No. 1 seed Indiana is emerging from the College Football Playoff semifinals looking like one of the most dominant teams of the modern era and a potentially inevitable national champion. However, No. 10 seed Miami will have something to say about it on Jan. 19 inside Hard Rock Stadium, when the teams collide with a national championship on the line.

It's Indiana vs Miami for the College Football Playoff National Championship, and it's going to be wild no matter what. Here are the first thoughts on the title game.

The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes meet for the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship

Indiana and Miami will battle it out for the national championship on Jan. 19 inside the home of the Hurricanes

There are still firsts for this program: a Prometheus emerging from the cliffs to once again bring us mere mortals fire. The Hoosiers can become the first first-time national champion in the sport since Florida in 1996. That Gators team finished 12-1.

Kirk Herbstreit’s past criticism of Indiana resurfaced after the Hoosiers crushed Oregon in the CFP semifinal, silencing doubts as they moved one win from a title.

The last two teams standing in the College Football Playoff are the No. 10 seed and the undefeated No. 1 seed.

Indiana is making things look easy in the College Football Playoff with back-to-back wins by more than 30 points, including Friday's 56-22 victory over Oregon in the Peach Bowl to reach the championship game.

The Indiana Hoosiers are one win away from winning their first national championship in program history, and head coach Curt Cignetti is quickly making himself into one of the elite coaches in college football.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning lauded Indiana following their 56-22 win over the Ducks in the CFP Peach Bowl semifinal.