College Football Playoff semifinals set: Miami vs. Ole Miss, Oregon vs. Indiana
The College Football Playoff semifinals are set! The four teams left standing will feature a rematch between two Big Ten teams and two other programs that pulled upsets.
Oregon vs. Indiana
The Oregon Ducks and the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers are set to play in one of two college football playoff semifinals. The news comes after both teams won blowout games Thursday. An undefeated Indiana crushed Alabama in the Rose Bowl 38- 3. Oregon defeated Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl earlier in the day, 23-to-nothing.
When they met in October 2025, Indiana defeated the Ducks 30-20 in one of the Hoosiers’ most impressive victories of the year. But can Oregon finally break the Hoosiers’ season-long winning streak?
The most interesting aspect of the matchup is the quarterbacks for each team, who are both projected as the top two picks on many 2026 draft boards. According to The Associated Press, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza could join a list of quarterbacks who have won the Heisman and a national title in the same year, should Indiana pull off the win.
We’ll find out who is moving on to the championship game on Friday, Jan. 9, during the Peach Bowl.
Ole Miss vs. Miami
On the other side, Miami and Ole Miss will play in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8 in Arizona.
The sixth-seeded Rebels, minus their former coach, Lane Kiffin, who left for LSU, rallied from nine points down at halftime and stunned Georgia 39-34 in Thursday night’s Sugar Bowl. Since Kiffin departed the team, the Rebels have gone 2-0. Can they keep the streak alive?
One night earlier, Miami, a team many said should not be in the playoffs, upset the defending champions, Ohio State. They won 24-14 during the Cotton Bowl.
The national title game is Monday, Jan. 19, in Miami, crowning a new champion.
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