Dwayne Johnson and Mark Cuban Make Indiana-Miami a Hollywood-like CFP
The Hollywood Reporter • • sports
Key Points:
- Screenwriter Angelo Pizzo, known for Indiana sports movies like Rudy and Hoosiers, highlights the upcoming college football title game as a classic underdog story between Indiana University and the University of Miami.
- Indiana, undefeated this season and an 8.5-point favorite, is seen as a blue-collar underdog team with no five-star recruits, contrasting with Miami’s wealthy, star-studded program backed by significant NIL money and celebrity alumni like Dwayne Johnson.
- The game, held at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, has drawn massive support from Indiana fans who have taken over South Florida bars, while Miami’s legacy includes multiple national titles and cultural cachet from its famous graduates and media portrayals.
- High-profile figures such as
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