Austin Mack, who followed head coach Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama before the 2024 season, took over late in the third quarter and managed a field goal on his first drive. That was as much as the third-year sophomore could muster, ending up 11 of 16 for 103 yards with three sacks.

Fast forward to Thursday, and Alabama wasn’t just beat, it was whooped. Not only was it the worst postseason loss in the 122-year history of Alabama football, Indiana’s win was the first time since the 1998 Music City Bowl that Alabama lost a game by more than 30 points.

PASADENA, Calif. — Deontae Lawson finished his Alabama football career in the Rose Bowl. The Crimson Tide linebacker's final moments were in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Indiana, a game in which Alabama struggled and fell to the Hoosiers 38-3.

Ty Simpson has eligibility remaining and will have to decide between staying for another season of college football and entering the NFL Draft.

Alabama football's Kalen DeBoer explained a failed 4th-and-1 call from UA's 34-yard line that resulted in an Indiana touchdown in a CFP quarterfinal.

Indiana looked every bit the part of a No. 1 seed in a dominant victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal

Pete Golding and the Ole Miss Rebels will take the field at Caesars Superdome on Thursday night for a Sugar Bowl showdown against the Georgia Bulldogs with a Co