The Crimson Tide were a controversial playoff selection after their 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC title game, but at the time, Herbstreit defended the CFP committee's decision to include 9-3 Alabama over two-loss teams like the BYU Cougars and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns, while the defense held Alabama to just 193 total yards. Indiana earned its first win in a bowl game since 1991, while Alabama suffered its biggest loss in any game since 1998.

There was a canyon between Alabama and Indiana, though, and Cignetti saw it early. The look on his face after DeBoer’s fourth-down call said it all, too. He arched an eyebrow and cocked his head skyward after Indiana’s defense stuffed Alabama’s desperation play in the first half.

Indiana looked every bit the part of a No. 1 seed in a dominant victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal

Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson was replaced by backup Austin Mack after suffering an injury during the team's Rose Bowl clash with Indiana on Thursday.

One of college football's perennial powerhouses was looking like anything but in the first three quarters of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.

Johnathan Everett Boley, 4, was last seen on Wednesday morning in Jasper, authorities said. His father has been charged in connection with explosive devices found at his home.

Alabama football's Kalen DeBoer explained a failed 4th-and-1 call from UA's 34-yard line that resulted in an Indiana touchdown in a CFP quarterfinal.