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Indiana's Fernando Mendoza reflects on incredible diving TD: 'I'd die for my team'
Fernando Mendoza called his shot in front of his friends and family in the biggest moment of his collegiate career as he helped the Indiana Hoosiers to a national championship.
Mendoza took the snap on 4th-and-5 and ran it up the gut. He bounced off a few Miami Hurricanes defenders, leaped from the 2-yard line and stretched out his hands to put the ball over the goal line while getting battered as he fell into the end zone.
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Indiana went up 24-14 with 6:32 left in the game and the Hoosiers won the game, 27-21.
"That’s one thing about our team," Mendoza told ESPN’s Holly Rowe after the game. "We’re always going to put it all on the line. I want to give all the glory and thanks to God. My offensive linemen blocked perfectly and we were able to execute as a team toward a common goal. Have the Indiana Hoosier synergy to score and to give our team a chance to win the game.
"I had to go airborne. I’d die for my team. Whatever they need me to do. They need me to take shots in the front or the back, whatever it is, I’m gonna die for my team out there and I know they’re going to do the same for me. That’s what makes us so close. That’s what makes the national championship so special."
Mendoza, who was bloodied in the first quarter after a huge hit to his face, was 16-of-27 with 186 passing yards and the rushing score.
"He’s so tough," Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti told ESPN’s Molly McGrath. "He got hit. He had no time. He keeps getting back up. Just a great competitor and there’s no way this gets done without that kind of performance at that position. I can’t say enough great things about him."
Indiana is the first team in college football history to finish 16-0 since Yale did it in 1894.
Indiana wins college football national championship in thriller over Miami
For the first time in program history, the Indiana Hoosiers are college football national champions.
The Hoosiers took down the Miami Hurricanes, 27-21, in an absolute thriller to complete their undefeated season under head coach Curt Cignetti.
The Hoosiers’ defense was making things hard for Carson Beck and company from the very start of this game. In fact, the Hurricanes’ offense didn’t have a first down until their final drive of the first half.
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Meanwhile, Miami was doing well to contain the explosiveness of Indiana’s offense, holding them to just a field goal in the first quarter.
Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner this season, led a methodical, 14-play drive that went 85 yards where a third-and-goal play from the one-yard line resulted in Riley Nowakowski scoring the first touchdown of the game.
Nowakowski had only one other rush attempt all season, but the play call was perfect for the Hoosiers as they took a 10-0 lead.
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Miami was on the hunt to at least put a field goal up before half, and they had the opportunity when they found themselves on the Indiana 32-yard line on fourth-and-2. Carter Davis had a chance at a 50-yard field goal attempt, but it hit the upright and ended up no good.
Despite the pseudo-home-field advantage — Miami plays their home games at Hard Rock Stadium — they were left scoreless at halftime.
But the second half provided more fireworks from both teams, and it came from the legs of Mark Fletcher Jr.
The Miami running back found a crease, and he took it 57 yards to the house to liven up not only the Hurricanes’ sideline, but all their fans in the stands.
The 10-7 ball game made things more interesting for Indiana, who hadn’t felt this sort of momentum in the game. But it wasn’t the offense getting the job done — it was special teams.
After forcing a three-and-out, the Hoosiers got through the line of scrimmage on a punt attempt from the Hurricanes, and it was blocked right near the goal line. Linebacker Isaiah Jones made sure to corral the loose ball, and his efforts made it 17-7 with 5:04 left in the third quarter.
But Miami had the right response, as this back-and-forth on the scoreboard made the game much more suspenseful.
Fletcher found the end zone once more, capping off a 10-play, 81-yard drive at the very start of the fourth quarter.
A key moment in this game, though, came on the ensuing drive as head coach Curt Cignetti decided to go for it twice on fourth down, including fourth-and-5 from Miami’s 12-yard line. The play call? Leave it in the hands of the Heisman winner.
Mendoza had a delayed draw and not only took it across the line to gain, but he fought off multiple tackles and launched himself across the goal line for a hard-fought, 12-yard touchdown run for yet another 10-point lead, 24-14.
