PASADENA, Calif. ( WBRC) - The Crimson Tide will be without three players when they take the field against top-ranked Indiana Thursday. Jah-Marien Latham, Dre Kirkpatrick, Jr. and Jeremiah Beaman will all be out for Thursday’s Rose Bowl Game.

The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch Indiana's next game. Indiana's next game will be in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff against the winner of No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama. Fans can tune into the quarterfinal matchup on Thursday, Jan. 1, on ESPN or live stream the game on Fubo.

Whittingham, of course, was the defensive coordinator at Utah under Meyer for two seasons from 2003-04, before Meyer left for Florida. Whittingham took over as the Utes’ head coach, and the two have remained close since. Recently, Meyer called Whittingham the “best coach in college football.”

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— College football teams don't go unbeaten through 13 games by pure good fortune. A variety of plays, outcomes and schematic choices over the course of a long season contributes to success in the win-loss column, and No. 1 Indiana is unblemished heading into the Rose Bown on Jan. 1 (3 p.m. CT, ESPN) opposite No. 9 Alabama.

Indiana plays its final nonconference game of the season on Monday night, taking on the Siena Saints at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers, 9-3 thus far, will take a break for Christmas after the game.