Despite two blowout results, the College Football Playoff quarterfinals still delivered from a TV ratings perspective. It was also a historic day for the Rose Bowl. Indiana’s resounding victory over Alabama led the charge on New Year’s Day.

How to watch the 2026 Rose Bowl: No. 1 Indiana faces No. 9 Alabama in College Football Playoffs The 112th Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game, takes place New Years Day in Pasadena, California, featuring one of the most unusual matchups the sport can offer.

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IU's win is the most-viewed CFP game of the 12-team era and had more viewers than 18 of the previous 22 quarterfinal games.

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Indiana is rolling through Alabama in the Rose Bowl. Fernando Mendoza finds Elijah Sarratt for a 24-yard score to extend the Hoosiers' lead to 24-0 with 7:46 left in the third quarter.