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Curt Cignetti: Officials missed 'obvious personal fouls' on Fernando Mendoza

USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Story byJohn Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORKTue, January 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM UTC·2 min readEditor's Note: Indiana is playing Miami football in the CFP national championship game.

Curt Cignetti: Officials missed 'obvious personal fouls' on Fernando Mendoza

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  • Follow live updates here. Indiana football finds itself one half away from reaching the mountaintop of college football, as the Hoosiers lead No.
  • 10 Miami 10-0 at halftime in the College Football Playoff national championship game. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat wasn't what Hoosiers' coach Curt Cignetti wanted to talk about as he exited the field after the second quarter.
  • Instead, the 64-year-old coach spent his 30-second hit with ESPN's Holly Rowe blasting the officiating in the first half at Hard Rock Stadium."Three personal fouls on the quarterback that weren't called on one drive," Cignetti said.
  • "I'm all for letting them play, but when you cross the line, you got to call it.
  • And they weren't, they were black and white calls."REQUIRED READING: Indiana vs Miami score: National championship live updates, highlights, statsOne of those missed calls that Cignetti appears to be alluding to came on third-and-4 at the 4:04 mark of the first quarter, when officials missed a targeting call against Miami's Jakobe Thomas.
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