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The Sports Junkies

Indiana Wins National Championship; NFL Divisional Round Recap

The Sports Junkies

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Sports

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Fernando Mendoza & Curt Cignetti win their first CFP on a team with an average age of 23 years old! Also, the NFL divisional round lived up to the hype.

Transcript

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0:00.0

So we let off talking about the national championship.

0:02.4

Just a couple things to talk about there as Indiana wins 27 to 21.

0:06.6

Fernando Mendoza will likely be the first pick in the draft.

0:11.1

Goes 16 for 27 for a buck 86, no touchdowns, but made the play of the game on that fourth and five.

0:19.7

He didn't run for, you know, they include sacks in college football and statistics,

0:25.3

so he didn't run for any great consequence.

0:26.9

He actually ran for negative eight yards, but that was a huge 12-yard run.

0:31.7

As I said in the first segment, some people are saying it's the best college football

0:34.9

play they've seen in 15 years.

0:36.8

If you go to our Juncks radio account, last, I tweeted out just a picture of him extending,

0:41.4

diving into the end zone with the ball.

0:44.3

The guy keeps saying, he keeps saying I'll die for my team.

0:47.0

I'm like, dude, all right, I get it.

0:48.7

Nobody's asking you to do that, man.

0:50.0

Let's slow down here.

0:50.8

You don't have to die.

0:51.7

This game, it is the fourth quarter. You're leading by just three points, and coach decides to go for it on fourth down. What did he say to you in that huddle, and how did you execute it? That's one thing about our team. We're always going to put all the on the line. And, you know, I want to give all the glory. And thanks to God, their, my offensive line been blocked perfectly. and we're able to excuse the team towards a common goal, have the Indiana Hoosier synergy to score and then give our team a chance to win the game. How did you get it in there though? You have to go airborne, Fernando. I had to go airborne and I'll die for my team. Whatever they need me to do, they need me to take, you know, shots in the front and the back, whatever it is, I'm going to die for my team out there. I know they're going to do the same for me. That's what makes us so close. That's what makes this national championship so special. Well, enjoy this because you might die playing for your next team, the Raiders, when they draft it. So enjoy the exuberance of winning the national title. And we'll get to it in the next segment.

1:47.1

The question is, is he going to be a good pro?

1:47.4

Right.

1:51.2

This is not a guy who was supposed to be the top pick in the draft.

1:53.7

He has an incredible season.

1:57.6

This is a guy who, I just learned it last night from all the coverage.

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