But, yes, you guessed it: Miami answered. This was the Malachi Toney drive, as the 18-year-old true freshman had a 41-yard catch-and-run, and finished off a quick drive for the Hurricanes with a 22-yard run into the end zone.
The Hurricanes maintained their tight chase of the Hoosiers, but Mendoza and Indiana's offense knew they had the opportunity to seal their national title with another methodical drive, picking up first downs or even scoring a touchdown for the knockout punch.
Charlie Becker, who was Mendoza's trusty target all night long, had a crucial back-shoulder catch on third-and-7 to keep the drive alive. But the Hoosiers committed a crucial false start on second-and-1 in the red zone, which moved them back and ultimately led to a critical Hurricanes stop.
After the Hoosiers secured their three points, Beck and Miami had the opportunity to go downfield and win the game. A roughing the passer penalty helped Miami, who would've been facing third-and-15 from their own 20-yard line had the flag not been thrown.
Beck moved the ball across midfield, but he committed a brutal blunder, underthrowing a pass that Jamari Sharpe read perfectly. Sharpe secured the interception, and with 44 seconds left and no Miami timeouts, he secured the national title.
In the box score, Mendoza was 16-of-27 for 186 yards and his rushing score, with Omar Cooper Jr. leading the Hoosiers with 71 yards on five catches. Becker had four grabs for 65 yards, while Kaelon Black set the tone on the ground with 79 yards on 17 carries. Roman Hemby also had 19 carries for 60 yards.
For Miami, Beck was 19-of-32 for 232 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Toney finished the game with 10 catches for 122 yards and his core, while Fletcher rushed for 112 yards on 17 carries.
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ISIS fighters break free from Syrian jail amid chaotic government handover
Islamic State group militants escaped from a prison in eastern Syria amid a chaotic transfer of control between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government on Monday, according to U.S. officials and regional sources.
The incident happened at Al-Shaddadi prison in Syria’s Hasakah province after a ceasefire had been brokered, which, according to reports, had not been moving fast enough.
The truce came after days of fighting, with Damascus accusing the SDF of dragging its feet on security handovers, sources told Fox News Digital.
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had publicly signaled impatience with Kurdish autonomy, effectively telling the SDF leadership that it was time to dissolve.
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Under an integration agreement reached Sunday, the SDF also agreed to withdraw from two Arab-majority provinces it had controlled for years.
The deal then included responsibility for prisons holding ISIS detainees who would be transferred from the SDF to the Syrian government.
The U.S. had worked with the SDF to move the worst of the worst ISIS foreign fighters to other, more secure Syrian prisons before the ceasefire.
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Sources said there were fewer than 1,000 detainees at Al-Shaddadi prison previously, but only about 200 were there when the messy transition occurred Monday.
As SDF guards abandoned Al-Shaddadi prison and Syrian forces moved to take control, local residents broke roughly 200 ISIS detainees out of the facility, sources said.
"Most of these were low-level local fighters, not the hardened foreign fighters," a well-placed source explained.
The U.S. military also said it had worked closely with the SDF in recent months to relocate the most dangerous foreign ISIS detainees to more secure prisons ahead of the ceasefire.
U.S. forces were also said to be closely monitoring developments as the transition unfolded.
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A senior U.S. official also told Fox News that most of the escaped prisoners were quickly rounded up and returned to the prison, which is now under Syrian government control.
On Monday, the Syrian army imposed a total curfew in the city of Shaddadi and launched sweeping security operations to locate any remaining escapees, according to reports.
Meanwhile, U.S. officials confirmed they were "boosting our presence by air, land and sea," with the military monitoring the situation very closely.
A squadron of F-15 fighter jets was repositioned and C-17 aircraft carrying heavy equipment arrived in the area. The USS Abraham Lincoln is expected to enter the U.S. Central Command area by Jan. 25.
In Iraq, Kurdish protesters were also brought under control after amassing at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, with reports of demonstrators standing on walls.
