No. 1 Indiana going against No. 9 Alabama, history in Rose Bowl

Blue blood meets new blood when Alabama and Indiana square off in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl on Thursday in Pasadena, Calif.

Though the ninth-seeded Crimson Tide have a storied history, they are the underdogs coming in with something to prove.

The Hoosiers entered the season as the losingest program in college football history, but they assume the Goliath role as the No. 1 playoff seed and college football's lone undefeated team, with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza in tow.