It hasn’t been easy to come off such a long layoff in the 12-team format. All the top-four seeds last season made one-and-done appearances. This season’s playoff started the same way with Ohio State and Texas Tech falling flat in its opening games. Six games into this new postseason system had people wondering whether there really is something wrong with how this is structured – then Indiana put that theory to bed. Why? It sounds too simple, but Cignetti and Indiana were just prepared, showing this program that isn’t used to these moments knows exactly how to thrive in them. Cignetti made it seem like this team might be shaky, but in reality it was more than prepared the moment they learned Alabama was next.. Visit the 🔗 in our bio to read the full story. #NeverDaunted #CFBPlayoff #RoseBowl #Indiana #IndianaHoosiers