Overview
- The 35-point margin marked Alabama’s most lopsided postseason defeat and closed the Tide’s season at 11-4.
- Alabama managed 193 total yards with only 23 rushing, as top backs Daniel Hill and Kevin Riley combined for 15 yards on eight carries.
- A failed fourth-and-1 from the Alabama 34 early in the second quarter set up Indiana’s first touchdown, a decision DeBoer later called “the wrong decision.”
- Starting quarterback Ty Simpson left with a cracked rib after a fumble and was replaced by Austin Mack, who finished 11-of-16 for 103 yards.
- Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza went 14-of-16 for 192 yards and three touchdowns as No. 1 Indiana advanced to face Oregon, and DeBoer said Alabama will “move on” with the transfer window opening.