The Indiana Hoosiers entered the 2025 college football season with a level of expectation unseen across their decades of futility. But even after they finished 11-2 in their first year under head coach Curt Cignetti in 2024, a national championship run still felt out of reach. After all, they entered the season as +10000 to win the title, well behind preseason favorite Ohio State (+450).
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