Andrew Wiggins and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each score 28 points as the Miami Heat defeat the Indiana Pacers 142-116. The game took place on Saturday night.

Indiana is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time in program history, but the Hoosiers could face a major problem in their College Football Playoff opener against Alabama. Indiana’s last game came on Dec. 6 when they beat then-No. 1 Ohio State, 13-10, in the Big Ten championship game.

A season ago, Pat Coogan was leading Notre Dame's offensive line through the College Football Playoff. A year later, he returns to lead Indiana's offensive line to the Rose Bowl.

There's a laundry list of things that make Alabama-Indiana so intriguing, but here's just a sampling of them as the Playoff showdown nears.

Indiana is beginning its College Football Playoff journey with its first Rose Bowl appearance since 1968 as No. 1 seed IU will take on No. 9 seed Alabama in a quarterfinal showdown. The Hoosiers beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game to secure the top spot in the bracket,

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza transfer replacement predicted as 71-TD QB from out west originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Indiana Hoosiers won't get caught looking ahead too much.

Here's a position-by-position breakdown and general overview of what Indiana football expects from Alabama's defense in the CFP quarterfinal Rose Bowl game.