The quarterfinals for the 2025 College Football Playoffs at the Rose Bowl would pit #9 Alabama v #1 Indiana for a 4 pm eastern time kickoff on New Year's Day. It had been fifty-eight years since the Hoosiers has played on New Year's Day in the Granddaddy of them all.
After an initial three-and-out, the Hoosiers scored on six of their next seven possessions, and they didn't allow the Crimson Tide to score until late in the third quarter.
Fernando Mendoza was sacked on two of IU's first three plays, but the Hoosiers established their efficiency game - lots of power running, lots of quick passing - in a nearly nine-minute field goal drive. The Hoosiers' defense then stuffed a fourth-and-1 attempt, Mendoza completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker, and IU was off and running. Mendoza hit Omar Cooper Jr. for another score right before halftime, then found Elijah Sarratt at the end of another long drive in the third quarter. And after Bama's lone field goal, Kaelon Black and Roman Hemby broke into the open for touchdown runs. Black and Hemby combined for 188 rushing yards.
Final scored Indiana 38 - Alabama 3
Sources:
The Helmet Project: http://nationalchamps.net/Helmet_Project/index.htm
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1145292-power-ranking-all-124-college-football-stadiums
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