Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the top-seeded Hoosiers won the Rose Bowl Thursday in convincing fashion, authoring a 38-3 victory over No. 9 Alabama to secure a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals, where they will meet No. 5 Oregon.
IU tops Tide in ‘dream come true’; Ducks up next
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