How to watch the Rose Bowl: Indiana vs. Alabama game time, channel, where to stream and more

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The Indiana Hoosiers have enjoyed quite a football season, nabbing the Big Ten championship title, the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, and a Heisman Trophy for quarterback Fernando Mendoza. They'll seek to continue their success at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, where they'll face No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide. The winner of the game will go on to face the winner of the Orange Bowl, between Texas Tech and Oregon, which is at noon on Jan. 1. 

The Rose Bowl game is the second of three major New Year's Day bowl games airing on ESPN and will stream on ESPN Unlimited starting at 4:00 p.m. ET. The Orange Bowl kicks things off at 12 p.m., and the Sugar Bowl, between Georgia and Ole Miss, is at 8 p.m. ET. Here's how to watch the Rose Bowl when it airs this Thursday, and take a look at the complete schedule of this week's playoff and bowl games below.

Date: Thursday, January 1

Time: 4 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN

Streaming: ESPN Unlimited, DirecTV, Fubo and more

You can watch coverage of this week's Indiana vs. Alabama Rose Bowl game starting at 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 1.

You can tune in to the Rose Bowl game on ESPN. ESPN is available on streaming platforms, including DirecTV and Sling, but for the most comprehensive college football coverage, you can also watch this game and hundreds more on the ESPN app with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.

All time Eastern

Wednesday, Dec. 31

12 p.m. | No. 14 Vanderbilt vs. No. 23 Iowa | ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) | ESPN
2 p.m. | Duke vs. Arizona State | Sun Bowl (El Paso, Texas) | CBS
3 p.m. | No. 13 Texas vs. No. 18 Michigan | Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) | ABC
3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Utah vs. Nebraska | Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, Nev.) | ESPN
7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | Cotton Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (Arlington, Texas) | ESPN

Thursday, Jan. 1

12 p.m. | No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon | Orange Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (Miami, Fla.) | ESPN
4 p.m. | No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Alabama | Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (Pasadena, Ca.) | ESPN
8 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss | Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal) (New Orleans, La.) | ESPN

Friday, Jan. 2

1 p.m. | Rice vs. Texas State | Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) | ESPN
4:30 p.m. | Navy vs. Cincinnati | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) | ESPN
8 p.m. | Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State | Duke's Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, N.C.) | ESPN
8 p.m. | SMU vs. Arizona | Holiday Bowl (San Diego) | FOX

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