Indiana QB depth chart: Brother Alberto Mendoza and other backup options for Fernando Mendoza originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The ninth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide will face the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 Rose Bowl on Thursday. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game will kick off at 4 p.

Last year, the Hoosiers signed cornerback D'Angelo Ponds and defensive tackle CJ West in the spring. Ponds was a Week 1 starter for the Hoosiers while West made it hard for the coaches to take him off the field with the way he played down the stretch.

Indiana is preparing to face Alabama in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl. As the team prepared for the game, the Hooisers are likely to be without Stephen Daley. Now, the defensive coordinator,

The Indiana football quarterback room had a Mendoza line this season, with Alberto backing up his Heisman-winning brother. Here's more about Alberto: