These Hoosiers are a dadgum heavyweight. They just knocked Oregon out cold. Pinch yourself, folks, because Indiana is a football powerhouse now.

IU heads into halftime leading Oregon, 35-7, in the Peach Bowl in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The game could not have started much better for IU. D’Angelo Ponds intercepted Dante Moore on the first play of the game and ran it back for a pick six.

Within 11 seconds of Friday night's Peach Bowl, Indiana football cornerback D'Angelo Ponds set the tone for the Hoosiers' convincing victory over Oregon.

Undefeated Indiana did more than just justify its place as the top seed in the College Football Playoff with its lopsided 56-22 rout of Oregon in the Peach Bowl semifinal. The Hoosiers also made a statement about their bid to be considered as one of the top teams in college football history if they can complete their perfect season in the national championship game against No.

Fernando Mendoza urges Hoosier fans to travel to Miami after Indiana’s dominant Oregon win and historic CFP title berth.

As each week passes and Indiana University flexes muscles of dominance across the nation, it becomes more obvious the Hoosier football team seems to be a team of destiny. W, W, W, and everyone else get out of the way.

With a home crowd feel in Atlanta, the Hoosiers dominated Oregon 56-22 on Friday, clinching IU’s first National Championship Game berth in program history.

Indiana football never beats itself. To beat the Hoosiers requires perfection. Nobody's proven up for the challenge — all the way to the national title game.

Curt Cignetti and Indiana's dominance over the CFP landscape has reached unprecedented levels after eviscerating Oregon in the semifinal.