Before facing Indiana football in the Rose Bowl, here's a look at Alabama's offense, from national ranks to position-by-position breakdowns.

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti once worked at Alabama. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer once worked at Indiana. Before they face off in the Rose Bowl, here's a behind-the-scenes look at those days.

Alabama football’s defensive coordinator Kane Wommack provided a detail breakdown of what makes the Indiana offense a challenge to defend while talking to media members on Sunday.

Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti would have been forgiven if he had started watching Oklahoma film during the early stages of Friday’s College Football Playoff game. The Sooners were beating Alabama like a borrowed drum, getting up 17-0 early in the second quarter.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Alabama's offense will face an Oklahoma defense this Friday in the opening round of the College Football Playoff that leads the nation in sacks (41) and tackles for loss (115.) Coached by Brent Venables, the Sooner defense is known for making things incredibly difficult for opposing offense both pre and post snap.

"I ain't as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” Toby Keith's song reflects where Alabama football's offense is before the CFP.

Alabama and Oklahoma have only played a couple of games since last playing each other, with the Sooners having bested the Tide by 2 points in a low-scoring slugfest on November 15th. Now, they’re matched up yet again in the first round of the College Football Playoffs, with the winner getting the privilege of taking on #1 Indiana.

The Spartans are reportedly set to hire current Alabama co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Sheridan to become MSU's next OC. Sheridan likely will not officially join the team in East Lansing for a bit, as the Crimson Tide are still alive in the College Football Playoff and will face Indiana in the quarterfinal on New Year's Day.