Monday Morning Update - 1/10/2026
Biggest Story of the Weekend
Indiana’s football team had a weekend to brag about. In the Peach Bowl semifinal, they crushed Oregon 56–22, punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game—a first in school history. Then, in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal (yes, both happened!), they also dismantled Alabama 38–3. That’s two jaw-dropping wins in one weekend. This means Indiana is one game away from a perfect season and very nearly crowned national champions already.
Why it matters: Imagine your underdog office colleague showing up with champagne on Monday—Indiana pulled off something similar in sports. For normal folks, this means your Monday morning coffee might need extra pep—Indiana’s run is the feel-good story of the year, and it's legit.
Monday morning takeaway: Indiana is not just winning—they're dominating on a historic scale.
Sources: Indiana’s 56–22 Peach Bowl win (Oregon) and Rose Bowl win 38–3 (Alabama) ([opb.org](https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/09/peach-bowl-score-indiana-oregon/?utm_source=openai))
Secondary Playoff Coverage
On the NFL side, the playoffs kickoff this weekend. Today—Saturday, January 10—two wild-card games are happening: the Rams visit the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. ET, and the Packers face the Bears at 8:00 p.m. ET. No room for a bad Monday here—these are once-and-done games, so a win means more Sunday brunches, a loss means awkward Monday silence.
Why you should care: Most of us don’t follow every team, but this is bracket drama in real time: whoever wins keeps dreaming about touching that Lombardi Trophy. If you hear chatter around the water cooler about whether a team “moved on,” this is what they’re talking about.
- Rams at Panthers, 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX ([bigblueview.com](https://www.bigblueview.com/general/151687/nfl-playoffs-game-times-channels-streaming-odds-panthers-rams-packers-bears-wild-card-weekend?utm_source=openai))
- Packers at Bears, 8:00 p.m. ET, Prime Video ([bigblueview.com](https://www.bigblueview.com/general/151687/nfl-playoffs-game-times-channels-streaming-odds-panthers-rams-packers-bears-wild-card-weekend?utm_source=openai))
Non‑Playoff Sports (Quick Hits)
There’s lots going on across other sports, but this weekend's big headlines were all about playoffs. Nothing else really stood out in college basketball, the NBA, NHL, golf, F1, or NASCAR coverage. If you did catch something, it's probably local chatter—but no national buzz, so we'll keep it simple.
Monday Morning Take‑Aways
- Indiana is riding the kind of magic that makes coworkers actually pay attention to college football.
- NFL wild-card weekend starts today—if your team wins, you're alive; if not, the dream ends. That’s why people are glued to their TVs.