MLB Reporter Tricia Whitaker Showed Up Big For Her Hoosiers & Went Viral As They Won The National Championship

The story of the National Championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium can’t properly be told without mentioning Tricia Whitaker. The story of the entire season really.

Long before the Hoosiers found themselves playing for the National Championship, the MLB reporter was putting in the reps. She was breaking out her IU gear and cheering on her team in hopes of an historic run.

A run that would see Indiana have to go up against the Miami Hurricanes and their five National Championships in order to win their first. Whitaker was there for her hometown team. She made the trip to Miami, and she was prepared for battle.

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It wasn’t going to be easy. The Hurricanes roster on and off the field is loaded with talent. Another hometown girl on the other side, Abella Danger, had been along for the return to prominence of "The U."

She showed up, as did Kylie Beck, the sister of Miami quarterback, Carson Beck. Even with the talent and history behind them, the Hurricanes came up short. It wasn’t meant to be for them. It was Tricia Whitaker and Indiana's time to take home the trophy.

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Whitaker, unfazed by the enormity of the game, showed up big her Hoosiers as stars do when the pressure is on and the lights are the brightest.

More than two million views later on Twitter, there's a new champ in College Football.

Whitaker and company are celebrating taking down Miami in Miami and taking home the hardware. The Hoosier faithful traveled well for this one, and they sent Miami's Abella Danger, the Becks, and Hurricanes fans home in tears.

What a run for the Indiana Hoosiers football team and their fans. They went 16-0, earned the No. 1 ranking, were led by a Heisman Trophy winner and took home their first-ever football National Championship.

They were prepared each and every week both on and off the field. That's not easy to do, especially for a program that's never won it all. They didn’t simply arrive and hope for the best, they were prepared.

Congratulations to the Indiana Hoosiers and all the hometown fans, like Tricia Whitaker, who were also prepared to win. This was a complete team.