Hoosiers set to take on Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Indiana Hoosiers are set to pursue their first national championship game.

Top-ranked IU Football is taking on the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day at 4 p.m.

Coach Cignetti discussed how he fuels his Indiana team before the big game and how he's enjoyed studying Alabama Coach Deboer's high-powered offense.

"I probably think about it every single day, to be quite honest, because it had such a big impact in my growth and development." Said Coach Cignetti. "I think philosophically, the program that we run here is probably a lot more the same than different than Alabama. There's probably not a day that goes by where I don't draw from those experiences."