not this quickly.

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:8 months ago