Indiana's +473 point differential ranks first among schools in the playoff era (hat tip to my CBS Sports colleague Tom Fornelli ). The Hoosiers have bludgeoned opposing teams by an average of 31.5 points per contest. Their last three wins against blue bloods Ohio State and Alabama and new blood Oregon have come by a combined score of 107-35.

The favorite to be the No. 1 pick in April has been showing out in this year's College Football Playoff. The numbers are jarring.

The Hoosiers are looking to enter the discussion alongside some of the best national champions of the College Football Playoff era.

No. 1 Indiana football beats Oregon in the Peach Bowl tonight: Results, highlights, Fernando Mendoza performance.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were in the redzone early in their Cotton Bowl matchup against the eventual national championship-qualifying Miami Hurricanes New Year's