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First Take

Hour 1: Is Curt Cignetti Building the Next CFB Dynasty?

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

First Take begins with a wild finish at the CFP championship game! Indiana took home a third straight title for the Big Ten. Has the college football landscape officially shifted away from a dominant SEC, to an up-and-coming Big Ten? (0:00) Next, the last two MVPs are now coachless. Which job should free agent coaches value more: Buffalo or Baltimore? (22:50) Then, we grade the other head coaching acquisitions including Robert Saleh to the Titans and Jeff Hafley to the Dolphins. (41:15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Championship match, a very few could have foreseen.

0:34.2

The last two teams standing in the center of the ring fight for this championship,

0:38.4

just throwing punches and taking punches from each other.

0:42.0

It has determined that they're going to go for this.

0:44.4

He's going to take off and we're diving toward the end zone. Totsdown!

0:49.5

To come out ahead in this game was a lot of guts. I give Miami a lot of credit.

0:55.3

They played really hard.

0:57.3

Took some chances, found a way.

1:02.0

Let me tell you, we won the national championship at Indiana University.

1:05.7

The Indiana Hoosiers are the kings of college football.

1:09.8

Oh, yeah, let's go to work.

1:32.5

Welcome to first take. Shea Cornett probably still out celebrating her beloved Indiana Hoosiers winning the national championship. So to the bullpen we go. I'm Joe Fortinball, joined by Stephen A., Chris Canty, Desmond Howard. Jeff Saturday, E.J. Manuel will be stopping by a little bit later in the show, but we begin with one of the most improbable national championships of all time.

1:42.9

Indiana held the line against Miami last night, 2721, to cap a perfect 16-0 season and take home the first national title at Program History.

1:47.0

Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza was tough as a $6 stake, which includes an incredible touchdown run in the fourth quarter

1:50.0

on 4th and 5 before the defense picked off Carson Beck

1:54.0

in the closing minute to seal the championship for the Hoosiers.

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