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Miami's Beck: Game-sealing INT, loss 'really hurts'

January 20, 2026

playCarson Beck's costly INT hands Indiana the national title (0:40)Miami QB Carson Beck throws a costly interception with under a minute to go, sealing Indiana's first college football championship. (0:40)David HaleJan 20, 2026, 02:13 AM ETCloseCollege football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The last play of Carson Beck's college career was a deep ball down the left sideline and into double coverage.

Miami's Beck: Game-sealing INT, loss 'really hurts'

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It was intercepted by Indiana's Jamari Sharpe, sealing Miami's 27-21 loss in the College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday night. It was, Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal said, the right call that simply went wrong.
It was a mistake that ended a frenetic comeback and a magical season.
It was a miscommunication, but in the aftermath, the eye black on his cheeks smeared from tears, Beck shouldered the blame."For it to end like that is hard," said Beck, who threw for 232 yards and a touchdown in his final college game.
"It's really tough, especially to battle the way that we did in the second half.
To have a chance to win at the end, it says a lot about us.

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Miami's Beck: Game-sealing INT, loss 'really hurts'

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