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2026 Rose Bowl
The 2026 Rose Bowl is a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 112th annual Rose Bowl game was one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals and featured the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 1:00 p.m. PST. The Rose Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season and the winner advanced to the CFP semifinals. Sponsored by the Prudential financial services company, the game is officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2026 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential.
Indiana defeated Alabama by a 38–3 score, winning their first Rose Bowl in school history and first bowl game in 34 years. It was also their first major bowl game win in school history, as well as their first College Football Playoff game victory in school history.
The broadcasters are responsible for selecting the MVPs of the Rose Bowl. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN initially sought to give the Offensive MVP award to Indiana's entire offensive line but was told he could not. Herbstreit therefore chose to give the award to center Pat Coogan, who he considered to be representative of "kind of the anchor" of the unit.
The start of the game was one hour earlier than its traditional start time of 2 p.m. (local time), to avoid schedule conflict with the Sugar Bowl, in a change expected to carry forward to future editions. Magic Johnson, the Rose Parade grand marshal, attended the pre-game coin toss.
The 2026 Rose Bowl was a quarterfinal game for the 2025–26 College Football Playoff (CFP). Indiana, being one of the top four teams in the final CFP rankings, received a bye in the playoff format and was selected to play in a quarterfinal game, the Rose Bowl.
Alabama, the number 9 seed in the tournament, defeated Oklahoma, the number 8 seed, in the first round, 34–24, to advance to this game.
The winning team advanced to the CFP semifinals, to face the winner of the Orange Bowl in the Peach Bowl.
This was the first-ever meeting between Alabama and Indiana.
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2026 Rose Bowl
The 2026 Rose Bowl is a college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The 112th annual Rose Bowl game was one of the College Football Playoff (CFP) quarterfinals and featured the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 1:00 p.m. PST. The Rose Bowl was one of the 2025–26 bowl games concluding the 2025 FBS football season and the winner advanced to the CFP semifinals. Sponsored by the Prudential financial services company, the game is officially known as the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the 2026 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential.
Indiana defeated Alabama by a 38–3 score, winning their first Rose Bowl in school history and first bowl game in 34 years. It was also their first major bowl game win in school history, as well as their first College Football Playoff game victory in school history.
The broadcasters are responsible for selecting the MVPs of the Rose Bowl. Color commentator Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN initially sought to give the Offensive MVP award to Indiana's entire offensive line but was told he could not. Herbstreit therefore chose to give the award to center Pat Coogan, who he considered to be representative of "kind of the anchor" of the unit.
The start of the game was one hour earlier than its traditional start time of 2 p.m. (local time), to avoid schedule conflict with the Sugar Bowl, in a change expected to carry forward to future editions. Magic Johnson, the Rose Parade grand marshal, attended the pre-game coin toss.
The 2026 Rose Bowl was a quarterfinal game for the 2025–26 College Football Playoff (CFP). Indiana, being one of the top four teams in the final CFP rankings, received a bye in the playoff format and was selected to play in a quarterfinal game, the Rose Bowl.
Alabama, the number 9 seed in the tournament, defeated Oklahoma, the number 8 seed, in the first round, 34–24, to advance to this game.
The winning team advanced to the CFP semifinals, to face the winner of the Orange Bowl in the Peach Bowl.
This was the first-ever meeting between Alabama and Indiana.