Jefferson Shreve: “last night the country watched something nobody predicted: Indiana…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2026

last night the country watched something nobody predicted: Indiana, national football champions. Our Hoosiers beat Miami 27-21, and finished a perfect season and brought the title home to Indiana. I say that as a proud IU alum, former chairman of our IU Alumni Association, over 800,000 living alumni strong. My wife, Mary, and I have been cheering on our Hoosiers since our college days. We will be talking about this play for a long time: Fourth and five, Fernando Mendoza puts his head down, bounces off defenders, spins, stretches, and powers in for the touchdown. Coach Curt Cignetti took over just two seasons ago. There were no shortcuts and no gimmicks. It was just work and belief. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate IU's president Pam Whitten, our AD Scott Dolson, every player and coach, and our Hoosier fans who never gave up. Coach Cignetti said of the season: "It would be a helluva movie," and he is right.

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Jefferson Shreve

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Celebrating Indiana University's national football championship victory.

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Jefferson Shreve: “last night the country watched something nobody predicted: Indiana, national football champions. Our Hoosiers beat Miami…”

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