Gunmen abduct dozens of worshippers from multiple Nigerian churches using sophisticated weapons
Numerous worshippers from at least two churches in Nigeria were kidnapped during Sunday services by armed gangs, Reuters reported.
While Kaduna state police on Monday reportedly cited conservative figures, saying dozens were being held captive as the investigation remains in its early stages, a senior church leader noted that more than 160 worshippers were abducted by gunmen over the weekend.
Sunday’s incident, which BBC said targeted both Christians and Muslims, marks the latest mass kidnapping in Nigeria’s long-running streak of religiously fueled attacks. Muslim Fulani militants frequently carry out violence in northern and central parts of Nigeria to bankrupt Christian communities while receiving ransom payments.
Kaduna state police said gunmen armed with "sophisticated weapons" attacked two churches in the village of Kurmin Wali in Afogo ward at about 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, Reuters reported.
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Reverend John Hayab, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria located in the northern part of the country, told Reuters:
"Information came to me from the elders of the churches that 172 worshipers were abducted while nine escaped," Hayab said.
Early estimates from security agencies tend to be conservative, while community and religious leaders often report higher numbers. In Nigeria, casualty and abduction figures often vary widely in the days following mass kidnappings.
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Police said troops and other security agencies had been deployed to the area, with efforts underway to track the abductors and secure the release of the captives, Reuters reported.
Nigeria has experienced a dramatic surge in mass attacks by armed gangs, particularly Islamist militants, who often operate from forest enclaves and target villages, schools and places of worship.
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In 2025, Nigeria was named the epicenter of global killings of Christians, according to the Open Doors World Watch List. The report noted that while Muslims are also frequently attacked, Christians have been "disproportionately targeted," with one in five African Christians facing high levels of persecution.
In November, 52 Catholic students, along with several staff members, were kidnapped by gunmen at St. Mary’s School in Nigeria, The Associated Press reported.
In April, the Evangelical Church Winning All, a major church based in West Africa, said it paid the equivalent of $205,000 in ransom to secure the release of roughly 50 members kidnapped in Kaduna, Nigerian lawyer Jabez Musa told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital's Paul Tilsley, Rachel Wolf, Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Amanda Knox fires back at Matt Damon over cancel culture jail time comments
Amanda Knox revived her feud with Matt Damon after the actor and his "The Rip" co-star Ben Affleck weighed in on cancel culture.
During a recent interview on "The Joe Rogan Experience," Damon, 55, and Affleck, 53, shared their thoughts on how cancel culture can be taken to extremes. At one point in their discussion, Damon suggested that for some public figures, the perpetual ostracization and scrutiny of being canceled is worse than a jail sentence.
"I bet some of those people would have preferred to go to jail for 18 months or whatever and then come out and say, ‘No, but I paid my debt. Like, we're done. Like, can we be done?’" Damon said. "Like, the thing about getting kind of excoriated publicly like that, it just never ends. And it’s the first thing that… you know, it just will follow you to the grave."
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After the podcast episode was released Jan. 16, Knox, 38, who previously slammed Damon for starring in a 2021 movie inspired by her real-life wrongful conviction and imprisonment, called the Oscar winner out again on social media.
"Another thing Matt Damon could have run by me before putting out into the world," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, alongside a Variety article about Damon's cancel culture comments.
Knox spent four years in prison after she and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were twice convicted and later acquitted in the 2007 murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy. The two were released from prison in October 2011.
After Knox shared her post, she replied to several X users who commented in the thread.
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"Yeah, well, literally going to jail...not so good," wrote journalist Katherine Brodsky. "But frankly, given that some of these ‘cancelled’ people have taken their own lives, yeah, maybe they would have preferred to go to jail for 18 months and be done with it — instead, there's no end to it. No coming back. No being ‘square.’"
"People commit suicide in prison, too," Knox responded.
"Amanda is unfamiliar with the word some!" another social media user commented.
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"You're missing the point," Knox replied. "You don't get to go to prison in secret. It comes with its own stigma and lasting trauma. You don't just get to ‘be done with it,’ personally or socially."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Damon's representative for comment.
