CFP title game: Indiana beats Miami for 1st national title, capping 16-0 season
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Fernando Mendoza bulldozed his way into the end zone and Indiana bullied its way into the history books on Monday night, toppling Miami, 27-21, to put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, an undefeated season and the national title. The Heisman Trophy winner finished with 186 yards passing, but it was his tackle-breaking, sprawled-out 12-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-4 with 9:18 left that defined this game – and the Hoosiers’ season. Indiana would not be denied. “I had to go airborne,” said Mendoza, who had his lip split and his arm bloodied by a ferocious Miami defense that sacked him three times and hit him many more. “I...