As Indiana HC Curt Cignetti touches on their latest injury report, it does little to soothe the Miami threat still looming large. And at a time when Indiana is one step away from winning its first national championship in program history with star QB Fernando Mendoza in the forefront, Cignetti is not taking any chances.

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In Miami Gardens, Mendoza will go against his home state and a head coach with whom he shares both familial and Cuban ties. Cignetti will face Miami’s hard-edged defense, led by Corey Hetherman, his former defensive coordinator at James Madison. And that only adds to the dramatic layers that will soon unfold in Florida.