Stewart Mandel on Why Indiana’s Championship Run Matters to Everyone

Stewart Mandel, senior college football writer for The Athletic, joins the show to unpack Indiana’s unprecedented rise to the top of the sport and what it means for the future of college football. From the Hoosiers’ historic national championship run to the sustainability of their roster-building model, Mandell explains why this wasn’t a fluke—and why other programs are paying close attention. The conversation also dives into how the transfer portal, NIL, and changing power dynamics have reshaped what’s possible, whether Indiana can truly reload like a blueblood, and how this era makes once-unthinkable championship paths suddenly realistic. It’s a big-picture discussion on why Indiana’s run may have changed the sport for good. #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #bigten #indiana #hoosiers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.