Jan 20, 2026 - Sports
In photos: Relive Indiana University's national championship
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From Monument Circle to the Empire State Building, the world turned cream and crimson Monday night.
The big picture: Hoosier fans in Miami, Bloomington — where 17,000 fans packed into Assembly Hall to watch the game and thousands of others camped outside bars overnight to get a spot inside for kickoff — and just about everywhere else (largest alumni base and all) lost their collective minds when IU won the school's first-ever national football title.
Zoom in: Relive the magic with photos from Monday night's game.
The bottom line: We think this photo from Bloomington says it all.
