Story byCameron UnderwoodSat, January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC·2 min readWe’re back with the injury report for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Miami and Indiana. Miami Head Coach Mario Cristobal was asked about injury updates during his standard weekly presser. In that presser he gave some good updates, but hinted at a player missing this game that’s now been confirmed. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe initial report came out Friday night at 8:10pm. And with no further ado:There are a couple of big items here. First, TE Elija Lofton is out for the National Championship Game.