Overview
- The No. 1 Hoosiers advance to the Peach Bowl semifinal to face No. 5 Oregon on Jan. 9.
- Alabama was held to 193 total yards, including 23 rushing yards, in a defeat that stands as the program’s largest postseason loss.
- Starting quarterback Ty Simpson left after a second-quarter hit and was benched in the third, with Austin Mack entering and guiding the lone scoring drive to a field goal.
- Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza completed 14 of 16 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns to lead Indiana’s efficient offense.
- Kalen DeBoer labeled a failed fourth-and-1 call “the wrong decision” as media critics blasted the performance and attention shifts to a portal window opening Friday with reported Tide entries expected.