Indiana and Alabama may have well been playing different sports Thursday day as the two schools met in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl. The No. 1 seed Hoosiers dominated with a 38–3 victory after a three-plus week hiatus following their last game, a win over Ohio State in the Big Ten title game.
Alabama won its first CFP game Dec. 19 in a 34–24 victory on the road over No. 8 seed Oklahoma. The top-ranked Hoosiers were a different animal, though, as the Crimson Tide sputtered throughout the day in a blowout loss to Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza and coach Curt Cignetti’s squad.
