There are 18 active FBS head coaches that spent time on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama, including the two leading their teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship

Alabama was an instrumental part of Curt Cignetti's journey, and he now leads Indiana against the Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl.

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.

Indiana’s head coach was wearing his trademark scowl on the sideline during the Rose Bowl, and everyone had a reaction to it. As the No. 1 Hoosiers manhandled No. 9 Alabama in the first half of their College Football Playoff quarterfinal, Cignetti refused to deviate from his resting furious face.

When people ask, why didn’t Alabama hire Curt Cignetti to replace Nick Saban, that cannot be a serious question. You know the answer.

Two of the coaches still alive in the College Football Playoff discussed their lessons from working at Alabama under Nick Saban.

After dominating the Alabama Crimson Tide, Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti earned a large bonus for reaching the CFP semifinals.

Todd McShay is ready to put Curt Cignetti in a category of his own after leading Indiana to the national championship game this season. After back-to-back dominant wins against college football powers in Alabama and Oregon,

Kaelon Black (Salem High) and Tyrique Tucker (Lake Taylor) among the JMU transfers who helped transform Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers into a national force.