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2026 National Championship Game Preview
Publish Date: January 10, 2026
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The 2026 National Championship Game features the 13-2 Miami Hurricanes and the 15-0 Indiana Hoosiers. Here is the 2026 National Championship Game Preview.
Miami won 10 games to make their first College Football Playoff. They defeated four bowl-eligible teams in the regular season: Notre Dame, USF, NC State and Pitt. Both of their losses, to Louisville and SMU, were to teams that made bowl games. They defeated Texas A&M on the road to advance to the Cotton Bowl, then defeated Ohio State. In the CFP semifinal, they had a clutch drive at the end to knock off Ole Miss.
The Hurricanes score 31.6 points per game, ranking 3oth in the country. They pass for 254.6 yards (ranked 38th) and rush for 154.6 yards (ranked 72nd) per game.
Carson Beck transferred to Miami from Georgia and has played well, but did struggle in the first CFP game against Texas A&M before playing better against OSU. He has passed for 3,681 yards, 29 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 73.3 percent completion. Three players have over 350 receiving yards for the Hurricanes. Malachi Toney has been a game-changer as a freshman with 99 catches for 1,089 yards and nine touchdowns.
Keelan Marion and CJ Daniels have also been solid with 740 and 495 receiving yards, respectively.
Three running backs have over 350 rushing yards on the season. Mark Fletcher Jr. has been the starter, putting up 1,080 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. CharMar Brown and Girard Pringle Jr. have chipped in with 469 and 375 yards apiece.
Defensively, the Hurricanes give up 14.0 points per game, ranking fifth in the country. They allow 206.1 passing yards (ranked 45th) and 86.5 rushing yards (ranked sixth) per game. Mohamed Toure has the team lead with 73 tackles. Akheem Mesidor and Rueben Bain Jr. make a solid pass-rushing duo with NFL potential, with 10.5 and 8.5 sacks apiece. Jakobe Thomas has made plays in the secondary with six passes defended and five interceptions.
Indiana went undefeated to make their second-straight CFP. They defeated seven bowl-eligible teams this season: Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, Illinois, Iowa, Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State. Their undefeated record earned them the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye. They dominated Alabama in the Rose Bowl to advance to the semifinal, then kept things rolling against Oregon.