A trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals will be on the line Thursday when No. 1 Indiana faces No. 9 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The winner will advance to the Peach Bowl on Jan. 9 to face either No.

The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide, led by quarterback Ty Simpson, face the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, in the CFP Quarterfinals on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,

The No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide play against the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in a CFP Quarterfinal game today. Fans can watch this game for free online.

Mendoza leads unbeaten Indiana against Alabama’s elite defense as the Hoosiers chase history on New Year’s Day in Pasadena.

The CFP quarterfinal game between Alabama and Indiana is set. Here's how to watch the Rose Bowl, including time, TV schedule and more:

The Rose Bowl may no longer represent the old Big Ten vs. Pac-12 pageantry, but this year’s quarterfinal feels like something even bigger: an inflection point in college football.

The Hoosiers and the Crimson Tide face off Thursday in the biggest bowl game of the season. Here’s where to stream it without cable

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Rose Bowl quarterfinal game, Thursday, Jan. 1.