After being released from prison, Knox returned to the United States and became an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform with a focus on the wrongfully convicted and media ethics.
She has penned two memoirs about her experiences, including 2013's "Waiting to Be Heard" and 2025's "Free: My Search for Meaning" and also hosts the "Hard Knox" podcast.
After Damon's movie "Stillwater" was released in July 2021, Knox denounced the film in a viral thread on X. "Stillwater," which was directed by Tom McCarthy, stars Damon as a father whose daughter was convicted of killing her roommate and imprisoned in France. The movie follows Damon's character as he travels from Oklahoma to France where he sets out on a quest to prove his daughter's innocence.
McCarthy previously confirmed that the movie was inspired by Knox's real-life case. Knox slammed the filmmakers for further linking her name to Kercher's murder after she was exonerated and also took issue with the twist in the movie's storyline, which deviated from actual events and cast doubt on the innocence of the character based on her.
During an August 2021 interview with Variety, Knox explained why she felt it was necessary to go after Damon and McCarthy over their handling of her story in "Stillwater."
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"Wrongful convictions don’t just happen to the individual. They happen to a whole network of human beings who love this person and know that they’re innocent and fight for their innocence," she explained.
Knox went on to note that the movie’s decision to make the character she inspired somewhat culpable in the murder meant that the lines between reality and fiction weren’t blurred in a responsible way, making it hard for her not to feel like Damon and McCarthy were opening wounds she’s worked hard to put behind her.
"I don’t think that the filmmakers can honestly say that they went far enough away from my case so that it wouldn’t be recognizably my case," she told the outlet. "And I think that that’s clear in all of the coverage where everyone’s like, ‘Oh, this is recognizably the Amanda Knox case.’ And from that audiences can then draw conclusions about me, whether or not those conclusions are accurate or not."
She added: "The question that Tom McCarthy really has to ask himself is, is it responsible to keep recycling that same story when we know what the consequences of that can be?"
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She shared her view that the movie renewed the public perception that she had something to do with the crime. In her viral Twitter thread, Knox noted that the case is still referred to as the "Amanda Knox case" rather than the "murder of Meredith Kercher by Rudy Guede."
Guede was convicted of Kercher’s murder in a separate trial in 2008.
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"There’s been this ongoing idea that, ‘Well, as long as we call it fiction, then no one would honestly apply the ideas or feelings or conclusions that I bring with my imagination to the story to the real person,’" she explained. "And that’s simply not true."
"Especially when you’re looking at people like myself who continue to be brought up with a question mark, you deciding to tell that story in your own way is going to be adding to the ledger of how people understand and define me as a human being," she continued.
"And then Matt Damon and the director can walk away with a great story in their pocket, but meanwhile, I’m still living with the consequences of people thinking that I am somehow involved in this crime that I am not involved in."
Last year, Knox was involved in a retelling of her story when she served as an executive producer on the Hulu limited series "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox," an eight-episode true-crime biographical drama that premiered on Hulu in August 2025.
Fox News Digital's Tyler McCarthy contributed to this report.
Judge and wife shot in broad daylight in Indiana, sparking massive multi-agency investigation
A judge and his wife were injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon in Lafayette, Indiana, prompting a multi-agency investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement.
The Lafayette Police Department said Judge Steven Meyer was shot in the arm and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, was shot in the hip at their home on Mill Pond Lane at about 2:15 p.m.
Police said shell casings were recovered at the scene and both victims received medical treatment and are listed in stable condition.
The shooting remains an active investigation involving multiple agencies, including the Lafayette Police Department, Indiana State Police, the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, the West Lafayette Police Department, the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office and the FBI.
Kimberly Meyer released a statement through police thanking investigators and first responders following the shooting.
"I have great confidence in the Lafayette Police Department’s investigation and want to thank all the agencies involved for their work," she said. "We are also incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from the community; everyone has been so kind and compassionate.
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"We would also like to thank the medical personnel who provided care and assistance to us following the incident," she added.
