How Fernando Mendoza, Curt Cignetti and Indiana authored the greatest run in American sports history
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As Indiana built to this, from the upset win at Oregon in October, to the last-second escape at Penn State in November, to beating Ohio State for the Big Ten title, to romping through the playoff with wins over programs that wrote the history of the sport, everybody wanted to figure out how.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Sometimes, the only explanation is watching it happen. All the things that weren’t supposed to happen in college football? Indiana made them happen. The Hoosiers cracked the playoff. They made blue-bloods feel blue. They won the national championship. And at the end, as Jamari Sharpe snagged the interception that secured Indiana’s 27-21 victory, there was little...