indiana hoosiers champions bloomington return.

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti, walks off the plane after the team arrived at the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Hoosiers receive hero’s welcome in return to Bloomington as football national champions

The Indiana Hoosiers were ready to party Tuesday night, and hundreds of loyal fans joined them when they arrived back on campus in Bloomington. Turning out in freezing temperatures and brutally cold wind chills, fans, players and coaches celebrated college football’s implausible national champions. Fans chanted “Hoo, hoo, hoo, Hoo-siers,” as the team buses arrived at Indiana’s practice facility. Parking lots filled up at Indianapolis International Airport with fans hoping to greet the team, and some ended up following the buses in their card as the players were escorted by police back to campus.

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