FOX 32 in Chicago reported that Steven Meyer is a Tippecanoe Superior Court judge, citing a letter from Indiana Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush to judges statewide.
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Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski also addressed the shooting, calling it a "senseless unacceptable act of violence" and pledging continued law enforcement efforts.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Meyer family," Roswarski said. "I want to ensure the community that every available resource is being used to apprehend the individual(s) responsible for this senseless unacceptable act of violence.
"I have tremendous confidence in the Lafayette Police Department and I want to thank all of the local, state, and federal agencies who are assisting in this investigation," the mayor continued.
Police said no arrests have been announced and urged anyone with information to contact the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1200.
Dem Senator Warner admits Biden 'screwed up' the border, but claims ICE now targeting noncriminals
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., acknowledged on Monday that the Biden administration "screwed up" when it comes to securing the southern border while also criticizing the Trump administration for arresting mostly migrants who have no criminal record.
During an appearance on Fox News' "Special Report," Warner was asked if he agreed with new Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s move to end state law enforcement collaboration with ICE to capture illegal immigrants with criminal records.
Warner responded by citing records showing that 75% of the people arrested by ICE in Virginia have no criminal record, even as the federal government continues to claim it is targeting the "worst of the worst" in its efforts to carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda.
"They may have come across illegally into our country, but 75% of the people to have been arrested have no further criminal record," he said.
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Pressed on whether Virginia should work with ICE on the people who do have criminal records, Warner admitted the Biden administration "screwed up the border" but that targeting those with criminal records is not what is happening now under Trump.
"Let's potentially work on those who have criminal records," he said. "But that is different than what's happening right now, and the Biden administration screwed up the border, I'll be the first to acknowledge that, but the idea of masked ICE agents picking up moms dropping off their kids, folks going to work and, as we've seen at least in the circumstance in Minnesota, sometimes where kids are being left in the car after their parents that may or may not have been actually criminals are being picked up."
"I just think there ought to be a collaborative effort, and so far, at least based upon what I've seen in Minnesota, there is virtually no collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE, and I believe that is due to the ICE tactics," the senator continued.
This comes amid protests over an incident earlier this month in Minneapolis, where Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fired into the driver's windshield and open window from the side of the vehicle and subsequently exclaimed "f---ing b----" as the car crashed into another parked vehicle.
Democrats and local residents have condemned the shooting as a murder and called for Ross' prosecution, while the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers have defended the incident by arguing that it was a justified shooting.
A week after that shooting, an ICE agent shot an alleged illegal immigrant in the leg during an arrest attempt. The Department of Homeland Security claimed the agent fired at the suspect because he was "fearing for his life and safety" after the individual resisted arrest and "violently assaulted the officer."
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"I think everybody's got a First Amendment right to protest, but I don't think those protests should include or involve disrupting religious services. That seems inappropriate. I do know that in Minneapolis, at least from what I've read, they've got about 3,500 ICE agents there, overwhelming the local cops at about 800," Warner said.
"I believe that local law enforcement is pretty damn good at going after actual criminals," the Virginia Democrat added. "But when we have ICE agents, I've seen in my state, sitting outside a courthouse, when somebody comes to do their hearing as they try to get legal status in our country, and they get picked up because they did the right thing in reporting in, I'm not sure that's the system we ought to be having at this point."
Indiana's Curt Cignetti complains about lack of calls against Miami during halftime of national title game
Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti expressed some frustration with the officials in the college football national championship on Monday night.
Cignetti spoke to ESPN’s Holly Rowe and was frustrated with the lack of calls against the Miami Hurricanes for hits on Fernando Mendoza. The Heisman Trophy winner was left bloodied after one of the hits that were put on him.
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"There’s three personal fouls on the quarterback not called in one drive," Cignetti said. "They need to be called because they’re obvious personal fouls. I’m all for letting them play, but when you cross the line, you gotta call it. They were black and white calls."
Through the hits, Mendoza has hung in there and had Indiana up 10 points at halftime.
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He was 12-of-17 with 116 passing yards.
