Several Indiana University alumni from Wayne County are traveling to cheer for the No. 1 Hoosiers during the College Football Playoffs. Many fans celebrated IU’s recent 56-22 victory over No. 5 Oregon during the Jan. 9 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta.
IU plays University of Miami (Florida) for the championship Jan. 19 in Miami.
The following fan photos were supplied to Western Wayne News.
IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza and bowl MVP is interviewed on the awards podium after the Peach Bowl. Supplied photo 
Cambridge City Clerk-Treasurer Sherry Ervin said she loved “every single minute” of IU’s 56-22 victory over No. 5 Oregon during the Jan. 9 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. She attended with two of her three sons, Josh Hickman, left, and Brett Hickman. Supplied 
Tony Gillam of Richmond traveled to California for IU’s Jan. 1 Rose Bowl game, which the No. 1 Hoosiers won 38-3 over No. 9 Alabama. 
A version of this article appeared in the January 14 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.