Indiana football is one win from joining the greatest sports stories ever

CBS Sports • January 18, 2026 • sports

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Indiana's football team is on the verge of a historic transformation, standing one win away from becoming undefeated national champions, a feat unseen in college football since 1894.
Under second-year coach Curt Cignetti, Indiana has dramatically improved from a struggling 3-9 team to a dominant 15-0 squad, winning the Big Ten and decisively beating Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The turnaround is credited to Cignetti's disciplined coaching style and mindset shift, likened to other legendary sports comebacks such as the "Miracle on Ice" and NC State's 1983 basketball championship run.
Screenwriter Angelo Pizzo, known for iconic sports films "Hoosiers"