Indiana’s scoring began in the first quarter with a field goal. Then, with about 6:13 left in the second quarter, Mendoza led the Hoosiers down the field and handed the ball off to Riley Nowakowski to punch the ball in. The Hoosiers held a 10-0 lead at that point.
The Hurricanes started to find a rhythm late in the first half. But Carter Davis’ field goal attempt went off the upright. The Hurricanes only had three first downs despite having the ball for nearly 12 minutes in the half.
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Matt Damon claims Netflix wants movies to repeat plots in scenes because 'people are on their phones'
Actor Matt Damon claimed that Netflix requests that its films reiterate the plot "three or four times" in scenes to accommodate viewers on their phones.
Damon and his longtime friend and fellow actor Ben Affleck joined the "Joe Rogan Experience" on Friday to promote their new film "The Rip," which premiered on Netflix that same day.
While discussing the film, Damon remarked on how viewers have a "very different level of attention" to Netflix movies they can watch at home compared to other films released in theaters. He added that Netflix has begun changing the filmmaking process to appease these distracted viewers.
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"The standard way to make an action movie that we learned was, you usually have three set pieces," Damon said. "One in the first act, one in the second, one in the third. You spend most of your money on that one in the third act. That’s your finale. And now they’re like, ‘Can we get a big one in the first five minutes? We want people to stay. And it wouldn’t be terrible if you reiterated the plot three or four times in the dialogue because people are on their phones while they’re watching.’"
"It's really going to start to infringe on how we're telling the story," he added.
Affleck remarked that the Netflix crime drama series "Adolescence" didn't make these kinds of changes and went on to become a success on the streaming service, though Damon called it the "exception" rather than the rule.
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"My feeling is just that it demonstrates that you don't need to do any of that s--- to get people, you know what I mean?" Affleck said.
Affleck was also less concerned about the threat of streaming services to the filmmaking process and emphasized that streaming was not an "existential threat" to the movie theater experience.
"It's like supply and demand. People want to look at their phone. They can look at TikTok...they're going to do that. I think what you can do is make s--- the best you can. Make it really good, and you know people can still go to the movies," Affleck said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Netflix for comment.
During the podcast, both Damon and Affleck also called out cancel culture, claiming that it has been taken to an extreme level.
"I bet some of those people would have preferred to go to jail for 18 months or whatever and then come out and say, ‘No, but I paid my debt. Like, we're done. Like, can we be done?’" Damon said about those who have been canceled. "Like, the thing about getting kind of excoriated publicly like that, it just never ends."
Affleck said, "And to take any forgiveness out of it is a really f--ed up thing, because then it makes it impossible to actually go, ‘All right, yeah, I did that... That was wrong. I get it,’ You know, because it doesn't matter. Once you've said you've done it, you become like an outcast."
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza left bloodied after huge hit from Miami defender
Indiana Hoosiers star quarterback Fernando Mendoza was on the receiving end of a huge hit in the first quarter of the national championship game against the Miami Hurricanes on Monday.
Mendoza handed the ball off to his running back and went up to Miami defenders, pretending to block. However, Mendoza bit off a bit more than he could chew.
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Hurricanes defensive back Jakobe Thomas met Mendoza and knocked the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback backward. Mendoza fell and the ESPN broadcast showed him bleeding from the lip.
College football fans were wondering whether Thomas avoided a targeting penalty on the play. It appeared Thomas hit Mendoza with the crown of his helmet. The officiating crew on the field didn’t catch it and the drive continued.
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Mendoza is accustomed to taking some big hits. He took a huge hit earlier in the season against Iowa and was leveled on the first play of the game against Ohio State. He stayed in the game both times and the Hoosiers won.
Indiana’s scoring began later in the first quarter with a field goal. Then, with about 6:13 left in the second quarter, Mendoza led the Hoosiers down the field and handed the ball off to Riley Nowakowski to punch the ball in. The Hoosiers held a 10-0 lead at that point.
If the score holds, Indiana will be celebrating its first college football national championship.
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