Kalen DeBoer coached at Indiana. Curt Cignetti spent four years at Alabama. Now, the two bring their respective teams to face each other in Rose Bowl.

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Indiana coach Curt Cignetti reflects on his time as an Alabama assistant coach nearly every day. He believes his four seasons working with Nick Saban

Who has faced more adversity? Here's a look at the seasons of Alabama and Indiana leading up to the Rose Bowl.

The crossover between Alabama and Indiana right now makes for some great story lines. DeBoer, Wommack, and more all were at the Hoosiers in the past, and Coach Cignetti was at Alabama under Nick Saban back in the early Saban years. That the two are now meeting in the playoffs feels like fate.

Alabama will play No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in a national quarterfinal matchup between a blue blood and the ultimate upstart. Alabama is one of the most successful programs in college football, with six national titles this century. Indiana has never won a New Year’s Six game and has no bowl victories since 1991.

The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers and Alabama Crimson Tide will face each other in the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff

Alabama football gets a major boost as defensive lineman LT Overton is cleared to return vs. Indiana in CFP quarterfinal.