Indiana Title Defense

Indiana Hoosiers add two key players ahead of their national championship defense.

Curt Cignetti's Indiana Hoosiers are set to open their defense of the College Football Playoff national championship against North Texas. The head coach expressed confidence in his team's ability to perform well in the upcoming game, but did not specify how close they would come to the standard they want to play at. The team will have two starting defensive linemen from its national championship team, Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, on the field following a court ruling barring any of the seven plaintiffs from competing in Division I athletics in 2026-27.