BLOOMINGTON — Hundreds of Hoosiers fans bundled up and showed up to Memorial Stadium on Saturday for Indiana’s College Football Playoff national championship celebration.
The stadium wasn’t full, but there were solid pockets of crimson on both the east and west sides — IU flags in the stands, big flags ripping across the field, and the trophies front-and-center on the stage as players and coaches took turns at the mic. Confetti on the turf, a few bursts of pyro behind the stage, and plenty of smiles through the freezing air.
And for one more Indiana moment: Hoosier native John Mellencamp joined the celebration and performed “Hurts So Good” with the players.
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Photos by Jeremy Hogan / The Bloomingtonian — Jan. 24, 2026.
Bloomington, indiana — jan. 24, 2026: memorial stadium before indiana university football players celebrate the program’s college football playoff national championship during a ceremony at memorial stadium in bitter cold conditions, on saturday, january 24, 2026 in bloomington, indiana. (photo by jeremy hogan/the bloomingtonian)Bloomington, indiana — jan. 24, 2026: fans brave freezing weather before indiana university football players celebrate the program’s college football playoff national championship during a ceremony at memorial stadium in bitter cold conditions, on saturday, january 24, 2026 in bloomington, indiana. (photo by jeremy hogan/the bloomingtonian)Bloomington, indiana — jan. 24, 2026: fans brave freezing weather before indiana university football players celebrate the program’s college football playoff national championship during a ceremony at memorial stadium in bitter cold conditions, on saturday, january 24, 2026 in bloomington, indiana. 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