Thursday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl pitted a program with the third-most wins in the sport (Alabama) and the second-most losses (Indiana) against one another. The game did not reflect that as Indiana (14-0) picked up a dominant 38-3 win to advance to the CFP semifinal at the Peach Bowl against No. 5 Oregon, which routed No. 4 Texas Tech, 23-0, in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The Hoosiers clearly played like the No. 1 team in the country as they continue their remarkable turnaround under head coach Curt Cignetti. As deserving as they were to win the game after outplaying Alabama (11-4) in all facets, the loss is just the latest disappointing outcome with Kalen DeBoer at the helm of the Crimson Tide. It was a tall task when DeBoer took over for the legend Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. After all, he led the Crimson Tide to six national titles in a 12-year span before DeBoer took over and set an incredible mark at the university. Still, Alabama has not been great under DeBoer, going 9-
