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It’s almost time to crown a national champion. The College Football Playoff national championship game is set for Monday as the unbeaten No. 1-seeded Indiana Hoosiers (15-0) take on the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (13-2). This is the first national title game appearance in the CFP era for both programs. Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers are looking to complete a perfect season and secure their first-ever national title. Indiana boasts the No. 2 scoring offense and No. 2 scoring defense – both of which have been on full display in the CFP. The Hoosiers won their first two playoff games by a combined score of 94-25. They returned from a first-round bye with a 38-3 Rose Bowl blowout win over the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide before rolling past the No. 5 Oregon Ducks 56-22 in the Peach Bowl. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and projected No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Fernando Mendoza had more touchdown passes (8) than incompletions (5) over the two bowl victories. Indiana now meets a Miami team that will get to play for the national title at its home stadium. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, is the site of this year’s championship game. Mario Cristobal’s Hurricanes received a controversial first-ever CFP bid, but they’ve certainly shown they belong among college football’s elites. Miami’s stout defense powered its first two playoff wins, as the Hurricanes defeated the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies 10-3 before bouncing the defending champion No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-14 in the Cotton Bowl.  And then it was the Hurricanes’ offense that came up clutch in a 31-27 Fiesta Bowl victory, as Miami and the No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels combined for 25 points in a roller-coaster fourth quarter that saw four lead changes. Carson Beck engineered a 15-play, 75-yard go-ahead drive, which was capped by the quarterback scrambling for a touchdown inside the final 20 seconds. So, will Indiana finish off a perfect championship season? Or will Miami celebrate its first national title in decades on its home field? Here’s how to watch the CFP national championship: When is the Miami vs. Indiana CFP national championship game? The Hoosiers and Hurricanes will meet on Monday, Jan. 19. What time does the CFP national championship game start? The national title game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. PT. What TV channel is the CFP national championship game on? ESPN will air the national championship. College Football Playoff Jan 15 Here's how much tickets to the Miami vs. Indiana CFP national championship cost College Football Dec 19, 2025 Who has the most College Football Playoff appearances, championships? Where to stream the CFP national championship game live online It will also be available to stream on ESPN.com and the ESPN app. How many football national championships have the Indiana Hoosiers won? The Hoosiers are seeking their first national championship. How many football national championships have the Miami Hurricanes won? The Hurricanes own five national championships, most recently claiming a BCS championship in the 2001 season. Miami was also an outright national champion in 1983, 1987 and 1989, while earning a title share with Washington in 1991.

A teen was taken to the hospital on Monday after he was shot in Gladeview, deputies said. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a ShotSpotter alert in the area of Northwest 75th Street and 16th Avenue. As deputies made their way to the scene, they learned that a 16-year-old had been shot at Northwest 76th and 17th Avenue. The teen was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. MDSO that it appeared that an unknown vehicle pulled alongside the teen, and then someone inside the vehicle shot the teen, and the vehicle the area. After being shot, the teen then ran and ended up at 76th Street and 17th Avenue, deputies said. An investigation into the shooting remains active.

President Donald Trump warned Europe that he no longer feels “the obligation to think purely of peace,” linking his hostile campaign to seize Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Norway’s leader has said. The message was the latest move in the spiraling transatlantic tensions between the United States and Europe, which vowed Monday not to be blackmailed by Trump’s intensifying pressure to take over the Danish territory. As European powers scrambled to respond to Trump’s promise to implement tariffs on countries that stand in his way, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre went public with the president’s warning. “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump said in the message, the text of which was first reported by PBS and confirmed as accurate in a statement by the Norwegian leader. The White House did not immediately respond to an overnight request for comment from NBC News. European governments weighed a strong response to their postwar friend in Washington ahead of an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday. “Germany and France agree: We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed,” German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said. “Blackmail between allies of 250 years, blackmail between friends, is obviously unacceptable,” French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said at the same event. “We Europeans must make it clear: The limit has been reached,” Klingbeil said. In the short term, European governments are considering a range of options including their own tariffs. Another is the European Union’s “bazooka” — officially known as the Anti-Coercion Instrument, which has never been used before. This allows E.U. countries to take retaliatory action against any rivals seen as threatening the bloc, and could involve restricting American access to tenders or investment proposals. Some geopolitical and historical experts believe Trump’s pursuit of Greenland has now become the lowest ebb of transatlantic relations since the Suez Crisis of 1956, when the U.S. pressured Britain, France and Israel to withdraw from their invasion of Egypt. It was against this backdrop that Trump’s message to the Norwegian leader was made public. “I can confirm that this is a text message that I received yesterday afternoon from President Trump,” the Norwegian leader said. He said it came in response to an initial communication from himself and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, in which they conveyed their “opposition to his announced tariff increases.” Støre also pointed out that — regardless of its merits — this backlash was misdirected, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian government. Trump has made no secret of his desire to become a Nobel laureate, or of his displeasure when it was instead awarded to the Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado last month. Machado presented Trump with the award last week, after he left her out of his plans for Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said that the coveted prize cannot “even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed.” Trump says that he wants Greenland to counter what he calls a growing threat from Russia and China. The U.S. already has huge leeway to establish military bases on the Arctic island or strike deals to mine its vast mineral resources. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump’s moves, telling NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the president was using “the economic might of the U.S. to avoid a hot war.” He said the goal was to avoid a future “national emergency.” Trump said late Sunday that “Denmark has been unable to do anything about”…

The Miami Dolphins are still searching for a head coach. They had interest in former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, but he agreed to a deal with the New York Giants last week. They also had interest in former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, but he signed on to coach the Atlanta Falcons over the weekend. After the first couple of dominoes fell, Miami’s focus narrowed — and they seem to have zeroed in on Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, if you believe the reports by various media members over the past few days. The Dolphins have three in-person coaching interviews scheduled on Monday. They will be bringing in Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, and former Dolphins linebacker, Kelvin Sheppard as well as former Dolphins defensive coordinator and current Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. Two accomplished coaches, each successful in their own right, Sheppard and Graham help the Dolphins satisfy the league’s requirements regarding the Rooney Rule. Hafley will meet with the Dolphins for a second time on Monday afternoon — and if the team wants him to stay in Miami, they need to find a way to close the deal, as Hafley is scheduled to visit the Tennessee Titans on Tuesday and the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday to talk with the two teams about their head coaching vacancies. National insider Albert Breer has reported that there’s strong mutual interest between Hafley and the Titans, so if the Dolphins want to make sure they secure their man, Stephen Ross, Jon-Eric Sullivan and company better get Hafley’s John Hancock on the dotted line before he boards a plane for Nashville. Sullivan and Hafley have a connection — with both working together over the past two seasons for the Green Bay Packers. It’s clear that Hafley made a strong impression with Sullivan, as he’s been one of Miami’s top candidates since Miami hired their newest general manager. Will that connection be strong enough to keep Hafley in South Florida for good? We shall soon find out. We will continue to keep you updated regarding Miami’s extensive search for their new head coach as well as all other news regarding the Dolphins.