When is the Rose Bowl? How to watch Indiana vs. Alabama

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The oldest college football bowl is part of the 2025-2026 college football playoff quarterfinals and will see the No. 1 seed take on the No. 9 seed.

Here's everything you need to know to watch:

When's the Rose Bowl?

The Rose Bowl Game will be played on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.

No. 1 seed Indiana University Hoosiers (13-0) will play No. 9 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (11-3) in the 2026 Rose Bowl Game.

The Rose Bowl Game will occur at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

The Rose Bowl Game will start at 4 p.m. ET. The game kicks off in California at 1 p.m. PT.

The Rose Bowl Game will start at 3 p.m. CT, 2 p.m. MT and 1 p.m. PT.

The Rose Bowl Game will air on ESPN.

Viewers can stream the game on ESPN+ and on other streaming services that carry ESPN, such as Sling TV and YouTube TV.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Who's playing in the Rose Bowl 2026? When? What to know