The 2026 Rose Bowl will be one of the most hotly-contested matchups of the College Football Playoff season when Alabama faces off against top-ranked Indiana.

Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana Hoosiers will face Ty Simpson and the Alabama Crimson Tide in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Thursday in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Indiana enters the CFP quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl as the nation's No. 1 team across the board, and are currently undefeated at 13-0 overall.