Indiana football dominates Alabama in Rose Bowl game...

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza (15) looks for running room as Alabama’s Red Morgan (16) defends during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza looks for running room against Alabama during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana running back Roman Hemby (1) finds running room as Alabama’s Bray Hubbard defends during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana fans get fired up prior to their game against Alabama during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr. is lifted by his teammates after scoring against Alabama during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Aiden Fisher (4) celebrates after Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) fumbled the ball away during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Alabama defense back Dijon Lee Jr. (5) hits Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski (37) during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) fumbles away the ball during the first half against Indiana at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana running back Roman Hemby (1) finds running room as Alabama’s Bray Hubbard defends during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana defenders close in around Alabama’s Germie Bernard (5) during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana running back Roman Hemby (1) finds running room as Alabama’s Bray Hubbard defends during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) is sacked by Indiana’s Daniel Ndukwe (17) during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Aiden Fisher (4) celebrates after Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) fumbled the ball away during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Alabama defense back Dijon Lee Jr. (5) hits Indiana tight end Riley Nowakowski (37) during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza tries to find running room as Alabama’s Bray Hubbard (18) and Jordan Renaud (11) defend during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson (15) is sacked by Indiana’s Daniel Ndukwe (17) as he is assisted by teammate Mario Landino (97) during the first half at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana cheerleaders dance prior to the 112th Rose Bowl Game against Alabama at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates after a touchdown with teammate offensive lineman Kahlil Benson #67 of the Indiana Hoosiers against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass over defensive back Dijon Lee Jr. #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide for the touchdown in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs for a touchdown against he Alabama Crimson Tide in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts with teammate tight end Riley Nowakowski #37 of the Indiana Hoosiers after a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Indiana Hoosiers fans in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers breaks free for a first down past defensive back Bray Hubbard #18 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) The Alabama Crimson Tide band in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Elijah Sarratt #13 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass over defensive back Dijon Lee Jr. #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide for the touchdown in the second half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt (13) celebrates with teammates after scoring on a 24-yard touchdown pass against Alabama to give the Hoosiers a 24-0 third quarter lead at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) The B-2 bomber flies over a capacity crowd at halftime during the 112th Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt (13) hauls in a 24-yard touchdown pass in front of Alabama’s Dijon Lee Jr. (5) to give the Hoosiers a 24-0 third quarter lead at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt (13) hauls in a 24-yard touchdown pass in front of Alabama’s Dijon Lee Jr. (5) to give the Hoosiers a 24-0 third quarter lead at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt (13) celebrates with teammates after scoring on a 24-yard touchdown pass against Alabama to give the Hoosiers a 24-0 third quarter lead at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The top ranked Indiana Hoosiers play the 9th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs for the first down against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Ty Simpson #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide passes against the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr. #7 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass for a first down against defensive back Zabien Brown #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers surges fo the first down against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Jalen Hale #8 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches a pass for a first down against linebacker Rolijah Hardy #21 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Roman Hemby #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs for yardaeg against defensive back Domani Jackson #1 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Ty Simpson #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is tackled by linebacker Aiden Fisher #4 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs for the first down against linebacker Justin Jefferson #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Ryan Williams #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches a pass for a first down against defensive back D’Angelo Ponds #5 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Running back Kaelon Black #8 of the Indiana Hoosiers runs for the first down against linebacker Justin Jefferson #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Tight end Riley Nowakowski #37 of the Indiana Hoosiers caches a pass aginst the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Qffensive lineman Carter Smith #65 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebraes after a touchdown against th Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass in the endzone for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Defensive back Amare Ferrell #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers tackles running back Daniel Hill #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Charlie Becker #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass in the endzone over defensive back Dashawn Jones #7 of the Alabama Crimson Tide for the touchdown in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr. #7 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass for yardaege against linebacker Justin Jefferson #10 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers scrambles for the first down against linebacker Deontae Lawson #0 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Charlie Becker #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide touchdown in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers passes for the first down against linebacker Deontae Lawson #0 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates with teqmmate offensive lineman Pat Coogan #78 of the Indiana Hoosiers after a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Indiana Hoosiers fans in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers scrambles against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers scrambles for the first down against linebacker Deontae Lawson #0 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Ty Simpson #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide passes over defensive back Byron Baldwin Jr. #2 of the Indiana Hoosiers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Indiana Hoosiers fans cheers in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Ty Simpson #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide fumbles the ball after a tackle by defensive back D’Angelo Ponds #5 of the Indiana Hoosiers as the Hoosiers recover the ball in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Charlie Becker #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide touchdown in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Defensive lineman Mario Landino #97 of the Indiana Hoosiers pressures quarterback Ty Simpson #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Wide receiver Charlie Becker #80 of the Indiana Hoosiers catches a pass in the endzone over defensive back Dashawn Jones #7 of the Alabama Crimson Tide for the touchdown in the first half of the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Quarterback Fernando Mendoza #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers and his team enters the field prior to the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Magic Johnson, the grand marshall of the Rose Parade entets the field prior to the 112th Rose Bowl CFP quarterfinal playoff football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Indiana Hoosiers in Pasadena on Thursday, January 1, 2026. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)